The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-20
Proposed by Senator Bige-
low in Vermont Sen
ate To-day
WOMEN TO HAVE
COMPLETE ! CHIT
Fight Against : nting Lii
cense Comm oner Ap-
pointment 5 Governor

A proposal to grant full suffrage to
woman taxpayers over 2l years of age
and then to submit the measure to a
referendum of both males and females,
who would be eligible to vote under the
new law, was made in the Vermont Sen
ate this forenoon when the bill to grant
woman suffrage in town meetings was
taken up for discussion. Senator Bige
low of Orange county was the proposer
of the amendment.
Senator Bigelow proposed TO amend
the bill before the Senate by taking out
all after the enacting clause and substi
tuting new features as stated above, to-
gether with the referendum attachment.
The Senate had Just started Ito debate
the proposed amendment when the mat
/ ter had to be set aside in favor of the
| bill TO give the governor the authority to
appoint license commissioners, which
| bin came up as a special order.
| Senator Fairehild' led the opposition
to the bill granting the governor the
| right to name license commissioners and
he took the ground that. the governor
would be annually besieged with persons
acting as agents for prospective candi-
dates or prospective licensees; that the
office of governor would he brought into
liquor politics thereby and that the office
would be open to the charges of graft
perhaps the same as in the case of the
county assistant judges now Other
speakers on the same side of the ques-
tion followed up a similar line of argu
ment Senator Peck led the fight for
the measure, and he said he could not
see wherein the office of governor would
be dragged in the mud of liquor politics.
All through the. debate the liquor traffic
came in for some hard knocks.
The bill was finally ordered to third
reading after Senator Aldrich had called
for the yeas and nays, the vote standing
Is to IL. Those voting to reject were
Senators Adams, Aldrich, Bancroft, Bige
low, Cady. Chalmers, Day Demeritt,
Reuton, Fairchild, Martin.
Those opposed to rejection were Sen
ators Daniels, Dewitt, Redmond, Foote,
Hawley. Howe. Leavens, Mcclellan,
Morse. Peck, Kicker, Russell, Taylor, vi
las and Wheeler.
The bill creating board of control is
to be taken up after other matters on
the forenoon calendar are completed.
The House to-day spent considerable
time on the fish and game bill, fixing
the open season for deer from Nov. to
Nov. l5 The bill was ordered to third
reading after proposal to amend by
the killing of does had been
defeated by a vote of l42 to 62.
The conference committee on the sal
ary of the fish and game commissioner
has completed its work and the House
has won its fight for a $1,000 salary, as
against the Senate request for $1,000.
The committee will recommend to the
Senate that it recede from its position.
The special commission which has been
the Brattleboro retreat
las not vet finished its work and may
rot report before the latter part OF the
week or the first of next week.
The House yesterday afternoon passed
he following bills:
H ll5, permitting foreign corporations
o act as executor or trustee; l60,
boIishing highway district of West Der
"; II 392. giving F. w. Watson OF
rownshend privilege of taking water on
tate property; H 1896, permitting do
nestle insurance companies to withdraw
eposit with approval of state treasur-
r; II 4l6. to pay Henry Dumas the sum
herein named; II 800, relating to care
t insane paupers.
The House eoncurred in the Senate's
roposals of amendments TO H l67, pro-
idng for exempting towns or cities
aying 25 or more legal schools from
ranting Of excuses by school directors.
New Bills in House.
The following new bills were intro
ueed i'm the House:
II 4l0, by committee on municipal cor
orations; dog bill. license fees and fines
0 to state to pay dog damage; unex-
ended money to be returned to towns
70 rata.
H APO, by committee on claims; to pay
J. Seager the sum therein named.
H 42l. by committee on fish and game;
Oes open season for deer from Nov. Is
Nov 25. from a m. TO p. m.
II 422. by committee on municipal cor
,rations; orders drawn by town road
mmissioner. payable to himself, must
approved by selectmen.
II 423. BY committee on municipal cor
TatiOns; amending charter OF ~. Al
ms
The Senate last night passed the fol-
wing bills: 5 l2s. enabling towns to
uuire land and buildings for town
uses and free libraries; II l73. relat
: "a headlights and spotlights on We
Hes: n lo4. TO pay town OF Dunenburg
E sum therein named; II 234, making
:. census sheets now deposited in
inty courts accessible; II 23S. accept
, benefits of federal vocational educs-
nal bill; II 354. providing uniform
ific regulations; II 366. relating to
an and district school meetings.
The Senate passed II 500, recognizing
.te board Of health. after striking out
,yisions giving such board duties OF
Dervisors Of insane.