Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-13
wall. The ayes were 3S.
Suffrage Proposal Sprung.

The proposal in the senate for the
woman suffrage amendment was
brought up without notice. The reso-
luton had gone to the table of the sec
rotary and was there for action. AZ
ter the passage Of the mu!ct law appeal
bill and the adoption OF the prohibitory
amendment with all members present
except one, Senator Allen deemed II
the right time to have the vote on the
amendment and called 1t up. Nobody
wanted to make any speeches and it
was passed in a few minutes. 1t caused
much less opposition than in former
years and the decisive vote of 80 to II
may be taken to indicate tina. it will be
passed in the house without trouble.
The governor definitely recommended
it's adoption and will do all ne can to
further its progress.
House to Approve.
Both the Thomas Wilson bill to
submit the prohibitory amendment,
and the Clarkson bill to repeal the
mulct law. will be passed by the house,
it was generally conceded by repre-
sentatives, both wet and d., after the
senate had acted yesterday.
"You could no more stop them now
than you could stop the waters of the
Mississippi river" said Representa-
tive Otto A. Helming, of Allamakee,
who is on the lists of the temperance
forces rs wet Its a shame the
people can't see two sides to aucs-
ton any mo'o.'
Drys Strong in House.
Representa- i've Henry l.. Wilson II
Mitchell pre- live. that the drvs w'u!1
have a strong majority II the house,
He suggested that the vote favorable
to both bills would be not far short Of
IS. 1t requires only 90 votes to pass
a bill in the house.
A careful checking of the attitude of
the house membership on the question
reveals the fact that more than sixty
members are either from counties
which are so dry that there can be no
doubt Of how their representatives
Will vote or have made declara tons
which place them definitely on record
on the dry side.
Quick Action Expected.
The house committee on constitu-
tional amendments held meeting late
yesterday afternoon. The bill to sub
nit the prohibitory amendment did not
come up however. and the committee
will await now receipt of the bill
passed by the senate After the sem
ate's action there is little doubt that
even the committee, which verges on
being wet, VIII report the resolution.
The senate resolution should be mes
saged to the house today and go at
once to the committee. A report from
the committee night be brought in as
early as Tuesday, unless members OF
the committee attempt to delay ac-
ton. Should this be done, it is likely
that the fight vii. be precipitated at
once by introduction of a resolution TO
take the bill out of the hands of the
committee.
Watching Des Moines.
Some of the members of the legisla-
trre are saying that they will watch
with much interest the progress OF az
fairs in Des Moines under the pro-
hibition which is just ahead. The sa-
looms are to be closed tonight, and
many believe this is to be the end of
then, In this city. In the debate yes
terday, and once before, there was
reference in the senate 20 the condi-
lions which existed in the capital city
in the era 1sS5-90. under prohibition
and before the mulct law was given
as a relief. Some people affect to be-
lieve that conditions will be nearly
as bad again, tho probably in some
different way; but others say that
there will be "a demonstration OF the
perfect success of the closure when
backed, as 1t will be in this case. by
strong public sentiment. At any rate