Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-01


with minor amendments.
THREE SUFFRAGE BILLS.
Three woman suffrage bills made their
appe arance in the House to-day, the FIRST
one being introduced by the Rev. Fraser
Metzgcr of Randolph at the morning
session and providing that every female
citizen of q years or more having resided
In the state one year next preceding a
general election, shall have the same
, rights Us men to vote for presidential
electors. Representative SteaTns of Bur-
lington introduced another at the after
noon session amending certain sections
of the Public Statutes and providing that
~ polls Of all inhabitants from Fl to 20
years of age shall be listed at 81. Polls
OF unmarried widows of Civil War vet
Grams are to be exempt. The bill also
provides that all citizens over p years
| OF age may vote in town meetings MY.
Moore of Ludlow introduced a bill provid-
| ing that female citizens of q years whose
list is taken at the annual assessment.
preceding a town meeting, shall while
residing in such town be voter.
FOR COUNTY LICENSE BOARDS
bin providing for county boards of
license commissioners, appointed by the
governor. and consisting Of three men,
bers. who shall be paid q a day. was
introduced this afternoon by Mir Moore
OF Ludlow.
HOUSE POSrPONES SENATE BILL.
The House showed most errattc
t~'+tency regarding the disposition OF
bills to-day and acted as though it was
just beginning to rearze its power. The
| consideration of one bill, S. 6, introduced
by Senator Peck Of Chittenden county
and making ii illegal for fire and casualty
insurance agents to give reoates, was
indefinitely postponed. a most peculiar
action for the House to take with regard
to Senate bill, and notwithstanding the
fart that the bin WAS favorably reported
by the whole committee Incidentally the
bill drew the first real debate of the
session, Mr.. LaFleur of Mddlebury OPP
posing ii on the ground that it stihed
competition. while Mr. Smith Of St.
, Adams city defended the action of the
| committee.
The administration bill creating the
Office OF State insurance commissioner
went to third reading. without any op-
position. An amendment providing that
no person receiving compensation direct
ly or indirectly from an insurance COM
pany shall be eligible for the office OF
commissioner was added to the bill. Tho
salary was fixed at $500
SEVERAL BILLS REJECTED.
Among the bills rejected by the House
this afternoon were H. So, introduced by
Mr.. Campbell of Belvidere. relating to
exemption from taxation money loaned
within the State at rate Of interest not
to exceed 1-2 per cent per annum. The
introduccr made IS minute speech fa-
voring tho bill. which seemed to be aimed
ut the savings banks, but the House re-
iected it by a viva voce vote. H. So. which
7.ouid .argn the poll tax from two doh
lars to one dollar. was also rejected.
TEXT BOOK BILL RECOMMITTED.
In recomntting II. 100 which would
have all text books for the public, hign
and elementary schools of the state. pur-
chased by the State, and II. 81, making
the penalty for the keeping OF gambling;
implements imprisonment in the State
prison for not hess than one year or
two hundred dollar fine or both, the House
swept aside mfavorabie committee re-
ports The bin relating TO exemption from
taxation of lots in a burial ground and
monuments was also recOmmitted.
BILLS PASSED IN SENATE.
The Senate passed few minor bills and
ordered several to a third reading Six
new bills were introduced One introduced
by senator Villas aims at the constellation
OF the probate courts in Addison, Ben
nipgton. Orange, Rutland, Windsor cotni-
ties which now have two probate dis
tricts. The salaries proposed for these
Judges are: Addison $40, Bennington
$50, Windsor 100. Windham n.y.. Or
ange 800 and Rutland 81 30. ProI
judges also receive fees which - .aany
case' criourt 20 more than Go the sal
aries
Leslie H Thornton, the representative
elect from Barnet, was unseated
this morning, as he was a post
master of his town At the time
OF his election resolution giving him
representatives pay and mileage from
January until January IS, was intro
duced in the House.
II. lS, introduced b. Mr.. Perkins Of
Waterbury to secure the benefits of tho
federal aid road act, calls for an ar-
preparation of So, 5oo the first year ard
double that amount the second year. Tho
proportionate increase lessons after the
second year, so that at the cad OF five
years, the total appropriation is between
s3SO,oco and sss5 900 The federal govern
ment gives the state an amount equal TO
the sum appropriated yearly. If the
provisions Of the federal act are met. In
last weeks Free Press II was stated
that the sum appropriated by the Stats
had to be doubled annually.