New Britain herald., 1917-09-13
SENATE RECEIVES FAVORABLE REPORT ON SUFFRAGE BILL Susan B. Anthony Amendment
 to Constitution Will Be
 Voted on in September PRESIDENTS SUPPORT
 LACKING AT PRESENT Contracts for Construction of Destroy CTS Amounting to $3OO,OOO, ,OOO, Awarded Although Congress Has Yet to Vote Appropriation-Upp House Passes Trading With Enemy Act

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 Washington, Sept. 13.-The Susan woman suffrage by constitutional amendment was favorably reported today by the senate suffrage commit tee and will take its place on the call ginning in December.
 Whether the suffrage resolution can command the necessary two- thirds vote in the senate and later in the house is question. Pres- ident Wilson so far has refused to put the influence of the administra- ton behind it. although urged to adopt it as war measure.
 Suffrage supporters, however, re- gard getting 1t out of committee with a favorable report as a toward step and they welcome the opportunity to get a record vote on 1t in the open.
 Without debate or objection, the senate today passed Senator Shaf- froth's bill authorizing the Hawaiian legislature to give women who have property and other qualifications of men the right to vote in territorial elections. It also says the legislature is to submit to the territory the ques- tions of giving women unrestricted suffrage there.
 Trading With Enemy Bill in Session.
 The administration trading with the enemy bill, passed by the senate yes- terday, was returned to the house to- day and will be sent to conference be- cause of important changes It had already passed the house by unani.. nous vote.
 The most important senate amend ments are those extending the pres ent presidential powers over export trade to imports; prohibiting publi- cation of war comment in German unless accompanied in parallel col umn by an English translation, inter dieting commerce between Americans and the Central powers; giving the president broad powers to regulate operations of enemy insurance com- panies in this country and extending the scope of the espionage law.
 Contracts for Destroyers Awarded.
 On the expectation that congress will quickly appropriate the neces- sary $30o,o0O,000 for the great de- stroyer building program, tenative COnJTdCIS nave DecIl uIdWu WlLu IlN Cramps, the yards at New York, Folr River, Newport News and the Union Iron Works at San Francisco, on a percentage basis not yet fixed with the understanding that the full force of the government Is behind every concern to facilitate the most rapid construction.
 Debate on Soldiers Insurance.
 
 was again the subject of debate in the house today, with advocates of the measure expecting @ final vote by night. Provisions granting monthly allowances of from $5 to $50 to de- pendents of men in the service were approved tentatively. The optional Insurance section yet remains to h disposed of.
 Bond Bill Reported to Senate.
 After only two days consideration which resulted in a few minor changes, the $11 1000, 100000 war bond bill was reported to the senate today with the unanimous endorsement of its finance committee. The measure already has passed the house. Senate consideration of the bill will begin to- morrow with virtually no opposition. Its passage is expected by Saturday. Confcrees Work on War Tax Bill.
 Conferees on the $2,400, 900. 900 war . tax bill today began the task of re- conciling differences between the two branches of congress over the legis- lation. House conferees were instruct ed to disagree to all senate amend ments.
 The chief difficulties ahead are over the bills income, excess profits and second class mail matter provisions, but despite this, confidence is ex- pressed on all sides that an agreement