The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-22
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
IDEFEATED IN HOUSE
Vote on Bradley Bill Was 4o
to Al.
WARM DEBATE ON MEASURE
Bill Provided That the Question of Ex.
tending Franchise to Women Be
Submitted to Vote of
People In 1915.

frage was defeated in the lower house
Of the Wisconsin legislature by a vote
OF 49 to Al. The Bradley bill pro.
vided that the question of extending
the franchise to women be submitted
to a vote of the people at the Novem-
Der election of 1916 For over two
hours the measure was warmly de-
bated. Assemblyman Ofstie of Eau
Claire in fayoring the bill declared
that Abraham Lincoln was the orig
inal champion of woman's suffrage in
this country. He said that wherever
the plan had been tried it had brought
about cleaner and better moral con-
ditions. He read letters from officials
in many of the suffrage states to sub
stant1ate his view. Assemblyman
Weber said that the laboring interests
were in favor of woman's suffrage be-
cause it was based on the idea of ex-
tending equal rights and opportunities
to all. Assemblyman Gruenewald
said that every argument made
against woman's suffrage would apply
with equal force to manhood suffrage,
Ii 1t had not yet been extended.
Practically the only argument
made against the Suffrage bill was by
Assemblyman Budlong Of Marinette
He charged that 1t was plan to bring
on prohibition and used quotations
from the Bible to sustain his view
that suffrage should not be extended
to woman. Assemblyman Kubasta of
Merrill asked for the indefinite post
ponement and upon the calling of the
roll the measure was killed.
BY vote of 81 to 4 the assembly
passed the Waldron resolution to
amend the constitution to allow
sheriff to succeed himself in office. At
the present time sheriff can hold
but one term because of the constitu-
tional prohibition The attempt to
kin the Donnelly bill requiring that in
bar examinations the names Of the ap-
plicants shall be withheld from the
person marking the papers failed and
the measure was engrossed. After
long debate the assembly killed the
linn bill which would permit the
county Of Milwaukee to establish
free legal bureau.
The Whitcomb bill to abolish the
student court at the university was
killed without debate. This measure
sought to prohibit the board of regents
of the university or the faculty from
delegating authority to the student
court to discipline students. The
Schroeder bill giving all cities of the
state the power to pass ordinances
regulating the collection of garbage
and the payment of the service on the
same system as the levying of taxes
was engrossed by the house, as was
the bill decreasing the amount of cash
reserve that state bank must carry
from 15 per cent to 10 per cent The
assembly killed the Killa bill which
would prohibit stores in Milwaukee
from conducting a saloon in connec-
ton with general merchandise store.
1t sent to engrossment the Rhinehart
bill giving all cities of the state power
to establish continuation and evening
schools and other educational activ-
tiles of similar nature.
There was a short debate over the
Burke bill to permit physicians and
surgeons to testify in will cases. AS
semblyman Minkley thoughc the plan
was bad one; that 1t was breaking
down of the bars in the matter of evi-
dence in litigation. His attempt to
kill the bill failed, however, and it
was sent to engrossment. A substi-
tute to the forestry bill has been pre-
sented in the senate. The supreme
courts decision in the forestry case
took away every cent Of money pre-
viously held for forestry purposes, and
the new bill appropriates $4,000 for
emergency purposes for fire protec-
ton. The forests in the region are
very dry and it is stated by Senator
Tomkins and others that there is dam
ger of disastrous results without fire
protection
The assembly has concurred in the
c.. H. Everett bill making a closed
season for squirrels in Racine, Ken
osha and Pierce counties until Sep
TENDER /, 1912, and in the Bosshard
bill making a closed season through
out the state for wood duck until July
/, 1918.
One million two hundred thousand
dollars is made available for the COM
pletion and equipment of the state
capitol by the Whitman bill which
the senate advanced without opposi-
ton. This Is expected to be the last
| appropriation for this purpose and
brings the total amount for the build
| ing of the statehouse up to $6,70O,000
The senate saved Senator Cunning
hams bill for site for a proposed
hospital for crippled children by send
! ing 1t to engrossment when it was
down for killing. First, however, the
senate adopted his amendment reduc-
ing the amount for the site from $685.
600 to $4,000 Opposition to the bill,
voiced by Chairman Scott of the