The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
REFERENDUM
SUFFRAGE BILL
Was Passed by the Vermont
House To-day, 1872
to 81
MAY KILL
THE MEASURE
Bill Is a Substitute for Two
Measures introduced
in the House


tives this morning passed House bill AZ
extending the right of suffrage to wome
and providing for referendum, the vot
being 1872 to 81. The bill was sharpl
debated yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Stearn
of Burlington offering an amendment t.
substitute his own measure on the sub
ject, but being defeated, 1913 to SO.
The bill, which passed the House to
day, is a substitute for the bill intro
duced by Mr. Stearns, allowing women t
vote in town meetings and reducing thu
poll tax to 81, and for the bill introduced
by Mr., Albee of Townshend, allowing
| taxpaying women to vote in town meet
ings on money questions. The bill now
goes to the Senate, where there is some
prospect of its being defeated.
Suffrage was also up in the Senate
this forenoon when that body passed the
/ bill giving women the same right as men
! to vote for presidential electors. The
vote on this was Is to 7. Just previous
to that the Senate passed the bill pro-
yiding for an annual state vote on Ii.
cense, the vote on passage being 10 to 5.
The House this forenoon passed nine
bills, ordered seven bills and resolutions
TO third reading and killed one meas
ure. The following were the bills passed:
Relating to the practice of chiropody;
relating to reimbursement of towns that
have freed the bridges between Vermont
and New Hampshire; to amend the char
ter and by laws OF the village OF Lyn-
don; relating to the hours of employ
ment Of women and children; to amend
an act to establish the militia; extending
the right OF suffrage to women and pro-
tiding for referendum; defining the
duties Of the commissioner of agriculture
and relating to creameries; to enable the
town OF SALISBURY to dispose OF its
cemetery property; to authorize the vii
lage OF Barton TO issue bonds.
The measure killed by the House was
that relating to the appointment OF
building inspectors.
Third reading was ordered by the
House on the following: Relating to in
vestments by domestic life insurance
companies; relating to the salary OF the
state highway commissioner; to amend
an act to amend the charter of the viii
lage of Morrisyille; joint resolution re-
lating to universal military training; to
amend act To amend the charter of the
city of Rutland; providing for an appro-
priatlon tor the construction of as many
rooms in the present State
House and library annex as possible and
for other purposes; relating to the APP
for the permanent improve
ment of highways.
Suspension of rules was refused by the |
House in the case of Senate bill I'll, relat- |
ing to compensation to employees for per-
sonal injuries. Mr.. Pirie of Williams
.own moved that the rules of the House
De suspended and that the House recon
,ider its vote whereby it passed the bill |
n concurrence. Mr. Rowland of Barre
opposed, and the motion was lost, ll3 To
4.
The Senate to-day adopted the joint
in favor of universal military
raining. The Senate passed II bills
md ordered two Others to a third read
ng. The bills passed were as follows:
Act relating to public corporations
ther than railroads; act providing for
nnual state vote on license; act giving
residential suffrage to women; act pro-
iding for plurality election for all town,
illage and fire district officers; permit
ing foreign corporations to act as exec
tor or trustee; to provide for payment ,
t taxes upon mortgaged real estate by
he mortgagee; relating to the care of !
lsane paupers relating to sale of land j.,
Or burial purposes in Ryegate; relating ;
D payment of accounts of the Spurchas- a
lg agent; to authorize the auditor of q
counts to advance money, upon requisi- !
on, to state officers and to provide for 4
ond of indemnity; permitting domestic
lsurance companies to withdraw depos-
S with the approval of the state treas
rer; to prohibit the use of labels at
lched by wire to bags of meal or grain; I
,lating to the warning of town or vii 4
ge meetings; relating to the terms of .
'unty court; extending the authority Y
the public service commission TO the %
distribution and sale of gas
electricity distributed directly to the ,,
lblic or to be ultimately used by the n
lblie; to provide for recount of votes in r
wn and city elections R
The House bill relating to the board OF p
ense commissioners was made a spe- n
VI order in the Senate for Tuesday. n
xt, at ii o'clock. Third reading wac y
dered by the Senate ON bills relating p
the salary OF the auditor of accounts "
d to provide for an annual census of r.
aple sugar crop and of certain domestic O
imals. n