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amendment was proper and the ad-
mlnlStratIon men declared that the
amendment was an attempt to throw the
bll back into the house, hoping that the
house would find way to kill it. SEN
.ator Taylor said the killing of the meas
ure would not cause any weeping on
his part.
Demerritt, Kicker, Villas and Taylor
voted for the amendment and 81 SEN
ators voted against it. Then the first
amendment was concurred III % to 3
and the second y to ] and the board of
control tight apparently ended with the
opposition convinced that protest was
their only solace The measure now
goes to the governor for his signature
With all available space in the senate
chamber occupied, largely by the fair
sex, the senators for some two hours
Yesterday afternoon debated the Moore
bill granting the vote to tax-paying
women III all town affairs The oppon-
ents first asked for postponement, which
was refused, and when the senators had
unbOsomed their eloquence on the
rights of women and some on the in
tlce OF allowing wealthy women to vote
and bar out the poor mothers, the bill
was ordered to today s third reading bv
vote of 5 to 10. Both Senators Dan
iels and Dewitt of Windham county
voted for the bill.
Senator Bigelow's amendment to the
bill providing for referendum was
killed and the ants then, seeing that
their defeat was inevitable. as a last
resort, stated that they would have a
measure presented by the house suffrage
and elections committee which would
provide a referendum on all the suffrage
bills presented to this legislature
The senate did not agree with Senator
Taylor that legislators should be barred
from holding any Office they may help
create, so, his bill to that effect was re-
leeted after the committee had report,
ed il adversely.
/ Dan Brien 5 fight to remove the
tax OF SO from sellers of oleomaroarine
proved Of no avail as the house rejected
the bill on yea and nay ballot. 40 to
-. Dan IS chairman of the Democratic
organization IN this legislature and
when he said that this tax was first
put on merchants by a law obtained
through the efforts Of his fellow Demo
erat. James Kennedy of Williston. when
! he served as senator, the Republicans
I were Delighted and their laughter caused
the veteran Dan to say that Kennedy
worked for it to please the Republican
dairy farmers of Chittcndcn county who
made him senator.
! 'oYernor Graham is getting every
timing from the legislature that he has
asked and the mueh-talked-of opposition
i - the measure consolidating the depart
ment Of weights and measures with the
treasurer S Office did net materialize Il
! any effective extent Yesterday, when the
hill was discussed and ordered to :
third reading with hut 81 dissenting
votes.
Last evening State Senator II. ". Hill
or New lork state, a Nermonter, adj
dressed large number in representa-
tive hall on the possibilities of water
/ WAYS IN connecting Vermont with New
ork points. Especial reference was Of
tourse made to the Champlain valley
Af, I'LL i'll has Is years in the New Yorf
senate has devoted much attention t.
waterway development VI. ". Williams
assistant state engineer in New York
IN an illustrated talk told of the tech
meal side Of canal construction. etc
Hon. J. q. Estce presided at the meet
ing. Many Burlington business mcI
we're present. They seem interested ii
the bill aPpropriating $4,000 to build :
public dock ii Burlington