The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-03-18
VOTES FOR WOMEN
IS SPECIAL ORDER
BILL PROVIDING FOR AMEND.
Il MENT" UP TOMORROW.
PROPOSITION is A NOVEL ONE
Wide Difference of Opinion as TO the
Wisdom of Women in Submitting
the Question to the Voters
at Party Primaries.


of the Iowa legislature tomorrow will
take up for consideration under a
special order the bill providing that
the constitutional amendment grant
ing women the right of suffrage be
submitted to the voters at the pri-
mary election in June instead of
waiting until the regular election in
November,
Woman suffrage supporters are
anxious to get the resolution approx
ed in the spring so that women may
vote at the regular election for mem
bers of the Iowa general assembly.
If the women vote they say a dry
legislature will surely be elected
which will again pass the prohibitory
constitutional amendment that pass
ed this session, thus making Iowa
constitutionally dry and ,foiling any
chance for future enactment OF
mulct or local option law
The proposition to submit the res
olution to the voters at party primary
elections is novel and the method to
be adopted by election judges will
probably precipitate considerable dis
cussion and a number of amendments
VIII probably be offered. 1t is likely
q substitute bill will be offered pro
Viding that the governor call spe-
cial election to vote on the PROPOSE
ton on the same day as the primary
elections and that the primary cleo
ton judges serve as judges of the
special election. In this way a sep
arate election box would be provided
and everyone could vote regardless
of whether he wished to affiliate with
any party at its primary or not.
There is a wide difference of opin.
ion as to the wisdom of the women
in submitting the question at the pri-
mary. Even some of the opponents
to womans Suffrage in the legisla-
ture will favor the bill to submit the
question in June because they say
ii. can be defeated easier then than
in November" ~.
1t is a foregone conclusion that
the liberal and liquor elements of the
state will form decided opposition
to woman suffrage and try to defeat
the measure at the polls. The Wom-
en- suffragists are planning to con.
duct well organized campaign.
i Women, however, were given a
decided shock Saturday when the
House refused to pass the Child
Welfare bill. This measure was
urged by the organized Women's
clubs of the state. Petitions had
come to the members from every
woman's organization in Iowa urging
} its passage. Refusal of the members
to adopt the bill has raised a ques-
T ton as to the sincerity of legislators
in the suffrage movement. While
! they passed the resolution to submit
to the people the question of equal
: suffrage when it comes to passing
law generally demanded by the wom-
. en- they turn it down with little cere-
= mony.
l One element that was against the
measure, however, was that it was
= to be located at the university at
r Iowa City. There Is an apparent re-
g volt among legislators against the
I movement to give everything to Iowa
" City and members openly expressed
n Themselves on the floor as believing
4 the bill was conceived merely to give
: Jobs for few more men at Iowa
\ City. The sentiment is caused by
the fact that Iowa City is trying to
I get moved there the legislative ref
erence department, the state board of
health, the state geological depart
> ment, etc. Why" said one member
p discussing the invasion of bills to
s. move to Iowa City, Iowa City is
/ Just trying to move the state capitol
back there piece meal"
To Consider Adjournment.
t. The Senate will today or tomorrow
5 consider the resolution filed some
d time ago by Senator Eversmeyer of
n Muscatine providing an adjournment
April 5. While some favor this date
u others think April 9 more practical
j. The Senate already has introduced
d 497 bills and the expiration for in
d Producing such does not expire until
l. March 80.
q In the House 500 have been filed
The record of the House business
= follows: passed 4 senate Joint reso
D. lutions, passed n house and 10 sen
e ate bills, Indefinitely postponed 3
house joint resolutions, killed one
u house resolution and withdrew one
y from consideration.
d. The senate record is. passed foul
joint resolutions (signed by cover
nor), passed 81 senate and 10 hous,
n bills. Forty bills on the calendar.
Y Railroads Hit Hard.
The railroads were hit hard by th,
Beth general assembly today whel
s. the senate passed the Frailey bill
compelling the roads to pay their EN-
ployees semimonthly instead o
monthly About 10000 railroad me-
= iare affected, ..--
= The house this afternoon will pas
y upon the Schmeiika bill to force tn,
It railroads to provide livestock shiE
E, lers with sleeping cars when shiI
# ments are made at night. The sent
i ment during the morning debate wa
!, against the roads. Railroad men est
= mate that the enforcement of thi
= measure will cost the roads million
! of dollars.
y Flood Protection.
= The Beth general assembly 10 Il
= favor of flood protection before tn
y floods arrive. The house today passe
the Jameson bill to permit cities an
towns to purchase AMI condemn Ian
~ within or without its territorial limit
III to provide for sewers so that the foo