Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-03-06
WOMAN POLL TAX
BILL IS KILLED
Senate Disposes of II without
Debate-U. V. M. Scholarship
Bill Passes-Vilas Amendment
Refused Consideration
NEW STATE EXPENSE BILL
Introduced by Senator Amcy-Mcnsure
to Consolidate Penal Institutions Is
Advanccd--Housc Rejects nil TO
Repeal Secret Inquests

, Montpelier, FEB. 27.-Wthout any ex-
| PLANTATION or debate, the Senate to-day
| by a rising vote of ~ to II killed II. /,
| requiring women voters to pay "a poll
| tax and take the freeman's oath.
| Not satisfied with the treatment which
his resolution to investigate state ex-
penses received in the House. Senator
| Amey this afternoon introduced in the
| Senate n second resolution 81. r. s. 1)
| providing for committee to consist Of
| two senators and three representatives
| to investigate State expenses and re-
port at the next General Assembly. The
| report was referred to the committee on
state and court expenses. Senator Amey's
| former resolution along this line passed
| the Senate unanimously, but was killed
| in the House by an overwhelming vote.
TILT OVER SCHOLARSHIP BILL
Sharp exchanges of words took place
in the Senate this morning between Sena-
tors Villas and Kingsley over an amend
| ment which the former desired to offer
| to the Senate on S. 70, providing extra
| scholarships for the students at the Uni
versity of Vermont. The bill passed the
| Senate this morning as amended by the
committee on educational institutions,
and without the Villas amendment. The
| bill now provides that s., 600 shall be ap
propriated by the State for use in the
medical department of the university
| only.
When the bill appeared in the Senate
| this morning, Senator Villas asked leave
| to offer an amendment which would in
clude the academic department of the
university with the medical department
in the appropriation. This was the same
| al
to get through yesterday afternoon. He
said that his reason for bringing 1t for
ward again this morning was that some
OF the senators were in the Senate this
morning. who were absent yesterday
aft ernoon.
The question was not debatabe. but
Senator Daniels Intercepted Senator
Villas as to whether there were not some
senators absent this morning who were
| here yesterday. Senator Villas admitted
that that was probably So
Senator Kingsley Intercepted Senator
Villas as to whether this was not the
same amendment that the Senate had
rejected yesterday. Senator Villas said
that it was.
And how many times can an amend
ment be offered in the Senator" asked
Senator Kingsley.
| Ine senator from Rutland county
does not know the rules of the Senate,
he had better look them up. if he can
read. as | suppose he can" replied Sena-
tor Villas.
| Il was ASKING the senator from Chit
tenden a question: insisted Senator
| Kingsley.
l do not feel that l am obliged to fur
nish that information was Senator
Villas reply.
Senator LaFleur interrupted and inter-
rogated Senator Villas as to whether he
(Senator LaFleur) had not asked to have
this bill ordered to lie until the close Of
the calendar to-day. Senator Villas re-
piled that he didn't remember of hearing
such a request, and anyhow, if it had
carried the bill would have been placed
at the end of the calendar to-day. which
1t was not. Senator LaF'leur insisted to a
direct answer to his question and Senator
Villas refused to answer labelling the ac-
ton Of the senator from Addison as pet
tifogging," and wasting time.
Senator Kingsley remarked from his
chair that he thought the senator from
Chittenden was the one who was wasting
time Senator Villas started to make a re-
mark about the senators from Rutland
and Addison, when the President called
request of Senator Villas was taken. The
Senate refused. almost unanimously to
allow the amendment to be offered, and
the bill was passed by a vive voce vote,
thus ending bitter contest which has
held the attention of the Senate nearly all
of the time for the past "a hours.
At the afternoon session on motion or
, Senator Kingsley, the title of S. 10 was
amended to read as follows: AN act to
, provide scholarships at the University of
, Vermont for students at the medical de-
partment."
, DEER BILL IS PASSED
Senators Jackson of Chittenden and
Tenney OF Windham made their maiden
speeches in the Senate this morning the
occasion being the discussion of H. &c.
changing the date of the open season
, for deer and permitting the killing of
doe. Senator Jackson opposed the bill
putting up a plea for a sportsmanlike
attitude in the tracking of deer. which
he thought would be too easy II the date
was changed until later in the season
when the snow would be deeper. Sena-
tor Tenney put forth his maiden effort
> in behalf of the bill. Senators Amey
and Foot also favored the measure,
while Senators Hill and Villas opposed
The bill passed BY vote Of p to 5.
CONSOLIDATION BILL ADVANCED
Another step toward consolidation OF
r the House of Correction and the State
prison was made this morning, when the
Senate by unanimous vote advanced to
a third reading S. rs and S. II. The first
, authorizes the building of a reformatory
for women at Windsor and the second
permits the director of State institutions