The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-21
Senate Passed House Bill for
Governor to Appoint Lii
cense Commissioners
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
ALSO PASSED TO-DAY
Bill Gives Taxpaying Wom-
en- Right to Vote in Town
Meeting

BY a margin of one vote the Vermont
Senate this morning passed in concur
renee, with proposals of amendment, the
Moore bill, Fl l46, providing for the APP
pointment of county license commission
ers by the governor, removing the power
Of appointment held by the assistant
judges since the local option law was en-
acted l5 years ago.
The Senate also passed in concurrence
by yea and nay vote 10 to | / the House
bill allowing property holding women to
vote in town meeting. Senators Bigelow
and Fairchild spoke against the bill brief
ly.
Senator Fairchild reaffirmed his posi-
tion of yesterday in opposing the license
commissioners measure, declaring it re-
moved the right OF sell government and
that the passage of the bill meant that
honest and grafters. Senators Morse and
Peck upheld the measure.
The yeas and nays were demanded by
Senator Fairchild and resulted in the
passage, Ia to l3, the vote being tie
wheh the name OF Senator Wheeler was
called. He joined with the three other
! Chittenden county senators in voting for
the bill. Senators Cady, Proctor and
| Hubbard were absent. The first two, it
is understood, would have voted no.
| Those voting in favor were Senator'S
Daniels, Dewitt, Dimond, Foote, Hawley,
Leavens Mcclellan, Morse, Peck, Kicker,
Russell, Taylor, Villas and Wheeler
Those voting against were Senator's
Adams. Aldrich, Bancroft Bigelow,
Chalmers, Day, Dunton. Fairchid, Ladd,
Martin, Steele. Howe and Demeritt.
Another bill relating to liquor, s ~, |
the measure introduced bv Senator Morse !
providing for an annual referendum on |
the question OF local option. was report |
ed TO the Senate this forenoon without |
recommendation. II was read the sec.
ond time and amended to correct a cler- !
ical error and then ordered to lie and be
made special order for next Thursday |
morning at 1880 o'clock.
The Senate passed the House bill pro-
viding for the establishment of county
hospitals for tuberculosis.
Won't Abolish County and Deputy War
dens.
The House to-day killed the bill abol-
ishing the office of county and deputy
fish and game wardens and fixing the
salaries of fish and game wardens. The
bill was killed only after some debate.
Mr. Gridley of Windsor explained the
bill and Mr.. Poore of Plymouth urged its
passage. Mr. Waite of Shoreham inter
rogated the committee as to how the
law would be better enforced by chang
ing the provisions of this bill The bill
NO nppnun1 bt- Mr. Ar,;Iar 81 Jlolfox l
Mr.. Perkins OF Waterbury. Mr.. Demick
of Holland and Mr.. Porter of Sharon. s
Mr.. Phelps of Fair Haven favored the ,
On yea and nay vote passage
was refused by II to l47. The House {
also killed the bill relating to dog IL J
renses by vote of rs to lis, as it did /
the Senate bill relating TO the rights of G
married women. The House passed sew
en other bills, mostly of minor impor- r
lance, this forenoon. Ii
The following new bills were intro {
iuced in the House to-day: h
From the committee on suffrage and a
elections, substitute for FL l42 and III I
10, an act to amend Sec. 6s of the pub
ic statutes, as amended, Sec. 4s9 of the I
public statutes, as amended. Sec 495 of =
he public statutes, as amended, Sec. 543
If the public statutes, as amended, ex
ending the right of suffrage 20 women
md providing for a referendum there
IN. Every female citizen 2l years of A
ge or more having resided in the state
me year next preceding a general cleo
ion and who has obtaind the spproba-
ion of the board of civil authority and
AIKEN the freeman's oath, shall have the
anne right of men to vote for presiden-
ial electors. female citizen q years
{ age, whose list is taken in a town at &C
he annual assessment preceding a town m
Meeting and whose tax or taxes due such I
own were paid prior to the 18th of Feb 81
uary preceding such town meeting. shall, 81
'hile residing in such town, be voter in t
own meetings.) W
From the general committee, an act in st
mendment of and in addition to chapter W
so of the public statutes, relating to eli
he appointing of building inspectors and III
ne construction of buildings and to re- "
cal Secs. 1926 and 1897 of the public W,
.atutes. tSelectmen of towns and trus- to
.es OF villages may, upon written appli- an
ition of 10 or more taxpayers, appoint TO
Ispectors and deputies.l ca
From the committee on agriculture, an
y 10 amend Gee. y OF NO. 100 OF tne ACTS 10
1910, defining the duties of the com at
ssioneY of agriculture as relating to su
condensaries and receiving lat
ations for milk and cream and relating tn
reports from the same to said com pr
issioners. pr
From the committee on municipal cor fol
,rations, to enable the town of Shrews- co.
Try to dispose of its cemetery property. AT
From the committee on municipal cor ne
'rations, an act TO authorize the village haI
Barton to issue bonds for the purpose
rein named. May vote to issue not th'
exceed S35,0OO to build and rebuild hei
reets.l w
woman's Suffrage Debate in Senate ag
The Senate yesterday afternoon or Ger
red the House bill allowing women art
X payers TO vote in town meeting to the
ird reading after a debate. having re- yea
tied the amendment TO permit women res
full suffrage and to have a referen- WI,
m on the measure. A motion to order Dr.
o hill 20 lie Was lost hv a Yea and nav sha