Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-29
4 VEXED QUESTION.
Shall Women Do Allowed 10 Vote Cd
The Constitution.
TIE CONVENTION Is PUZZLED.


one or b5ta--ia tho question the Con.
veul.ou sitting Gs tho committee Of
Ga, whole UuueavoFed vaiuiy to
aufNcr BE-. IT, fret session today aud
over which b. Was seriously aud sorcly
puzzled.
IL was 0.2D before = qd1rum arrived
anu the tTsu,ac.i0n o.. busiuefs cum.
muucui with lcss than rilty menbpra
30 Attendance. Ppyst wrs uuOToH uy
Delegate Hoy h0u!uu, OF iron, ui,rr
WHICH, u1 motion o. kiChe, the Con.
vcutiUu resolved iitOf INTO the com.
milltn ut toe whole, Evans, nf WuUuF,
90 Tue caglr, Go sake w 'hr article ON
tcurIuIc. Ilis ufIrf however, was
cnangcl later Fl as 10 permit thu article
ON ruuIC buildings Gui stpto iusillu.
lions 80 no hr, lisp.scI o. All but
tUf 'ast section Na4 boon IargeI up1a
aNialuny evening when tho Bisto
'.iHtrl Nas lEgl d. Salt LIKE with the
lIYNao tugt 800 appropriation shall DO
made 10y the Legislature .UF "a capital
bIi.lins lUr e period OF dive ye4n.
Ibuto wsU % b'iuf and somewhat
nPiutluas contest over tho location Of
90 s'iiuiu i1g tue deaf, dumb anu
iIHG.
liImnllr, ot weber, moved 90 I'LL ~
f i.a blank provided Or t.v location uf
| tla. iu.tiiuilUu uy IuwIIug tue e1rfa
! 'liy 20 Osluu s.u county of Weber,
~ nn amUuimgn, 90 This motion
/ tIsIbtiauagu novel 90 substitute tho
| Wur.H "5aulu,s county, tHu exact
| lilco 90 be determined upOl by the
Lugia.A,uss."
batu motion and amendment were
] l.si, anu uu muil8u % llgaH, all Tgirr-
! rHus Do lucsiion was stricken from tue
article.
ARTICLE Oh SCHEDULE.
The article uu public uuilGiugs and
/ slate luri,tuti.ui was passed and the
| one on schedule taken up gui Rich
| ards offered the following Amendment
| Gan taxes uFsUsEtu uT luvlrd under the
| laws Of the Territory Of Utah 0hnll
| continue tAEoB assessed AMI levied
under the state Of Utah and their
validity thall DO Unaffected by tho
! change 10 state government" Carried.
suusIIrurE FOH sECrIos SIX.
Richards offered tho following abort
substitute Tor section which was very
lengthy, consisting " iOrty.twO LINES!
"All actions and ptucuUdiugs which
may Dc pending In nuy OF tue Cguils
] 90 NA'N 1000 o. NA - HAAA Us WV NNAAAN
II tho Clnrgu from Territorial %
state government may be- continued
Aud tfhusfoFrr4 g. tue State court or
courts having iuJisdlCgion VI thv subject
] MISTER thereof
Tho substitute was temporarily
| Withdrawn with the understanding
| tnni u would DO presented 10 tue con.
! ycuti0u WHOM the ariiCie shall come up
| Tor thru reading
WHO MAY AND WHO MAY not VOTE.
10 tho Dccuou providing Tor the sub.
! mlssIuu Jt the Constitution 90 the pg0.
! pie Tor adoption or IrIuu.lDn, reading
| HH follow: "fr0vlfuu that uli male
cIIzlus OF the Uuici S,b,eB over tue
| ago ui twsuiy.Unu years who have
/ resided iu THIS Territory fIr uue year
next prior 10 such election" Goodwin
| uugEuI Eu amendment Immediately
| sitter tho word "eiccuOnU "Aud orc
| qualified voters" Carried.
Mal0uoy offered sue following adj
| t.1lnl Amendment: can electors
| qualified 10 vote under tlil CoEstiiu.
UyI may vote"
ONLY PARTLY RIGHT.
Richards ,sid tue Maloucy amend.
/ mtut was all Tiglt Ia modified way,
! but On mOIileI way only. Inserted
| where tue author intended would
! allow women 10 vote only tor State
! .illccTs when they should not only us
! allowed 90 vote Tor tuul officers, but
| 81 TO On thc Con titutl3u.
gEvARATE VOTING PROPOSITION.
Az tho nglt tiue Richards said ho
/ would Oder the following amendment
/ q the end VI section 9. "PfOvided,
tlst All votes given by female voters
OF or against this Constitution shall
| be dep.bltud ~ tho election officers la
/ separate boxes aGd Cauyass,d separate.
| ~ AMI 20 CcFtiteH.n
GOCiwiu-Wh0 Ia 10 DO the Judge Of
! the question rs 10 WEolh0r women
viii N allowed 10 yO.v on tlo Couhti.
.uii0I9
Richards Why tho courts Of course;
We cannot presume 10 PISS up1a II.
Continuing Richards sAli that n
TCpagats ballots and separate boxes
were provided aud h.sauirndmeut put
In iull force there could DO absolutely
no danger 10 the Constitution, Iuthia
connection he read tho following inn
p0Tiaut legal opinion addressed 20 tho
Convention which no said ho would
have ptosen'sI totOTe going into tho
present nt that time.
10 tho President and Members OF the
Constitutional Conventions
Tho undersigned momhors OF tho legal
Profession having % common interest
with u,her c,ugUn- OF JUh, NOT only iu
the formation ul good DnuHtiluuou but
lu a. regular submission Uf 10 lOrudupu1u
by thU people, and observing that thUge
is considerable diversity uf opinion uu
th0 question whether an persons who
may uy0rrisu tho executive franchise uu-
dor this Constitution, 10 adopted, may
vote uI tho election uuAJ November ilr
lts ratification OT rgIoHuuu, we uuor tho
following suggestions on that subject!
Section ui tbo enabling acc hEus ths
time fnr that election and contains tHls
Language Ha 90 y1lurr3
'Ihu VullIugl Nuturs OF said proposed
s Rlu rhul vote directly for or against
tho proposed Constitution, and Tor ur
against any provision separately SUBJ
mlttud,N
Section q contains o provision on tho
same sutiCgt-in these words;
"Pgrsous possessing tho qualifications
emitting them TO vote for dulgguteH under
this ucy shall be onttlud 20 vote on tho
ratification or rejection NJ the Conslitu-