The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-02-23
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE LISTENS
TO ARGUMENTS OF MINNESOTA
ANTS AGAINST PROPOSED
LIMITED FRANCHISE BILL.
BONE DRY BILL is NOW
UP TO VOTERS OF STATE
House Accepts Change of Time Made
In Original Bill by the Senate and
Repasses Measure Without De-
bste-Now Goes Direct
to People.

st. Paul, Feb. 10. - Anti-suffrag ists
have now had their inning before the
elections committee of the House of
Representatives.
Arguments against the passage Of
the bill granting women limited stuff
rage were presented by Mrs. J. B.
Gflfillan, Mrs. E. L. Carpenter and
others.
At an executive meeting of the COM
mittee following the hearing, it was
decided to report out the bill for the
submission of constitutional amend
ment for woman suffrage. No action
on the statutory suffrage bill, the one
opposed particularly by the anti-suff-
ragists was taken.
The committee expects to have the
constitutional bill made a special or.
der Of business, but this plan may be
changed.
The hearing, one Of the largest held
at the Capitol this session, was called
at the special request Of the anti
suffragists. A large group of suffrag-
lists were present, however, and gave
their arguments. The proponents of
the measure had already had two hear
ings before the committee, however,
and the legislators wanted the views
of the ants.
Mrs. ]. B. Gilfillan of Minneapolis
led delegation of woman who pro-
tested to the committee. They said
that they were opposed particularly
to the statutory suffrage bill.
- House Passes Bone Dry Bill.
st. Paul, Feb. 1.-THE question of
making Minnesota bone dry" by con-
stitutional amendment is now up to
the voters of the state.
The House of Representatives has
accepted the change of time made in
the original bill by the Senate. With
out any debate, the lower branch voted
unanimously to accept the Senate's
change and then repassed the bill with
a vote of 81 to "a.
The Senate had extended the time
of operation of amendment from Janu-
airy 1, 1920, to July 1, 1920, giving the
liquor interests an additional six
months in which to go out of business
If the voters approve the amendment.
Adolph S. Larson, author of the or
iginal bill introduced in the House,
moved that the House accept the
change made by the Senate. Thomas
H. Girling of Robbinsdale, leader of
the wet faction, seconded the motion.
In the Senate there were 40 votes
for and 16 against the bill. Those
who looked for real field day in the
Senate were disappointed. There
were no speeches. The differences
between the radical drys, who wanted
the date set by the House, the near
drys and some of the vets who want
ed the time extended II months had
had the bill re-referred and had made
the necessary change.
The fight for the constitutional
amendment for statewide prohibition
80 far as the legislature is concerned
Is now at an end. The governor does
not have the power to sign or veto the
measure. It goes directly to the peo-
pie.
It is understood that an effort will
be made to have the amendment made
No. 1 on the ballot at the general
election. While those backing statu-
tory prohibition are still continuing
their efforts to pass the measure in
the House, it has been conceded that
there is only a still chance that it will
be approved.
Both drys and vets are already lay
ing their plans for the state wide
campaign.
Signs Bendixen Law Repeal Bill.
st. Paul, Feb. 15.-Burnquist has
signed the repeal of the Bendixen law
which authorized railroads to charge
cents a mile for the first five miles in
passenger rates and the bill empower.
ing county commissioners to make
loans to resident farmers for seed and
feed after crop failures, and both meas.
ures became effective Immediately.
The provision making the BendiXen
law repeal effective Immediately after
it was signed by the governor caused
some speculation at the capitol.
The measure involves changes of
every passenger tariff in Minnesota
and railroads are required to file the
new tariffs Immediately.
House is Center Attraction.
ST. Paul, Feb. 19.-With both the
suffrage bill and the tonnage tax up
for final action the question of investi-
eating grain and live stock exchanges
to be settled, the flood control bills
to be introduced and numerous hear
ings on important labor bills, the
House is the center of attraction.
Tho Conata ic roadul for about five