The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-03-19
Bare Two-Thirds Majority in
Senate for Passage
NEW BILLS STILL COME IN
House Adopts Motion That No Bills
Be introduced Asier Mar % Ex.
cept from Appropriation Com

pdSSaRe, over tile SUNeTllOT NelO, VI
S. 8, giving the right of presidential
suffrage TO women. The vote was is
to 8, reached after brief debate.
y The senator's who vetoed for the
passage OF $. 8, presidential suffrage
for women, over the governors veto,
were Senators Amey, Ballou, Bates,
Billings, Danils, Hamblett, Hill. How
land. Jackson, Kingsley. Morgan
Payne, Root, Steele, Sturat, Tenney,
Tracey and Villas.
Those opposed were Senators Ad-
ans. Be.knap, Carr, Hail. Hendee, La
Fleur, McKillip, Taylor and Varunm.
Absent and not voting, Senators Lew
Is, Noonan and Schoff.
A joint resolution was adopted by
the Senate providing for committee
of two senators and three representa-
tives to report on final adjournment
In almost the same breath another
new bill was introduced S. 80, from
the committee on corporations and
franchises, providing that the Public
Service Commission may initiate pro-
ceedings for abolishing grade cross
ings.
The troublesome s. 4. permitting
municipalities to engage in wood. coal
or fuel business was disposed OF by
agreeing to the House amendment.
The House took further action en-
final adjournment by adopting a mo-
ton offered by Mr.. Dunham of Brat
tleboro, providing that no bills be in.
troduced after March %, except from
the committee on appropriations,
which was adopted by a vote of SO to
&c.
The House passed II. 27S reiating
10 the operation Of motor cars, and II
2s3 relating to the settlement OF ac-
couats OF exesuto.s. administrators,
trustees and guardians
Montpelier, March i7.-Unanimous
consent was granted Mr.. Reads OF
South Hero to introduce bill which
provides for g report being made by
the state auditor TO town auditors on
or before Feb. 10 showing monies
paid TO the town during the year.
The House passed the following
II 276, providing for majority vote in
electing town officers by ballot. An
amendment offered by Mr. O'Rourke
Of Darby substituting the words
legal voters" for inhabitants" was
voted down. II 279, providing fol
bond Of taxpayers appealing from
board of civil authority; II $50, relat
ing to record CT conveyance of inter
est in mines ana quarrics; II 2S2, re
lating to the state iias
The rules we're suspended and S ~
was reconsidered and amended Il
correc' an erroi
On motion of Mr. Buxton, II 27S
regulating the passage of motor-cari
over bridges, was amended to define
non.residents and also 10 provide FOL
signs on such bridges visible for l0t
feet, stating the legal speed thereon
There was some enquiry concern
ing II 2S6, providing for support o
patients in Brattleboro Retreat. al
the bill is retroactive, giving tn,
board of control authority to settl,
for the past year. Messrs. Writers
of ST. Johnsbury and Tracey of Johi
son interogated the committee ant
Mr. Cudworth of Londonderry eS
planned that there was no contrac
with the Retreat, and that the trus
ees had pledged their personal credi
in order to keep state patients at III,
old price. each one representing a di
tinct loss. The bill was then orderel
to third reading.
In the Senate bill to repeal the do
bill S %, which became law 10 day
ago. was introduced by Senator Villas
and gS, was introduced from tn
committee on corporations and frar
chises. 1t provides for extending tn
time in which railroads can be con
I menced or finished. The Senat
passed the following:
4 S 30. relating to disposition q
church property; II 226, relating {
= security furnished by trust companie
I. acting in ilduciary capacity n %!
levying tax on Windsor county fc
courthouse repairs; II 2lS, relatin
I I to state aid in the construction {
bridges; II 1853, to compel banks {