South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-01

INDIANAPOLIS, March Seventy
bills met death IN the house this
morning under the rapid fire methods
employed Saturday by Speaker Bed
we'll. Among the measures that went
down today was the one designed to
exempt chambers Of commerce and
similar organizations from being tax
ed.
The movements for the reOrganiza-
tion Of the Indiana national guard and
TO place it under the same rules and
regulations that govern the u. 5. army
was strengthened today by a favorable
committee report on the Van Auken
national guard bill.
Sen. Ballous bill prohibiting the use
OF lodge names and emblems by un-
scrupulOus persons was passed by the
senate today The White bill allow
ing county clerks TO investigate bank
deposits Of deceased persons was also
passed.
Sen. Robbins introduced a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 Cor the main
tenance OF a colored house maid 3
school at New Albany.
The senate today refused to concur
in the amendment passed by the house
making the Gary second class city bill
not affect the present city officials. A
conference committee viii dispose of
The bill.
Pass River Bill.
The senate today passed the Calu-
met river bill with the amendment
giving each council I'm the territory af-
fected power TO pass on the action to
be taken within the individual city
limits.
A bill that would disfranchise many
old soldiers who live at the soldiers
home in Marion was introduced in the
house today by Rep. Strange. The bill
revives the fight that was made some
years ago and which was blocked by
Gov Steele. governor of the home and
then a congressman from the district
IN which Marionl located.
The Strange bin would prevent the
old veterans voting at Indiana and
local elections and would make them
go TO their homes TO cast their ballots.
m they have no homes, they would
not have any where 10 vote. A federal
law urged by Col. steele blocked the
his line by turning over TO the state
Of Indiana the reservation on which
the soldiers home is situated.
The Davis anti-free lunch bill was
reported faVorably from a senate COM
mittee today, having already passed
the house. The house killed the Os-
borne bill providing for referendum
on primary election question. \
Joint caucus tonight promised a
stormy session on practically all plat
form measures
Suffrage Not in Sight.
Woman suffrage, even of the limit
ed variety, viii not be enacted by this
session of the Indiana general as
sCmbly. That is a prophecy based on
the most careful examination of con-
ditiOns here at the beginning of the
final week of the legislature. If there
- an overturuing OF that prophecy it
can happen i'm but one way-through
the women of the state. themselves.
II the women, interested in suffrage,
have brought their full forces to
bear upon the governor and this
legislature, then suffrage is dead. II
they have not one of two things will
happen Either limited suffrage will
be given the women by this session.
under a plan similar 10 the Illinois
plan. or another and particular novel
scheme viii he placed before the
state by leaders here
This plan is here made public for
the frst time. but legislative leaders
have been discussing it in the most
intensely secret meetings for the past
several days. it is reported. It in
wolves a scheme 70 take an enumera-
tiOn OF all the women OF voting re-
Quirements in Indiana and the plac-
ing OF the question OF woman suf-
frage before the entire feminine part
OF Indiana-for a referendum vote.
Women Must Vote on IL.
If the wcmen agree 10 suffrage
then they shall have it-but by che
next legislature. which may be almost
anything IN political complexion. But
the women majority OF all those
enumerated-must vote on the ques-
ZION. say several wen-knoWn leaders
here now. And these same leaders
who, IL may be noted here, are bit.
fpFfu nnnDgpd 10 woman suffrage
even OF the limited type believe that
a majority OF all the Vote-eligible
women In Indiana would not come to