The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-27
FEAR THE WRATH
OF SUFFRAGETTES
CONTINUED from page 1.

six months of qualification In the new
Those who have the right OF plural
voting under the existent law must /
formally disclaim the vote in those
districts where they do not intend to
exercise 1t.
The penalty for plural voting is
fixed at $1,000 fine, or one years
imerisonment, or both, with disfran-
chisement for period Of seven years. |
Under the bill, peers for the first
time would be entitled to vote, but
notwithstanding that privilege, 1t was
certain that II the commons passed
the bill, the lords would refuse to ac-
cept piece of legislation OF such a
revolutionary character. 1t was adj
mitted that. as in the case of the
home rule bill, three houses of com
mons would have to enact the meas
ure before 1t became a law under the
veto act.
Incidentally the bill abolishes what
are Known as the university cons:i-
tuencies, thus reducing the members
Of parliament by nine.
Votes for women became the para
mount issue of the franchise reform
bill by amendment prepared by Sir
Edward Grey and offered by Lyttle-
lion, striking out the word male" in
the clause extending the vote to
4 every male person" The amend
rlent was offered Friday but not
voted upon. 1t was scheduled for
i division this afternoon.
Died A-bornln.
LONDON, Jan. 27.--Votes for WON
en- in Great Britain. as far as this
\ parliament is concerned, died
a-bornln' =" this afternoon, when Pre-.
mier Asquith arose in the house of
A commons and announced that the gov
eminent formally withdrew tho fran
chise reform bill.
He vigorously repudiated the
charges Of trickery imputed to the gov
eminent by some Of the fiery advo
Gates of equal suffrage and explained
that the cabinet exceedingly regretted
its inability to carry out it's pledge tt
the women to submit equal suffrage
to vote, because of the ruling o.
Speaker Lowther that the Grey amend
ment necessarily would entail the re
: introduction Of the bill
A hush that would have permittet
the hearing of dropping pin pervad
ed the commons and the galleries
when the premier made his moment
GUS announcement, but at its conclus
ion wild clamor broke forth that pu
= to blush the demonstration that greet
g ed the passage of the Irish home rul
e bill
Suffragettes in the galleries hisse
Asquith and jeers and cat calls fle7
over the chamber. Conservative
> cheered to the echo, and the speakt
was powerless to restore order *
several minutes.
9 The word was quickly passed to til
masses Of militants that thronge
Westminster and pandemonium reigl
ed. Groans and Kisses rent the a.
J and some Of the enthusiasts starte
e to march on parliament house, bl
. were quickly forestalled by the zoe
= odd policemen and detectives VIII
9 picketed the neighborhood.
y The apprehensions OF the polio
- that the suffragettes would imme
Y lately resume their campaign of al
noyance, positively resorting to MOI
~ violent tactics, apparently was just
" fled by the declaration of Mrs, Ell
y incline Pankhurst, leader of the mil
- tants.
~ THE action of Premier Asquith
~ scandalous betrayal of the wome
of England and we shall resume Oh
a. militancy forthwith unless the COVER
" ment consents to introduce in TIL
40 parliament bill specifically provi
" ing for equal suffrage" Mrs. Pan
- hurst declared.
The outburst of Mrs. Pankhur
- probably reached the ears of Premi
~ Asquith, who shortly afterward W;
81 quoted as saying that he would PROF
- Use to private members Of the col
@ mons facilities for introducing ST
frage bill early in the next sessio
~ which convenes in February. III
premier did not promise the suppo
Of the ministry for the proposed bi
saying that the members of the ca
81 met would vote, unhampered, accoT
nl- ing to their views.
ry When the news spread througho
py London that the bill with withdraw
lrt thousands of militants thronged L
lt. streets, speakers began harangue
ar and the police were kept busy dispel
rs ing them.
as The police guard about the premi
cd was doubled and all cabinet membe
ed were given all possible protection. T
nd officials openly admitted that tn
ut feared real violence at the hands
ns the disappointed and enraged s.
he fragettes.
Ter A special cabinet meeting today {
en- cided to withdraw the bill and VIII
the house of commons met, the p.
ceedings lasted only few momen
Premier Asquith asked Speak
a /, Iowther If his tentative ruling