Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-21
Special to Times-Rcpubl,can.

Special to Times-Rcpublican.
Des Moines, Fob. al.--The senate ~
dry rebnked its committee on conxt,tm.
fional amendments by a decisive votA,
oy refusing to permit that committees
20 consider the house resolution for
women suffrage. Senator Allen moved
mat the house resolution 20 ON tha
calender and not to tho committee.
which yesterday voted agsinst any
equal suffrage proposal. Alien waa
sustained. 26 to Is.
This action pointing to victory TO the
amendment In tho senate was the oo..
casion OF much rejoicing among friends
Of suffrage. who had been downcast nv
tht adverse report OF the senate conn
mlttee. The committees repor< iii
be received during the day. Tho house
resolution will be reached on tho CO.
cndar tomorrow. ~
Alton. OF fuciihon:aE, led she ona III
sition to the bill. Ha declared that N
is n subterfugc employed by the oppon-
ents OF suffrage 10 defeat better meas.
urcS.
Senator Chase. author OF tho bill. ~.
'I''N W" '''Nt no mas ilb cthtT lDtGIG0y ia
Its passage than TO obtain 4 real *.
preston from tho women OF tho atat0
as TO whether or not they Will use the
ballot II II is given 60 them.
Referendum on Question.
The Chase bill to authorize tho WON.
en- nj the next general election to say
whether or not they desire tho ballot
was passed by the senate, 80 to 16, AZ
ter much maneuvering to prevent
vote on the same.
Senator Hagcrman. tho newly elect.
ed senator from the Butler Bremcr
district, was sworc In.
Quistus on Normal School Dill. ~
The senate put to sleep the question
OF additional normal schools by vote
of 2b to ls, on the adoption OF re-
port postponing tho bill to eatabliAh
three additional schools Tho Shenan-
doah bill also was killed by a vote Of
"a to 81.
House Passes Negro Measure.
The house reconsidered it's action In
the defeat of Miller's bill to forbid In.
termarriage OF whites and blacks. and
passed the bill. rs TO ~. The senate
has already defeated the bill.
Preference Primary Bill Passed.
Tho house passed the presidential
preference primary bin after rejecting
proposal to have tho preferences pri-
mary bill after rejecting n proposal to
have the preferences and instructing
delegates by congressional districts.
The house recalled the bill from the
senate increasing the number OF judges
OF the supreme court. having discov-
cred that 1t Is unconstitutional In form.
Senator Nyo introduced n bill to re-
peal the law as to n fiat millnge rate
OF taxation on monies and credits and
place taxation on the same basis AZ
bank stock.
The house defeated an amendment
offered by Miller OF Bremen, calculated
TO allow members OF the progressive
party to vote without making affidavit
of party affi!iation before the county
auditors. The vote on the bill. which
was introduced by klay. OF Sioux. was
10 10 IS.
Preacher Favors Sunday Baseball.
Rev. w. u. Parkhurst, pastor OF tho
Seventh Day Adventists OF Dcs Moines.
Sunday baseball before
the committee upon police regulations
He WAS opposed by large number OK
the other ministers OF the city.
The minister denounced the proposed
law as 'class and religious" legislation
and declared that he would rather have
n man ut ball game than In his pew
at church II while there he had a feel
ing he was being denied part OF his
liberties because 1f the church.
The bill for state supervision or pri-
vate banks. introduced by McHose OF
l'ocne. was killed In tho committee on
banks and banking yesterday after
noon. The lean shark bill giving tho
state supervision Of this class OF bus
mess was up tor discussion. but was
not acted upon. M
The committee on municipal corpa.
rations recommended the Griffin bill
out for passage. giving commission
plan cities control OF shade trees In the
streets ard parkings. a hearing was
also held before this committee on the
bill for mill levy for fire depart
mcnts.
The Jacobson bill providing for med-
cal inspection of all school children
was killed in the committee on public
health. as was also one providing that
boards OF supervisors might apprOpfi-
,tc $500 To investigate the causes Ok
contagious diseases.
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