Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-03-05

the leading attorneys in Iowa and al
eN-member Of the state supreme court
Eide strong plea for equal suffrag,
before the committee. The anti-suf
fragistS also were represented. TIL,
srttrag ists We're not prepared for thu
heavy vote against favorable re
port in the committee. Plans hav,
been perfected to secure a minority re
port in favor of the resolution and i
will he taken up whenever the suf
fragists have their forces on the
ground. The belief of politicians gen
orally is that the house will defeat the
resolution. The suffrag ists, however
say they are encouraged by the unex
pected action of the senate and hope
for success i'm the house. Miss Daisy
Deight0n of, Shenandoah. at the head
of the suffrage legislative committee
speaks confidently of the outcome. Al
any rate, the suffragists say they will
not lie discouraged if the measure loses
in the house and will try again., Fol
thirty-two years. nearly a third of 9
century. they have been Knocking al
the gates of the legislature and they
say that persistence and patience III
the end will prevail. In order to con
vert the unbelievers in the house, they
are pouring in letters and petitions
from all sections of the state. with not
Il few communications from Colorado
and other states where equal suffrage
is in force.
Harper on Biennial Election Measure
The senate has passed the Harper
joint resolution for the submission OF
iaJ I,
measure has been messaged to the
house and referred to the committee
OH constitutional amendments. where
1t is said favorable report is as
sured. The vote in the senate was
40 to 3 I'm favor of the resolution.
Senator Harper said lately he was
confident the house would follow in
the senate's footsteps in this matter
and pass the resolution. He said in
his canvass he had found scarcely any
opposition to it.
The committee on mines and min
ing are considering the report of the
special commission appointed by the
governor under the Kendall resolution
to investigate the causes of mine ex-
plOsions and suggest remedies. The
report of this commission recommends
that in all mines where coal Is blasted
from the solid. competent persons shell
be employed to examine all shots be-
fore they are charged. While all the
members of the commission signed
this report, two members representing
the miners. John p. Reese of Abba
and John p. White. secretary of the
district organization Of the United
Ii
mental report that went further than
in the main report. 1t advised that
shOt-firers be employed to do all the
firing. and that they do this firing
when only themselves were i'm the
mine. The committee will endeavOr to
formulate more stringent legislation
on this subject after study of the
commissions report.
Agitation Over Hoar Resolution.
The senate concurrent resolution re-
questing the Iowa senators and repre-
Sentatives in congress to indOrse the
HOar bill now before congress to pre-
vent injunctions I'm strikes and labor
difficulties has been travelling a rough
road and the end is not yet. The SEN
ate first passed It. after an acrimon-
iOus debate. the majority report of the
federal relations committee for indef-
mite postponement being defeated. In
the house. the federal relations COM
mittee at first voted to postpone the
measure indefinitely and later recon-
mended il. for passage. Called up on
the floor of the house. it aroused one
of the most fiery debates that has
been heard this session. BY clever
cd
the passage Of an amendment that
was hut partly understood by some of
the members. but proved to have emas-
culated the measure completely. leay-
ing no reference to the HOar bill. but
instead an eulogy of the Iowa dele
cation i'm congress and an expression
of complete confidence i'm their wis
dom and integrity. The amended res
olutiOn was passed by 40 to 40. The
senate refused to concur i'm the house
amendment not because of lack of
appreciation of the merits of the Iowa
delegation. but with the feeling that
the HOar bill should he indOrsed. The
outcome is the appointment of a con-
ference committee to adjust differ
ences The prospects are the resOlu-
ton will he modified and passed. The
opposition Of many members to the
resolution was grounded on the be-
lief il is not eXpedient or entirely fit
ting to memorabilia the members of
congress on national matters. That
there is wide difference of opinion
on the propriety of this course. how
ever. is shown by the introduction of
n resolution 10y Senator Trewin asking
the Iowa delegation to support the
Nelson COrliss bill now pending in
congress to confer added powers on
the Interstate commerce commission.
Fourth and East Junket.
This week will he marked by the
fourth and probably the last junket
Of the legislature. the visit to the Iowa
state college of agriculture and the
mechanics arts at Ames. Previous
trips have been to Iowa City. to Ce-
dar Falls and to Knoxville. Both the
agricultural college and the state uni
yersity are anxious to have the meas
ures passed allowing them One-fifth
instead of one-tenth mill levies for
building purposes. These bills have
been made special orders i'm the SEN
ate ways and means committees for
Wednesday. March q.
One of the important measures that
has passed the house recently is the
Cummings bill increasing the salaries
of judges Of the district court from
$500 to $500 year. The house has
also passed the Cummings bill to in
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