Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-02-06
ROUSE ADVANCES
SUFFRAGE BILL
'otes Down the Hopkins Motion
For Indefinite PostpOnement,
1877 to IA Third Reading
Ordered, 12S to 50
A DISPLAY OF ORATORY
cnnte Kills Bin Fixing Price of Is
Cents Mile for Use of Private Autos
in Public Business-Some Other Meas
urcs Also Slain

Montpelier. Feb. 5.-Women and their
Iffrage rights, particularly as relating
ectors in Vermont. was the subject
|hich brought forth the heroic efforts of
be followers of the oratorical art in the
ouse of Representatives this morning.
fter an hour of heated discussion and
ome amusement over S. s, giving women
he right to vote for presidential electors
hich came in this morning under a
,vorable report from the committee on
iffrage and elections, the motion of Mr.
opkins of Burlington that considera ton
4 this bill be indefinitely postponed was
efeated on a yea and may" vote,
to "a. After another short discussion.
he bill was advanced to third reading
another yea" and may" vote of
Is to SO.
Chttenden county favored the motion
avoring postponement of the bill in
efinitely by a vote of to 6. Those
no voted for postponement were: Davis
Bolton. Hopkins of Burlington. Will
ANS of Charlotte. Dimick of Hinesburg,
omlinson of Shelburne and O'Brien or
puth Burlington.
The Chittenden county delegates voting
Rainst postponement were: Hall of
ssex. Small of Huntington. Aver of St
gorge, Morse of Underhil. Stearns of
Iestford and Johnson of Williston.
Addison county voted against postpone
ent of the bill, 13 to .: Caledonia county
as against it, s to d Essex county was
br postponement. 4 TO 2. Franklin county
gainst. . to 6; Grand Isle against 3 to 2;
amoille against. 5 to .: Rutland for
ostnonement IA To 10. WASHINGTON was
gainst. 13 to a.
Sneakers in favor Of the hill inc,uded.
r Dunham of Brattleboro. chairman of
he House committee on suffrage and
ections. Mr.. Tracy of Johnson Mr.
stee of MontpeIier. Mr. Alexander of
h. Albans and Mr.. White of Woodstock
Those speaking in ouposition to the hill
tere. Mr. Hon<ins of Purlinpton Mr.
l1ttIes of Brandon and Mr. DunkIee of
ernon. MIR. Aiken of putnev gave some
raphic portravals of the modern woman
1t did not EXPRESS anv decided views On
he bill in question.
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-"i'' VI i1'>" D'hAl II
MIR. Dunham, IN opening the debate,
Fld'
In ancient times women were the
roperty or men They were bought and
Pld and they mad no rights which men
ere pound TO respect.
Inc speaker went on to show how all
lis had changed now woman had grad
hily risen IN society to the exalted place
men she now occupies. 1t is all lead
pg, sald Mr Dunham, to complete equal
n.,o "'e''' 'nu ."u
ito line with the movement as other
hates are doing
The sneaker sboued +ba+ mo o,nno+
va women tho rigbt to voto for Stoto
hd county oficers u,itbo,+ oors,itu-
onaI Amendment and tbis c,rno, No
u, tbroueb before 1noo rha ,otion o,,t
ned in tbis hin ,boroforo l.; the ,a,,
on which CON ha tal,an tou,ard anrra,,
bisine women without an amendment IN
ne constitution and he foIt tbot :.
bouId be ta,ker .t this time NJ M,
am caIIed attention 70 tho foo. ,ha.
OOo OOO women in this countrv wil, yoto
br president at the next election ,nd
closing he said:
IT believe Vermont women ought 70
ave the right to vote for nresido,,
hey will have that right cven,ualIv.
Inv not now"
Mr.. O'Brien of South Rurlington in
errogated Mr.. Durham regarding the
.pnstitutionality of this law. if PASSED
Ir. Durham answered that he UNDER
ood that, under the constitution. this
roposed law could be passed and put
"' '''"' ~. eNtehs'oi OF
, NV ~ '''"ci "'thout
offoSlIloN BY MIX, HOPKINS
Mr.. Hopkins of Burlington opposed the
III, not because he thought women were