Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-21
IN THE SENATE.
Not In session

81. Paul. Jan. 1.-THE Minnesota
house 0f representatives will defeat
the woman suffrage measure when 1t
coines before that body. according to
Information given out BY certain mem.
bers who are In q position to know.
Senator SageBg predicts that the SEN
nte win pass the measure.
Although thofe has been little open
discussion Or the woman suffrage cues.
ton BY nlembers Of the lower house.
Il IN reported that several quiet con.
ferencea have been held. and the po.
aition Ok each member regarding the
subject aBeertalned.
sixty Will Support 7Ill.
Sixty Representatives have let IL be
known that they VIII support the
measure, A BtIii greater number have
indicated that they are prepared TO
mako vigorous light against the bill,
whtla 4 few others have said that they
probably will vote againat the enact.
smeut nf any Law enfranchlsing women.
uniess tha present sentiment Of the
members unaargpea ii change before
the suffrage bin Ii put Id d vote, the
bill probably will be defeated hy less
than d dozen votes.
Several members discussed freely
the alignment for and against the bill
Iii the house, but none care 10 he quot.
ed OH the subject Proponents az the
aneaaure have let III be known that an
active campaign Iii behalf of the meas.
hra will ha conducted and some are
confident oe Its ultimate success Id tina
house.
That liyely contest win develop
before tho measure lii put 10 vote Ii
admitted ON all sides. In their cam
naigns considerable number of house
members openly made known their
stand on tho question of woman sur.
ffage md they are prepared to carry
ont their campaign promises.
'lt appears now that woman sui.
fraga win he defeated iii the house
despite our efforts. said one member
who III q strong supporter Of the hill
'It a evident. however. that there
will be only q slight majority against
the measure
The suffrage bin probably VIII come
before tho house witnin the next two
weeks.
intreducs nDrys Rlll.
Sc Paul. Jan. 90 Statewide prohi
hilton Ii provided In d bill introduced
n the Minnesota house Of representa-
y tiyes by Representative Al. ". Ander
son OF Goodhue. The bin Ia q copy 81
the one introduced ID the senate last
week by Senator Lobeck. 1t was TO
ferred 10 the committee on Temperate,
legislation.
Thirty~one other measures were liz
sroduced nc the Ab.ninnte session. TIL,
house then adjourned.
Representatives Bandtxen and Rjorg,
introduced 4 bill providing Cor an ini
tiative ard referendum amendment
The bill IL very much the SANS az tina
defeated nc the November elections.
Local control OF public utilities /
provided Ia d bin introduced by j. w
Wilson or Minneapolis
Representative Oscar Stanvick d
Bagelay, introduced measure author
iginE the loan of school funds On I'm
proved farm lands
Repeal ot the employers liahilit
law In asked In measure introduces
hy REPRESENTATIVE s, q, Scott of Till
bling.
Appointment of n commission D
three members at n salary or l.2D
each ID govern motion picture theater
Al the object OF q bill BY Represents
tive Nv. y. North on Duluth. Under tn
provisions nf the hill a thaater eoul
not be located within 500 feet or
achool buiiding, Films depiestn
s@ines and other undesirable matte
would hs prohibited. The sominissio
would work along the same geners