Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-22
HOUSE TURNS DOWN
THE SUFFRAGE BILL
BY BARE MAJORITY

tContinucd from page one,
House to-day by Mr.. Fenton of Rutland
city. This change was recommended in
Governor Graham's inaugural message.
Mr.. O'Brien of South Burlington in
troduced bill providing that all funds
raised by societies and lodges for
charitable purposes shall be expended In
the State for citizens and children of the
State.
An act fixing the salary Of the State
highway commissioner at 5000 with
necessary office and travelling expenses
was introduced by Mr. Puner OF Rich
ford.
BURLINGTON TERMINAL HEARING.
There will be another public hearing
on the afternoon OF February %. re-
Earding Fl. 27s. which appropriates
$4,000 for building a public dock ter.
minal at Burlington. There was only
a small attendance at the hearing this
afternoon at which Hon. Chauncey W.
Brownell OF Burlington. and Senators
Martin S. Villas and D. c. Hawley of
Chittenden county explained the ad-
vantages Of the establishment Of such
a terminal. The speakers showed that
Burlington was the logical water ter.
minal of the State and told how Yer.
mont would be benefited by building
a public dock there. They also en-
phasized the advantages Of water trans
portation. A delegation Of Burlington
business men are expected to appear
before the commerce and labor COM
mittee at the next hearing.
NEED TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL
That Vermont must take immediate
measures to care for her advanced tn
berculosis patients either by establish
ing single State institution where
they may be cared for. or by using
conclusion reached by all Of the speak
ers this evening at the hearing re-
sarding the bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Rowland of Barre city. to
provide for the establishment OF coun.
ty tuberculosis hospitals. This plan.
which has proven successful in many
States. is to have county or two or
more counties build a hospital for tu-
berculosis patients at a cost not to ex-
coed $4,000. and for the State to pay
two dollars per day for all patients re-
cciving treatment in such hospitals.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
The speakers at this evenings hearing
included Thomas =. Magner Of Burling-
ton, president Of the Vermont Society for
the Prevention Of tuberculosis. DR.. T. s.
Brown, superintendent OF the Mary Flet-
cher hospital at Burlington. DR.. c. +.
Dalton of Burlington, secretary of the
State board of health. Dr. J. J. Rogers
OF Pittsford, DR.. Blodgett Of Bellows
Falls, chairman Of the State tuberculosis
commission. Senator Redfeld Proctor. 8.
HOLSTER Jackson. Alexander Cruikshanks
and James Mckay OF Barre.
MANY DEATHS IN STATE.
The Pittsford sanitarum it was brought
out could adequately care for incipient
tuberculosis patients throughout the State
but was unable to do anything toward
caring for advanced patients. who most
needed the treatment. DR.. Dalton Of Bur-
lington stated that there were 1000 cases
OF tuberculosis and 3li deaths from tho
disease in Vermont last year. The gran
lite cutters at Barre seemed to be the chief
sufferers from the white plague, 10 per
cent OF all the deaths in the State from
the disease taking place in Barre and over
10 per cont occurring in Washington
county. Marble workers also suffer hcav-
lily from tuberculosis.
NO local hospital will care for tu-
berculous patients and a State or
county institution seems a necessity.
VI. Drown Oh burlington, Superinten-
dent OF the Mary Fletcher hospital aaid
that the hospital authorities would give
tract of land owned by the hospital
for use as a site for the erection Of q
tuberculosis hospital to be admins
tered by the Mary Fletcher authori-
ties.
The present State appropriation for
the care OF tuberculosis patients will
be expended about March LIST and
bill will be introduced in the House
this morning appropriating $1,000 to
bring the gap between this date and
July LIST.
RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY.
The House this afternoon adopted a
resolution introduced by Mr.. Briggs
Of Granville extending their sympathy
to George II. Sargent, the member from
Mendon. at the death Of his daughter.