The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-03-13
SENATE PASSES
VOTES FOR WOMEN
IOWA NOW IN THE MIDST OF A
TWO YEAR CAMPAIGN.
TO AMEND IOWA CONSTITUTION
Senator Chase Of Webster City Cham
pions Bill of Antis, and Distin-
cuisines Himself by His Re-
sourcefulness and Repartee.

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Des Moines, March S.-Iowa Is in
the midst of two years campaign
for woman's suffrage for the Senate
yesterday afternoon by vote of 81 to
Is passed the House resolution to
amend the constitution to provide uni
versal suffrage. Under the constitu-
ton this same resolution must pass
the next general assembly also before
/ 1t may be submitted to the people for
/ q vote. Lieutenants of tn esuffrage
movement at the state capitol yester-
day declared they will at once begin
q campaign to see to'>it that the
members of the next General Assem-.
bly, will be pledged to vote for the
resolution. But the Senate by a vote
tof % to "a refused to reconsider the
vote by which it passed the Chase
bill, Accordingly the upper house
stands as favoring law to submit to
the next election to women only the
Question whether they as a sex wish
the ballot. That bill was this morn.
ling messaged to the House and the
suffrage resolution was sent to the
governor If the House passes the
Chase bill it is quite probable the
members of the next general assembly
will be governed in their voting by the
result of the exclusive women's cleo
ton on whether they wish suffrage.
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On the final vote for suffrage the
Senators voting aye were: Senators
Allen, Ames, Arney, Balkema, Clark
son, Cowles, Crist, Crow, Darrah, Dun
negan, Farr, Fellows, Francis, Head,
Hilsinger, Jones, Larrabee, Legal,
Malmberg, McColl, Neal, Nye, Perkins,
Ream, Robinson, Smith, Spaulding,
Sullivan, Taylor, Thomas, Wilson of
lAppanoose. dbl
Those voting no were: Balluff,
Chase, Doran, Garrett, Hagemann,
Kimball, Mates, Quigley, Savage,
Schrup, Sheean, Weber, White, Will
son Of Clinton.
| The oratorical array came on con
sideratioD of the motion to reconsider
the vote by which the Chase bill was
passed. Cady Chase distinguished
himself by his resourcefulness and apt
repartee under the cross fire of ques-
tions hurled at him by the friends of
suffrage. He had been on his feet
but few minutes when he took oc-
casion to say that every vestige of
malice he may have held in his heart
toward the Senator from Pocahontas
had been completely eradicated since
the latter had laid the beautiful floral
offering on his desk following their
last clash over the suffrage question
He was soon under a cross fire OF
Questions from senators. After an
swering six or seven Senator Allen of
IPocahontas arose to ask a question.
Chase turning toward him with out
stretched arms cried, And you, too,
Brutus?" The galleries were con-
vulsed with laughter
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Never in the history of suffrage's
long fight in the Iowa legislature has
there been an opponent to the cause
who has made so strenuous a fight and
yet preserved the good humor that
has been the distinguishing feature of
Mr.. Chase's fight.
| Chase won his fight, for il was to
prevent reconsideration of the vote
that previously passed his measure.
The senators who voted with Chase
to maintain the status of his bill and
who also voted for the suffrage reso-
luton on the final test were: Senators
iCo"iOS' NbO", iiiloluBeE, Legal, hdlm-
berg, Perkins, Sullivan, Thomas, and
Wilson OF Appanoose.
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Representative Klay's bill for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to defray the ex-
Ipenses of the retrenchment and fe-
forms committee investigating the
conduct of state officials passed by the
house this morning is expected to
cure the error discovered yesterday
when the state auditor refused to pay
$50 day experts.
Senator Doran has a bill repeating
the present law allowing supervisors
to make one mill tax to prospect for
coal. He says coal fields are well es-
tablished and such law is unneces-
sary and only chance for graft
Franklin G. Pierce, secretary of the
Iowa League of Municipalities, is head
ing movement to kill the proposed
public utilities bill
The Blackboard bill TO elect members
of the state agricultural society by dis
trict instead of present methods was
sent back to the committee late yes
lterday TO give President Cameron. of
the state fair chance to be heard in
Opposition to II.