Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-08


Montpelier, Feb. G-"Nut why, but
why mt" .oo,,,d ,o ba ,h, lo,,,.o of
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and elections to urre mo f,vnrahI.
consideration of II. 137, granting to fc-
male citizens Il years Of age or more
having resided in the State one year
next preceding "A general election and
who have taken the frcemen's oath ana
obtained the appreciation of tho board
Of civil authority as provided for mon
the same right as mon to vote for pres
idential electors.
The Rev. Frazer MetzEer of Randolph.
who introduced the bill. Dr. Grace w.
Sherwood of st. Adams. president of
the Vermont Equal Franchise League,
Mrs. +. II. Rastall of Manchester chair
man of the leagues state legislative
, committee, Alexander lronsides Of
Barre, secretary of the Vermont branch
Of the American Federation of Labor,
Mrs. f. NJ Denny of Montpelier Rep
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! SEEMING LACK OF INTEREST.
! Despite the large attendance which
! neccssitated the holding of the meet T.
/ ing i'm thc representatives hall the re
u,s a secn,inn lack of interest pri,i
/ cipallv bocausc most of the audience
we're convinced that the bill should he
acted unor Favorable and those uho
werc not did NOT argue tho Question
Tho suffrarc sneakers contented them.
| selves win ARGUMENTS rerardir. III,
effcct If tho uomen,e vote for nresi.
dental e,ectors and rrred tho Ier.
4 i.1aturo no, "a cut down Vermont
rorros.r+ntiop h, f.i,irr to GRAN, :,
tho uo,ncp of ~. c+,te tho suffrar.
r;,-b, ,o,scssod L,. ,bair western els.
tors who now hold the balance o,
power of the electoral votes.
FAY FOR GUARDSMEN.
nv an amendment which will nc added
ia ~ 1ao tho hin reorparizine- tbe state
militia to conform, ia tho federal national
defense act tbo Governor state treasure,
and adiutantrencra1 will he constituted 4
hoard emnovered ia nav sIo monthly, :,
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actuo1lv in the federal service in time o,
! war and sums NOT to cxcccd 81 MONTH,
IN any one dcnendcnt to thc wives. chil
dren and widowed mothers Of the r,1arde
men during this same uperiod. The ohiec
of this amendment is said to he to d,
away with tho necessity of calling cxtr.
sessions of the LEGISLATURE such as tn,
one held while the Vermont troops wer,
on the Mexican border last summer
Several other interesting facts concern
ing the State National Guard wer,
brought out at a hearing on II. 80 hell
this afternoon Tho estimated budget
submitted by General Tillotson to cxecut,
the provisions OF TINS hill calls for tn
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The compulsory military serVic
bill which was submitted to the mill
tary committee by Adj. General Tillot
son and which empowers the C;oyerno
to draft able bodied men bet tween tn
ages of Is and On under certain con
ditions, for service in tho nationa
guard, is now in the hands of the re
viSers and will be introduced bv NJ,
proutv of Ncvnort chairman of IN
military committee. This metho
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.o"u'e" as committee "''"Hut'
men inc plil was iirSt proposed som
W'th0 ago IL ana not seem poSS'p'
'hat II couid pass ana ~ was at'"'
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,;cncral TilIoteou admitted =, tho bca,
inc that tbo National Guard r,u.t cor
form to tho nrn,isions nf the nation.
dcfonso act ar GA ant or exi.tcnce
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Tho temperance committee VIII NJ
doubtedly report faVorably II. LAG. intr'
duced by Mr.. Moore of Ludlow, Whic
= provides a change in the method Of al
. pointing license commissioners. fnstea
of tn" present method which Is That II
assistant Judges of a county court appoi
n board of license commissioners for 'a'
, town the bill provides that the fov"rn'
:, shall annually appoint in each count
- within ten days after the iirst Tuesda
in March, a board Of three commission
crs. Their compensation Ii to be 81,
per day for the time actually spent al
nd IN h. "a