The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-02-16
Charge Effort to Olsen
franchise Women Voters
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his experience was that people ia
vored the repeal of the primary an,
declared that the disadvantage o
the small town under the plan was
factor in his disapproval. He argue
that the primary 'ccnters power in tn
larger places. Senator Russell fel
that the primary had not worked GU
advantageously and that it was vcr,
expensive to the state
Senator Coburn said that inasmuc!
as he had been elected under the pl'i
mary he did not feel like rcpudiatin:
it, which caused Senator Cadv to Say
that such an argument would have
no effect on him, but he did belicv,
that the primary did put control into
the hands Of the people and thai
the women should not be forced into
a caucus arrangement.
Senator Kingsley was firmly of the
opinion that naSmuch as the primary
had been adopted at a popular refer
endum the senate had no moral right
to repeal it without an equivalent
mandate from the people.
Senator Chatfee declared himself in
favor Of the primary, s2ying thac UNI
d1r the old arrangement Franklin
county politics Wcrc dominated BY a
machine and that he never could
have gotten nominated except under
the primary Senator Villas spoke
against the bill and called for the
ayes and nays, the question being
shall the bill be rejected. The re, ult
vas IL to II against rejection, vic
tory for those who would abolish the
primary. The senators voted Gra fol-
lows
In favor of rejection: Senators
Slayton, Taylor, Villas, Coburn, Cady,
Chafee, Carpenter Durham An
drews, Kingsley and Estee.
Against rejection: Senators She
bunc, Cowlcs, sBlodgctt, Russell,
Whitcomb, McKillip, White, Newton,
Osgood, Bottum, Nichols, Foster,
Williams, Montgomery, Cobb and
Dana.
Not voting: Senators Bryant and
Farnham.
There arc no new Developments in
the highway situation, except that
following the public hearing ycstel
dav. public sentiment set in toward
Governor Hardness in some degree
and it is now predicted that his po
sition will now become stronger
daily. 1t is claimed that both ex-Gov.
Gates and Col. Curtis S. Emery of
Newport, who at the hearing yestcr-
day attacked the governor because Of
his alleged desire to bring about 4
bond issue to upset the highway de-
paltment generally, had not heard
the governors message in which he
made it plain that bond issues can be
voted by the legislature alone and
that he was not seeking to make the
radical departures of which he had
been accused About the corridor,
it is said, that eX-Gov. Gates remarks
instead Of hurting Gov HARNESS,
were an actual benefit because OF
the reaction they produced. Another
public hearing on the bill, to take the
power away from the gov
ernor is to be held next Wednesday
The house today passed the Palmc-
lee BILL increasing the maximum
to be paid under the work
mems compensation act from $3.50
to SIS week The time-honorcd
apple grading bill, which has com
the attention Of successive
for many years, was
again killed this morning on an aya
and nay vote of 1913 to 105, after
lengthy debate
There Wer emany votes against !
House No. 227, relating to disclosures
by persons convicted of becoming IN |
toXicatcd. 1t was a viva vocc vote and |
the speaker put it twice before he /
declared that the bill had been order
ed to third reading.
The bill which would raise the sal
lrv Of the encouragement from
$500 to $4,000 a ycaI was favor ably |
'eportcd in the house today as
amended to make 1t $500, but the /
dill was laid on the table fol the
ime being.
The bovine tuberculosis appropriate
ION bill was ordered to third read ,
ng in the house today with the sum
lamcd being 100000 instead Of the
100000 which the department Of /
agriculture is requesting. MI. Russell
# Shrewsbury moved to strike out I
he 100000 and insert S150,00O.
This effort to amend the bill further,