The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-19
NO FOREIGN RESTRICTION.
House Votes Down Proposed Consti-
tutional Amendment.

Senator Whites proposition to amend
the constitution SO as to make foreign
ers become full-hedged citizens of the
United States before being allowed to
vote in Kansas was killed in the house
today by a vote of AS ayes to 81 nayes
The constitution at present allows
/ immigrants to vote as soon as they file
their declaration to become citizens
and have been in the state six months
the time required of any voter.
This is the same proposition as Rep
resentative Linton introduced in the
house some time ago which stirred up
a muss because it said that white
male citizens may vote which was
copied from the present constitution
Mr. Linton did not intend to have the
word white in his amendment, and
he reintrOduced it with the word
white" stricken out, but it was killed
in committee.
Mr. Linton called Senator Whites
resolution up today and championed its
passage, but it met with violent Opposi-
ton. jerks, Adams of Sedgwick Hale
Johnson of Decatur and Roughton, all
spoke against it. Hale said the best
citizens of his county were Germans
and Russians. Roughton. in explaining
his vote, told the Republicans if they
passed such measure they would hear
from the foreigners two years hence.
Stavely of Usage made the principal
speech for the proposition. He told of
one Hollander who had declared his
Intention and who frequently con
trOlIed primaries and elections in his
I township but who refused to take out
final naturalization papers and become
a full-fiedged citizen because he might
want to claim his Holland citizenship
at some time In other words, Mt.
Stavely argued, there are foreigners
who will not become full citizens of
the United States because they might
be called in to bear arms for the nation
at some time and they cannot be com
PEELED to do so as long as they are still
citizens of their mother country.
Mr. Linton made the point that a for
eigner may come to Kansas on May 6.
declare his intention to become a citi-
zen. and may vote the succeeding No
vember, no matter how ignorant he
The vote on the proposition was as
/ follows:
Ayes-Adair. Adams of Butler. .Barnd,
! Beeson, Bevinston. BraT don, Bucklin,
/ Chandler, Daugherty, Einsel, Emmons.
Evans, Finley, Francis, Griffin, Hallen-
beck, Hill. Honnell, Hutcheson,Je Jeffries,
Jones of Cove, Jones of Norton, Jones
of Trego. King of Ottawa, Kinkel. Kin
nison, Leland, Linton, Lockwood, Mead,
! Miller, Nation. NiXSOn, Pollock, Rob
bins. Schermerhorn, Sims, Starr. .StaVe-
4 ly, Tannahill, Won Trebra. Watkins.
( Williams of Stanton, Woodhouse, and
Z Speaker Pringle-45.
Noes-Adams of Sedgwick. Baird
/ Barker, BrOduDent. bIOWH VI DiOtFL
Burke. Campbell Of Bourbon, Campbell
/ of Meade, Croker, Dolley, Enright
Francis, Foeze, Gale. GodschaIk
! Goebel, Hale. Harris Hawkins, Hayden
Heusell, Hugos, Husey. jerks, Jensen
johnson of Decatur, Keith. King oi
Lane. Kirkpatrick, Kirkland, Kost
Laughlin. Langf7eld, Law, Lewis. Lynn
Martin Of Woodson. Martin of Morton
( Mcintyre Mckee of Clay. Mckee o.
Marshall, Mclaughlin, Murdock. Parish
Peck, Perkins of Leavenworth. Perkin:
of Wyandotte. Pralle, Roughton
4 Sehlyer, Smith of Sherman. Speer
Stubbs, Tatum, Upton. Waggener. anj
| Wyckoff-=7
Absent or not voting-Ballard, Bets
Billings. Bowman, Brown Of Labettc
Dunn, Fisher. Friar, Hunter. johnson
of Sheridan. Kramer, Mendenhall. Mus
toe. O'DonnelIs Sarbaeh, Schmidt 0