Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-04-06
Woman Suffrage

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Woman Suffrage
The Woman Suffrage amendment
to the constitution came up in the
Senate last week and the grave and
reverend Senators tucked ii in its lit
tie bed, pulled the comforters over its
head and put it to sleep for this ses-
sion at least. The women who head
ed the movement were disappointed
but not disheartened. The vote wa:
close thirty for. and thirty-two
against.
It looks very much as though the
vote was framed up to give the ladies'
as much, satisfaction as could be done
without giving them what they want.
ed. The "anti' Senators gave as eX-
c,lse for their vote against the meas
nre that their wives advised them to
i vote against it, Now if they will only
follow the advice of their wives on all
the other measures that will come up
the balance of the session we can ex-
pect some great legislation. There
may be trouble ahead, however. When
a man lays the responsibility of his
action on his wife and she finds it on.
there is something doing. We've tried
it and we know" But if the women
can sway senatorial action by just
murmuring into a telephone their
wishes it is wise plan not to in.
crease their political power.
The Gross Earnings Tax Bill.
The Spooner Bill was defeated in
the House by the surprising vote of
lightweight to twenty-six.. u This was
q measure providing for The increase
of the gross earnings tax on railroads
from four to five per cent. It was
generally supposed the measure would
carry, at least that the vote would be
very close, but the Regulars, the Pro
gressives, the Democrats and the
near-Democrats joyfully joined hands
in swatting the same and when the
roll call had ended it was as limp as
Clinton Robinson after John Lennon
has ruled on one Of his points of or
der
/ kIemer and the kienerites
Representative !llemer's charge
'sthat the House was packed and
stacked in the interests Of the special
i interests" bobbed up in the House
again on Monday last week. Speaker
Dunn, with fine sense OF propriety
relinquished the chair to Representa-
tive Fowler of Hennepin County, and
al! day long the spectacular battle
ragged. During the day Mr.. Klenel
filed an apology" stating that he was
aware that his language was unparlja
mentary but that it was true just the
same. Representative DR.. w. T.
Stone, who previously had been how
ering around the edges of the battle
jumped right into the center of the
fight by declaring that Representa-
! tive Klemer had inadvertently tolt
the truth OF course the House
refused to accept an apology that die
not apologize but simply reiterated
and vote of censure was passed OF
Mr.. Klemer. Then on motion of Mr.
H. H. Dunn, Representatives Klemel
and Stone were cited before the bal
of the House and ordered to specify
which committees were packed ant
stacked" and the names Of the mem
bers who were used for packing an.
stacking" purposes. They demanded
time to prepare their statemen
which was refused by the House OF
two grounds, first, they ought neve
to have made the charges unless the.
had the evidence in hand on whic]
to base them and, second, that fv,
had first made the charges and tina
ought to be sufficient time to pre-
pare this statement The two mel
then appeared at the char" and re
fused to either present their specif
cations or retract. In substance,
not in words they told the House i
could go to Minneapolis, that the,
would pay no attention to its orders
but would defy its authority and d
nc thov n1oacod Nf oo11rco tho
We're in open contempt of the Hous
and the proper course to have TO
lowed would have been to hav
moved their suspension Of all tn
rights and privileges of the House 70
not complying with it's order or oftel
ing an acceptable apology. They ha
purged themselves from contempt bu
no one seemed to know what to d