Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-09

ltof God or nature gives any evidence i that women ought not be granted cne l privilege to vote.
 ., ,fr. Foord opposed the movement to indefinitely postpone and asked MT. Talcott to. withdraw the motion, which MT. Talcott practically declined to do.
 MT. Bowers of Manchester impressed the legislature. that woman suffrag ge was one of the burning questions of the time, and urged that the people be given opportunity to decide, after | it passes the gauntlet of a two thirds vote of the, next general assembly. He did not think itsfafr for taxation with out representation, to prevail at this time any more than 1t did in the trou- | blesorne times of long ago The states that permit women to vote are satisfied with the change, a s would. Connecticut were the women given a square deal. | Mir. Caine of -Naugatuck referred to 1 the action of the democratic party on | the suffrage question which was fa.- ] Pored in the. last state convention: It | was proper that all great questions be referred to the people. The commit 1 3, bill for al proper representation in | the house and favorably the woman suffrage matter. The democratic party | of the state has said that the proper people and he was ready to stand or | fall. by his party In. Naugatuck Mon day 1,500 men and Is women voted in ] the city election. He favored voting | I. MT. Clark of Woodbridge also advo- | cated acceptance of the committee re- port, as did also. Nil. Dillon of Shelton. The latter said there would sbe a ter rible niS take to; turn down the Suf- frage measure after, the adoption of the prohi bition amen dment.s He was l against a motion to indefinitely post pone on the ground that it was unfair and unjust. especially on 8 committee report. He said the. amendment was sure to be passed and the. reading of puny poems in opposition was sick ening and repulsive. He hoped the the motion to Indefinitely postpone 1 MT. Peasley Of Cheshire said the precedent for indefinite rpostponemept was well, esta ablisneds- and there was mo justification for his Scry of unfairness. 1 He did not consider suffrage na- tional- right and. the real question was | q. submission to the people, and in this connection consideration should he tend to. lettering the condition of l women. He favored killing the suf- frage matter before 1t travels any far i ther.H
 not the women, of California Tthat.xoted 1 against, prohibition and there is no | comparison sbetweens Connecticut and California on the -suffrasef question. 1 Mir. Burke of EastzEIaFtford said st1i5 i question could be discussed until the dogs came home. and he said it. was | inadvisa ble to give to women the right | of suffrage, and it is dangerous to 1 tinker with the constitution just for | the sake of experiment.. The honest, 1 conscientious. persol1s in the west do not say suffrage has brought about any Improvement. He. favored indeh- mite postponeTnent and also the rejec-a ton of the committee report.
 On the Main Question.
 Mir Hanmersley, of Hartford, In Trs-- T nc man was bound on this question by any platform. Tn order to amend the constitution this legislation de clares suffrage. to be 2 necessity, and | people is placing the stamp Of ap- Mir. Clark of Branford said there was no argument against the question. it was merely prejudice
 Vote on Submission.
 Whole number voting -........ zS4 Necessary for passage to prevail. 11s
 Those voting Nay .... 96 On motion of Mir. Shaw Of Reading q motion to reconsider was lost.
 New Londcn County Vote.
 Yea-Sveeney. Gillette Eigart Hermon, Williams, Harding, Raymond, Holt, Fox. Lewis, Bailey. Pierson, Bates, HoiIowell, Rogers, Wilcox, Bab-
 
 Nay-Date, Hoxie, Curry. Graham Bradford, Henderson, Buteau-7.
 Absent-De Wolf, Henpstead, Al iyn, Stone-4.
 ,Windhen County.
 Tea-Atwood. Ruel. Back. Wright Williams. Paine Kent Nfofdtt. Mo~ry
 Fenton, .Hiscoz-11.
 Nay-Miller. Mills. Sheldon. Swan
 Brodeur. Backus, Laramee, Paine, I
 AbseRRt-Knowlton.- Mercy. Baker.
 " Holland County.
 Yea-Hutchiason,- Higgins. Hewitt, Keefe. Smith, Halfock; Keeney, Heald, Towne, Bugbee. Tucker-12s.. .Nay-Frink, Woodward, ,Kingsbur5-.
 Wightman, Dearden, Martin, Taicott
 Gost-s. -- s> :- -- -a
 Absent-Af1ller. Horsman-2
 Enlargement of Inebriate' Farm.
 At a meeting of the commission. of
 which Senator Barnes is chairman, held session Tuesday for. the consider
 atton of the establishment of state farm for inebriates, has decided to
 reconmend enlargement of the inc briate farm connected with the Nor
 @ich State hospital. The approprta-
 ton; committee. will be asked to favor
 an appropriation of S45 900 for the
 purpose. This wii provide for 250
 additional beds and an addition of 15o acres to the farm at Norwich. Retirement of School Teachers. An act was passed concerning the establishment of a. retired system for
 pu b1ic school teachers, which requires the contribu ton. annually of five per . cent of the teachers salaries, and the state to contribute a. like sum. The ] age of retirement is placed at 50 years, l and calls for additional appropriations for the state. A provision Is made for } the retirement of teachers who attain 5 the age of seventy and who have serv- ed the state 45 years, although, not a teacher when the law becomes efYec- tive. -----
 : Messrs. Gates of Saybrook. Shaw of Bedding. Eaton of West Haven, and , Bliss of Clinton. favored the amend : , ment and the bill, after which the bill was, passed. ---- Annual State Tax.
 ,, An act was passed providing that