The evening times., 1899-02-01
IN Isp1.


In California. both branches of the Leeisll-
tUre rejected resolutions 10 submit to the pcopl,
woman suffrage constitutional amendment.
In Connecticut, the Legislature rejected all
woman suffrage measures, including bill 10
permit women 10 vote on the license question.
and one allowing taxpayins women 10 vote upon
questions involving the levying OF taxes
In Delaware, the constitutional convention.
February lj by 4 vote Of yeas to Il NAYS.
refused strike the word male from the elec
tion clause of the new constitution. Similar
action was taken with motion TO make the
clause read every citizen
In Indiana, the supreme Court. February %
handed down a decision denying the claim that
women have the right of suffrage under the exist
ing constitution The court held that the CON
stitution proceeds On the assumption that the
suffrage i not inherent or natural right; and
that this Is the assumption of the trainers OF ali
the constitutions in the land
In Kansas, a bill 10 give women the right To
vote for Presidential electors was reported aI-
yerscly by the committee on elections. and the
House refused To give it place on the calendar
for discussion.
In Kentucky. bill permitting women 10 vote
for school officers and TO he eligible 10 the o1hce
OF school trustee was rejected
In Missouri. resolution for a constitutional
amendment couferrins the suffrage upon women
was defeated.
In Massachusetts,. resolution providing ior tho,
submission OF constitutional amendment striS-
ing the word male from the constitution w.s
defeated in the House: Yeas IS: nays, 50 \
bill to permit women to vote on the license
question was defeated: Yeas. 81; nays. 9s Prop
~,
Dental suffrage upon women were also defeated
In Maine. the judiciary committee gave the pc
titoners for municipal suffrage bill leave
to withdraw"
In Montana. the Legislature defeated proposed
constitutional amendment to confer the suffrage
upon
In Nebraska, the House. February ; defeated
a resolution to submit woman suffrage amend
ment TO the constitution. So to IS, and the Sen
ate refused 10 consider a municipal suffrage bill.
In Nevada the Assembly defeated woman sui
irage bill by a vote OF ) 10 l5.
In New York. resolution ior 4 suffrage con-
stitutional amendment was introduced in the Leg.
islaturc. but did not reach vote.
In Oklahoma. the House. January - defeated
by decisive vote bill to permit women to vote
! in the Territory, and again. February Is. rear
IN Is9S.
In Massachusetts,, the House February H. re-
fused 10y 4 vote of A TO % to substitute 4 re-
solve for the submission of suffrage amendment
to the constitution for the adverse report of the
committee to which the subject had been re-
ferred BY vote of Is to "A, with ~ pairs, the
House refused To substitute license suffrage bill
for an adverse report. Adverse reports muni-
cpal suffrage and Presidential suffrage bills were
accepted without division. The Senate con
CURED in this action without discussion.
In Ohio, a resolve for the submission OF a
woman suffrage amendment 10 the constitution
was defeated in the House.
In Kentucky, the House rejected proposition
to exempt from taxation the property of women
while they are not permitted to vote
In Iowa. the House defeated resolve to sub
nit to the voters amendment striking out the
word male from the constitution.
In Rhode Island, the commission appointed &c
revise the constitution rejected all propositions
| to make provision for woman suffrage.
In South Dakota, proposed amendment strik
| out the word male from the constitution Wa!
| defeated by a majority of 3.2S5.
| In Washington, a suffrage constitutional amend
ment was defeated By majority OF 9,SS2.