Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-07
LAYS WOMAN SUFFRAGE AWAY
Iowa Senate Puts an End to 1t for This
Session at Least,
SENATOR KlLBoURN IS oUTGtNERALtI
Carpenter Defeats, the Suffrage Cham
pion on His own parliamentary
Mnncuver and scores Defeat
for the Resolution.

DES MONIES, March Especial THE
senate made short work OF the woman suf-
frage constitutional amendment. When the
resolution was reached in regular order Sem
ator Carpenter arose and said he did not
think the senate desired to spend any time
discussing this matter, and moved that the
resolution be laid on the table. Senator Kill
burn asked that 1t be made special order
for next Tuesday. roll call was finally
reached on Carpenters motion to lay on
the table. AS the vote progressed Senator
Kilburn withheld his vote and voted aye, in
order to make motion to reconsider, when
II he had voted no the motion would have
been lost. When the presiding officer an
nounced that the motion prevailed, ayes 20,
nays "a Kilburn Immediately moved that
the motion be reconsidered, and was met
by Carpenter by a m.tlon that the last
named motion be tabled, which also carried
without a division, amid much confusion.
BY this parliamentary maneuver woman suf-
frage Is killed for this session.
Both houses spent the morning hour In
dsposing Of bills on the calendar and le-
galizng acts OF no special Importance. The
senate passed the Harper bill authorizing
cities OF the first class to lay temporary side
walks along property used for agricultural
or horticultural purposes and not divided
into lots or plated, and assess a special tax
against the property to pay for the same.
The Carroll bill, prescribing an educa-
tional qualification fer the Office Of county
superintendent Of public schools, was debated
at length. The author OF the bill argued
that noe one should be eligible to this i'm
portant office unless he should first have
taught eight months at least in the public
schools OF the state and holds state GER
tifcate, which would require him to pass
examination in the common branches In
Guiding algebra, botany, zoology and phi, sizes
Senator Everall, In opposing the bill, thought
the legislature should be consistent and pre-
scribe qualifications for all public officials
including members of the general assem-
bly,, in which case he feared many of the
seats In the senate would be vacant
Senator Healey declared that this was the
first attempt to prescribe an educational quail
fcation for an elective Office and was vic
ous measure In every sense. Senator Eaton
had faith In the ability of his own cons,itu
ents to select their own officers Senator
Carroll, in closing the debate. quoted the
leaders in educational lines, including several
state superntendents Of public instruction,
as being favorable to the proposed legislation
He declared that IL LETT to the school men
of the state 1t would carry by large ma
jorlty The bill was lost on final passage
Ayes 19; nays, 26.
The senate ways and means committee
has approved the 8 per cent collateral in
heritance tax, with the proviso that 1t shall
not extend to or include grandchildren. 1t IS
calculated that 1000 additional annual rev.
enue will shortly be obtained from this
source. lAl ~
The house committe5on insurance killed the
Dowell bill, taxing foreign fire insurance
companies 10 per cent on gross receipts.
The house committee on judiciary approved
the bill introduced by Lavender, providing
that where depositions are taken before a
commissioner and testimony taken by inter
rogations that the defendant may appear and
cross question the candidate orally.
The matter Of recommending a pardon for
the notorious Polk Wells, convicted of aid
ing in killing a guard named Elder by the
use OF chloroform was taken up but vigorous
objection being made to it's consideration by
Tibbetts, Nietert and Thompson, the chair
man of the committee, Mr.. Whittier, with
drew the resolution. 1t is very evident that
strong opposition will be made to this recon-
mendation when II comes up for final action
and 1t is very doubtful II Wells secures his
liberty by this method.