Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25

Montpelier, Jan, Alt is said on good
authority that the first of a series of
bills giving the women of Vermont the
the House tomorrow morning by The
Rev. Fraser Metzger of Randolph This
ilrSt bill it is rumored. will provide that
every female citizen of Il years or more.
having resided in the state one year next
preceding general election. shall have
the same rights as men to vote for presi-
Dental electors. There is conSidera bic
sentiment in the Legislature III favor OF
giving Vermont women the right to vote
Tor presidential electors. so that they may
stand on the same level in this regard
as do their western sisters
BARNET MEMBER MAY LOSE SEAT
Representative l.. II. Thornton Of Bar
net will lose his seat in the House to-
morrow, if the report of the committc"
on suffrages and elections governing his
election is accepted. The seating of Mr.
Thornton was investigated Immediately
after the Legislature convened. Mr..
! lThOrnton was the postmaster of Barnet
when elected representative. and did not
resign his Office until the morning after
! impression while serving as a member and
! the committee regret that he must be
lunScated. but the provisions of the law
which state that no member of The Leg
lSlaturc at the time of his election shall
be an oliceholdor receiving money from
| the federal government leaves no other
I course of action. a resolution to pay
him representatives salary and mile
age for his services during the session
is expected to be introduced tomorrow
morning.
AFTER FEDERAL ROAD AID.
An act to secure The benefits of the
federal aid road act was introduced II
the House this afternoon by Mr.. perhin,
of Waterbury. Under tine federal ac
of July II, 1916, which provides that tn,
United states shall aid the States in The
construction of rural post roads and fo
other purposes. the national governmcn
will pay bennially to the State govern
ments sums starting at s22,5 and doub
ling every two years for the buidini
Of state highways. providing the Stat
appropratcs a like amount fcr the work
The House bill authorizes the State high
way commissioner to take such action a
may be necessary to carry out the pro
. visions to secure federal aid This is con
sidered ono of the most important meas
ures, which has been Introduced at thi
session
MORE SALARY FOR MR.. TITCOMB2
The attitude of the committee on Stat
and court EXPENSE to whom was referre
the bill introduced at this mornings ses
sion to increase the salary of the stat
fish and game commissioner from SD
to 5000 does not seem to indicate tina
= the bill will be reported favorably. Jon
w. Titcomb. the present fish and gam
commissioner. appeared at a public hea'
ing of the committee this afternoon an
reviewed the work Of his departmen
and its growth. in an impersonal wa.
He waxed somewhat Wrathy under til
questioning of some of the committt
members, however and especially at II
r suggestion, that the measure be hel
over for five DAYS The commissions
stated that he was holding open a fol
: thousand dollar offer to manage the lis
t hatcheries of another State, and th'
the bill ought to have immediate actio
Mr.. Titcomb stated fairly that he d
! not care to have the personal equatio
enter into the matter, but that 5000 w
t. only "A fair salary for his position.
r FAVORABLE REPORT EXPECTED.
The administration bill to create Il
office of insurance commissioner and T
r Ieyinn the secretary of state and the sta
~ treasurer of the duties of insurance cor
= lnissoners will probably be faNorably T
" ported by the banking and insuran
. committee. AT a public hearing this NOR
" ing, it was admitted that the bill ma
" ing separate insurance departmer
would not afford greater economy, in fa'
"a might cost more, but that IL was lntehu
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lt WOOD ALCOHOL BILL HEARD
re DR. b. H. Stone and DR.. {. L. NC
re of the State laboratory at Burlington a
to DIR. G. T. Dalton of Burlington, secl
is tary Of the State board of health, a
lie peared before the House public heal
III committee to-day with regard to II.