News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-04-04

was adopted and hearty welcome ex-
tended Mr.. Sayward. He was escorted to
the bar of the House by Mr.. Brooks of
Montpelier and Mr.. Rood of Woodstock
and the speaker welcomed him in brief
speech.
SOME APPOINTMENT
The following appointments have been
confirmed by the Senate
Fish and Game Commissioner-Linus
Leavens of Cambridge.
Highway OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES b.
Bates of Derby.
Tax COMMISSIONED A. Plum
ley of Mortified.
Member of Public Service Commission
for six years-Wiliam r. Warner of
Vergennes.
Commissioner of Industries-Robert
w. Simonds of st. Johnsbury.
Director of State Institutions-John E.
Weeks of Middlebury.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE WINS
Governor Graham has signed the wo-
mans suffrage bill granting to women
property holders right to vote in town
meetings.
$1,000 900 BILL INTRODUCED
After the opening exercises Friday
Speaker Wilson called Nh. Moore of
Ludlow to the, chair and took the floor,
he asked unanimous consent to introduce
a bill, permission was granted and he in-
troduced H. AL. appropfiating a million
dollars for military purposes. The bill
is as follows:
Il AL, an ac5 to provide for the sup
d ut of the National Guard and persons
dependent upon members thereof. ZAP
propriates one million dollars or so
much thereof as may be needed, for
clothing, equipping the First Vermont
Infantry, National Guard, aud such other
land and naval forces as the state may
raise. After an explanatory and patri'
otto speech by the Speaker the bill was
unanimously passed under a suspension
of the rules.
SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETS
About 40 members of the Verne.
committee of public safety met today at
the State House and named several sub
committees. A naval SUD committee
with Hon. C. Il. Darling, ex-assistant
secretary of the navy, as chairman was
organized, and sub committee on avia
ton was formed. James III. Hardness il
the chairman of this committee.
The Adjutant General reported thai
equipment necessary for one regiment or
war footing of POOP men and SO officers
has been purchased in the open market
He said that the cost of this equipmen
had been about 100000
The sub committees held meetings
and after they came back to the genera
committee with their reports, the follow
ing resolution was read and adopted:
"Resolved: That it is the conviction o
the Vermont Committee of Public Safet.
that the present crisis calls for stern
vigorous land immediate action by tn
National government, and that Shis com
mittee pledges to Congress and the Presi
dent its jealous and constant support
"Be it further resolved that the secre
tary of this committee forward copy o
this resolution to the President and eac'
member of the Vermont delegation il
| Congress"
PASSAGE REFUSED
The House refused passage to II. 49,
relating to the salary of the attorney
general Mr.. Durham of Brattlebor
moved that the bill be ordered to lie, bu
the motion failed 1O3 to IA. Mr.. Polar
of Cavendish opposed the bill while MI
Allbee of Towusbend favored it. MI
Robinson of Jamaica demanded the yea
and NAYS, which resulted as follows
Yeas, 20; nays, 166.
The House also refused passage to q
943, relating to the salary of the stat
! highway commissioner. Mr.. Ranney c
West Windsor opposed the bill, Will
Mr.. Perkins of Waterbury moved tia
the bill be made a special order 70
Thursday, but the motion was defeated
Mr.. Prouty of Newport favored til
measure as did Mr.. Mott of Alburg an
Mr.. Parker of Bradford. The bill wa
opposed by Mr.. Moore of Plymouth an
Mr.. Matot of Poultney. The yeas an
nays resulted as follows; Yeas 81, nay
lOs.
Senator Villas woman suffrage bi
granting TO women the right to vote fo
presidential electors met its death at til
hands of the house by vote of Ill TO 6f