The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-02-18
Digs Up Old Rule
ToDefeat Suffrage
Resourceful George H. Sullivan Again
Proves His Title to Skilfullest
Manipulation With Clever Ruse
HOUSE MEASURE is REJECTED
Never Gets a Look In After Passing
Lower Body-GOrdon Call Ruling
Goes Glimmering
(By Grove E. Wilson,

Woman's suffrage will not be voted
upon in the senate again this session.
The house passed the proposed
amendment by vote Of 80 to 81 and
sent the bill up to the senate, smiling
confidently, as who should say: Now,
Mr.. House Of Lords, we'll see If you
dare turn down the Commons"
They saw.
Friday afternoon, senate going
along peacefully as ancient Barney
when 'first rading of house bills" is
reached. House file No 88, droned
the clerk.
Mr.. President, l move that House
file No. SO be rejected by the senate"
calmly announces Senator G. H. Sulli-
van of Saltwater.
Rejected! What? Who ever heard
of rejecting a bill? Who, indeed.
Yet the senator insists upon his mo-
ton. Yes, and cites the rule, grim
and rusty with age and disuse, but
there nevertheless and in quite work
able condition.
"Mr. President, | demand call of
the senate, says Senator Ole Sageng,
defender of the women and author of
the bill recently gone to death in the
senate.
SO the senate pass under call. Ser
geants at arms get busy, hustle all
any self respecting sergeant could or
Should. Certain members, Mr.. Presi-
dent, are not to be found. Raise the
call, then Sageng. Yes, if the senator
from Washington will withdraw his
motion to reject, made under repug-
Ifant ancient rule. No, rule has lain
nnworked too long now, shall be set
lmoving this afternoon Call, then,
still in force.
Three hours creep by with sergeant
at arms still unable to find absent
members.
What's to be done? Answer to this
question there is none though one is
urgently demanded since glimmers of
the all night session of two years ago
move family across the wall. Call
then continued by Senator James
Boyle of Eveleth, now looking fresh
and happy and ready to stand by Sa-
geng for two or three days if neces-
sary. Sageng immovable as flint.
Members catch at a means of es-
cape. With new presiding officer
might not the old Gordon ruling, held
by all to have strained point, be re-
versed. Worth trying at least, think
the Sullivan people. But the Sageng
forces are not idle and Senator Put
nam precipitates trouble by rising to
move adjournment. Roll call demand
ed and motion is lost
Now is the chance and Senator Sui
livan moves that further proceedings
under the call be dispensed with. A
mazement grips the Sageng people,
evidently thinking the Gordon ruling
is to stand in peaceful supremacy
Motion made, held by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Bunrquist to be in order. Fol-
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memorable roll call shows Sullivan VIC
tor Sageng then moves to commit
the bill to election committee and Len
de moves as substitute to all motions
that the bill lay on the table. Roll call
defeats Lende's motion, roll call de-
feats Sageng's motion, roll call adopts
Sullivan'S motion to reject.
Then Sageng tries a ruse. Change
his vote from no to aye for 1.-The pur-
pose of moving to reconsider" he says
and so remains on his feet as the
president announces the result of the
vote. Instantly he and Sullivan are
fighting for recognition, Sageng to
move to adjourn and Sullivan to move
to reconsider.
Sageng recognized, makes his mo-
ton which is promptly voted down I'M
der roll call.
Sullivan then moves to reconsider
and "hopes the motion will not pre-
vail" which under the roll call it does
not.
There you have busy afternoon
and the first real, live clash of the SEES
sion in the senate. Make the most of
it, another may not come this winter
Incidentally expenses of the three
last campaigns in this great state are
= to be examined by joint committee
of Senate and House. Members in
neither body are not yet appointed,
may not be as the resolution, once
more Sageng's, has not passed the
house, but seems likely to do so.