The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-25
Suffrage Measures


-, Washington. March 24.-Scnator
Thomas, OF Colorado. chairman OF the
neni'te committee on Woman Suffrage
assured sunraSists leaders to-day thai
ms committee would take iIp Tor con
sldcration ~ The near future the Bris-
tow and Shafroth resolutions iutro
duccd last week. after The dcfatt "f
the resolution providing for submission,
OF q constitutional amendment, extend
!ilE suffrage TO women.
Leaders of the woman suffrage novo..
mcnt mad asked the Senator To-, = hear
iig, but this. he said to-day. would no,
be necessary. as the, committee. is mar
oughiy Informed on the subject. The
l:ristow resolution is identical with the
Chamoerialn amendment. defeated last
over the Shafroth amendment which
proposes that suffrage be granted TO
Women in any state whenever it is
approved by majority after the sub
Jcct mas been submitted 10 the elecio-
voters of the State.
The Eristow resolution said San
ator Ihomas, lis Identical with the re
Gently defeated constitutional amend
iment; and In my judgment, is the only
one 10 be reported favorably TO the
senate, 1t cannot be improved tinon
either in phraseolory or purpose"
Another ko"nd OF Argument
w oman SuiiraSlStS ana antiS had
another round OF argument to-day be-
iore the House Elections Committee
this time over the bill To permit Ger
tam qualified women To- vote at con
claimed they We're unbiased thought
the arguments about even
Rev. Olive Brown, of Racine wis
and Mrs Clara Colby. OF Portland. Ore
pftScntod the case OF the suifragists
ana Miss Lucy Price and Miss Minnie
Bronson, the latter secretary OF the
National Association Opposed to Wn
man Suffrage. declared a majority of
The women OF the United states did not
wish to vote
Representative French. Of Idaho. and
representative Sherley. Of Kentucky,
nnd ,ha ao,r Joint dssbatc that interrupted
th" courts had held the States sole
judges OF qualifications Of their voters
ana that II was beyond the power OF
inc fe"eral government TO intervene
Development of Alaska.
Washington. March 2i.-tarly action
on legislation to permit the devclou.
ment OF Alaskas rich coal resources
was forecast to-day when the Senate
PUBLIC Lands Committee agreed TO re-
port favorably tomorrow the adIninis-
tration leasing system bin in modi-
ncd form. With construction of n gov
ernncnt railroad already authorized.
leaders in Congress propose to remove
restrictions as quickly us possible. so
that development OF tho coal lands NAV
be well under way by the time the road
is In operation
AS perfected by the senate commit
tee. the leasing system bill would pro-
vide for the leasing Of mining rights
only for Indefinite terms Under the
hill al2O acres in the Earring River
Held and 1851 acres in the Matamusk
field viii DC reserved 10y the President
70 be mined by the government, when
In his opinion the mining OF such coal
becomes necessary by reason Of an
insufficient supply Of coal at Il reason
able price" for the navy and govern
ment work. and for relief of opprcs-
sivc conditions
The bill proposes that tho mnrcserved
lands he surveyed into forty-acre
tracts, or multiples thereof. the maxi
mum being fixed at iifty-six acres for
any tract. These are to be leased 10
competitive bidders. not more than one
tract being included in any lease. Rail
roads would be prevented from acu,ir-
ing under the act greater coal supplv
than needed for their own use
FOrbidS Intcrlwrl<inE Lenses.
the total average OF contiguous land
which one person or corporation might
hold in the discretion Of the Secretary
Continued On Second pago)