The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-02-25
TINE WILL TELL
WHEN WOMEN. VOTE
SUFFRAGE QUESTION TO BE Vor.
Edo AT GENERAL ELECTION.
LIQUOR AN ISSUE NEXT CAMPAIGN
Governor Sends Three Nominations
to Senate for confrmation-Most
Heated Argument Over Right to
Overcheck Bank Account.

Whether or not women shall vote
in Iowa will now be up to the people
of Iowa to decide at the next general
election. The constitutional amend
ment resolution passed the house by
a vote of "a to 10. Having passed the
senate and the legislature two years
ago the resolution now goes to the
voters and ii adopted becomes part
of the constitution. Suffragist leaders
announce that they will at once begin
a campaign of education among vot-
ers and expect it will carry. The nine
teen who voted against suffrage in
the House were Bailey, Becker, Hor-
chen, Ingwersen, Kane, Kelso, Kim.
berly, Klinker, Lenders, Miller, Old
enburg Pitt, Rees, Rogers, Sawyer,
Stokes Swensen and Tucker.
A rather pertinent question was
asked by Representative Swensen
which may become one of the chief
points of argument during the suff-
rage campaign. 1t was what regula-
ton will there be for foreign women
coming to this country regarding nat
uralization. Under the present U. s.
naturalization laws a man has to go
through a long process to become nat
luraliZed, while a woman becomes nat
uraliZed by marriage. The only reply
to Mr.. SWensen's question on the floor
of the assembly was that the state
of Iowa cannot regulate the govern
ment naturalization laws.
The Next Campaign.
Passage OF the constitutional pro-
hibitory amendment resolution by the
house by a vote of 80 to IA now max
es certain that the liquor fight will
be waged during the next campaign
when members of the next legislature
are being chosen. The resolution must
pass another legislature before it is
submitted to the people for vote.
The Governor Non1inates.
Governor Clarke has sent to the
Senate the following nominations for
the Senate's approval
State Superintendent of Public In
struCtion-A NJ DeYoe (reappoint-
ment)
Board of Parole - VIM. Dennis Of
Linn county Succeeding VIM. H.
Berry,
State Board Of Education - Paul
Stillman of Jefferson, E. P. Schoent-
gen of Council Bluffs and Gardner
iCowles of Des Moines.
Governor Clarke explained that fail
ure to reappoint Roger Levitt Of Ced'
ar Falls was no reflection on the man
or his ability, but determination on
his part that it was good policy to
have no member OF the board of edu-
cation from a city where is located
any of the schools under the control
of the board
A Heated Argument.
One of the most heated arguments
yet provoked in the Senate OF the
Iowa legislature came over the Dill
proposing to make it a felony for q
man to draw a check on a bank in
which he has insufficient funds. In
fact so complicated became the dis
cussion that senators decided not 10
vote on the measure until after the
mid session vacation. This will give
them opportunity to consult their con
stituents on the measure.
Cut His Power Some.
A state constabulary law will be
passed by the present legislature
Those who opposed the Cosson law ii
1.-The House have agreed to a compro
mise measure which made it's appear
ance in the house today. This take:
the appointment of the state officers
away from the attorney general. i
provides from one to four officer:
shall be appointed by the governor
and their salaries shall be fixed ant
, paid by the state board of control. l
further provides that no such office
shall work consecutively more thai
thirty days at time without specific
directions and authority from tn,
board of control The salary to b,
fixed shall be on the per diem basis
1t is expected this bill will pass bot
houses of the legislature.