Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1900-03-14
DEFEAT SUFFRAGE BILL.
LEGISLATURE REFUSED SUBMiSSI0&
Bill to Submit Woman Suffrage Qusss
ton to the People Lost. Other
Important Matters Before
The Iowa Legislature.
Des Moines. Mar. ". iAjJ

Des Moines. Mar. ~. is0
Special to PUBLIC OPINION:
Des Moines is q very muddy city te-
day. There was heavy fall of snow
early last week, but it did not stay long
as soon after the sun shown bright and
the temperature ran up to 600 and has
dropped very little nights; consequently
the snow went fast and the frost is well
out of the ground. Unless change
comes in the shape Of storms, the streets
will soon dry off, and land will be
ready very soon for seeding. | see that
some of the farmer members are begin
ming to get uneasy about getting>
through making laws and getting home
to look after their farm interests. Asit
LOOKS now the members will have ia
content themselves as best they can,
for it will be impossible to affect an
adjournment before April lst, If then
The past week has been somewhat
eventtul, especially in the House The
anti-pass bill was beaten by a vote Of
so to As, ard a motion to reconsider was
killed on Saturday by vote of 50 IL
The Womans' Suffrage bill came up
Thursday and was defeated by a vote
of As to 55. A motion to reconsider was
laid on the table, so that ends the SUI
frage bill for 1900, as far as the lows
Legislature is concerned. There was
great disappointment amongst the adj
vocates of this bill. as it was expected
that it would carry this term. 1t was
defeated by one vote two years ago,
and was supposed to be stronger now,
than at that time. While am not in
favor of Womans Suffrage 1 believe 1T
is but right that it should be submitted
to the people of Iowa and let them de-
eide the hiatter, and | believe 1t is
cowardly not to do so. All that the
friends ask for the bill is to let them
submit il to the voters who are our
representatives at the polls. aud heat
what tidings that will bring. IT was
rather amusing to hear the comments
made by some Of the good ladies that
were in favor of the bill, after ii had
been defeated On leaving the House
the writer remarked that 1t was too bad,
which was overheard by very nice
looking lady who in answer said, ''well
think that's no dream. The brutes
of men, they must think lots of their
wives at home, / wish / could get a
chance to tell them what 1 think Of
them" OF course she didn't get that
opportunity.
| A bill passed the House Saturday
known as corporation BILL which
provides among other things that all
corporations electing officers must have
two thirds Of the votes of all stockhold-
ers or members for majority. This is
good bill and will put stop to the
shareholders with bare majority Of
stock electing any one they see fit, and
voting them large salaries, to the detri-
ment of the minority.
/ / will not try To give you list OF
bills. They are coming up every day
and they are many, and person would
have to be at the session all the time te
keep track of them. One has passed
the House that ann interested in; II
provides for $4,000 state maps. | hope
it will pass the Senate, aud if 1T be-
comes law, the writer will try to get
one for every school room in Winnie
sheik county, and he will pretty nearly
get them. 1t will take about sixty, |
think. That is not what they are
published for, but never mind.
Many members availed themselves
of the opportunity to visit Cherokee
last Wednesday, to inspect the new
asylum in course Of erection at that
place.
Before closing my letter, will say
that the Winnesheik contingent is all
well, and Hazelton is getting quite
fieshy, i'm fact SO much so that he wiN
be classed with the fats when'he re
turns home. THos. GRAHAM.