The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-04
Fate Will Be Decided Definitely
Wednesday Morning.
HEARING FROM HOME.
Educational Qualifications in 1.
& r. Bill Starts Things.
Four Thousand Crawford County
Men May Lose Right to Vote.

the suffrage amendment will find its
way through the senate next Wednes-
day morning. when it is called up un-
der special orders. The women all but
won a battle Thursday when the
Brewster suffrage amendment to the
initiative and referendum failed by
one vote. Hamilton and Potter, both
radical suffrage advocates, opposed
the amendment on the theory that it
would cripple the l. and r. and rem
der the administration unconstitu-
! tional
Within the last week the suffrage
movement gained strength in the up
per house. Members who have previ-
ously remained silent on the PROPOSE
ton have declared for the resolution.
The Hamilton document is expected to
ton strength. The Democrats are for
it and the stand pat Republicans will
at least divide on the question.
| The strength of the suffrage amend
ment became evident when the Stubs
adherents failed to meet the Price
challenge Thursday afternoon and
stipulate the amendments they de-
sired. Price charged that the admin
istration had advocated not less than
five constitutional amendments in their
party platform, that Governor Stubs
had recommended the measures in his
inaugural speech and message to the
| legislature that since that time we'll
known administration advocates had
offered additional resolutions for con-
stitutional changes and that the chief
executive had failed to message to the
| legislature his three important desires.
There was no reply to this statement
| by the senator from Clark and since
| Thursday Travis and other regulars
have gone on record for the suffrage
amendment.
Both the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis overlooked the suffrage question
in their party platforms and should
the amendment pass the senate, it will
| be accepted more as a rebuke to the
Stubbs forces than as a victory for the
cause of equal rights. Should the suf-
! fragettes win their battle it will mean
the crowding of administration meas
ures in the discard and an enforced
vacation for party policies.
| Several senators from the mining
districts are hearing from their con-
stituents iii no uncertain tone concern
ing the StAvely amendment to the ini-
tiative and referendum, requiring edu-
cationaI qualifications for voters. SEN
ator Fagerberg declared on the floor
of the senate that the amendment
would disfranchise many of his con-
stituents. This morning Senator Por-
ter received a dozen calls from Craw-
ford county. They were in broken
1000 voters in the Crawford county
mines would be denied the rights of
the ballot These voices also inquired
in anxious tones about the MaSSachu-
setts ballot law, which removes the
bald eagle, the donkey and the circle
from the ballot and leaves no marks
of distinction whereby many voters
have been able to mark their ticket in
the November elections. These diff
, culties have not had a tendency to
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measures and have distributed STUN
bling blocks in the pathway of ad-
ministration doctrine.
J With more than 125 bills on the
, calendar under general orders, the
senate must next week settle down tc
business and manufacture law on the
long hour schedule. The minority I
and r. and recall have been thrust
back under the general order head
2 and are riding at the bottom of the
I slate. The Travis affinity bill dodge6
the prosecutions of the committee OF
? the whole and has been advanced tC
third reading, subject to amendment
and debate. The Porter bill relatine
to health of employees in coal mines
and the Huffman bill providing for ade
quate telephone facilities in coal mine:
have also gone to third reading undel
the emergency plea.
There are some warm fights in view
ever, and the Fagerberg bill providing
for peddler's license tax will be ont
s of the best on the list From bool
!, agents, sewing machine representa-
1 tives and the ever present lightning
rod dispensers have come petitions o
$ enormous volume asking that tn
1 measure be summarily killed, withou
the privileges of a decent burial.
!. ! The Avery bill providing for reg
istration fee on real estate mort
cages. will find more than usual amour
: of opposition in the senate. This bill
: | provides for a registration fee of 8
cents on each 800 of the mortgage an
= = exempts the lien from taxation afte
= : being recorded, but provides that Wher
the mortgage is not recorded and tn
registration fee paid, that the mort
gage shall become invalid. This bill
| intended to create a revenue from man
mortgages that are carefully hidde
from the view of the county assessor il
the days of early spring, and on whic
Z the owner escapes the payment Q
taxes.
The senatorial reapportionnent bi
i prepared by Senator w. M. Glenn, he.
n been reported favorably in both house
. and will be considered in the senat
sometime the coming week. Many c
: the anticipated difficulties surroundin
L the bill have been smoothed out an
e the bill is in a fair way to becom
y a law.
lie The Brady bill allowing trust com
panies in cities of the second-class
incorporate with $5o,oOO capital stool
has been reported favorably by the COZ
/ poration committee
o. Frank L. Travis bill to prohibit mem
sc bers of the legislature from holdin
e state appointments, stares the insul
=. gent members in the face each tin
thew rea6 fho daiIv calendar This hi