The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-13
House Member Thinks He
Knows What Women Want.
He Insists They Do Not Desire
the Right to Vote.
NO WAILING POST IN KANSAS
Committee Kills Kline Measure
Providing for One.
State Officials Must Deposit
Funds in Accredited Banks.

Green of Barber county, believes
the women of Kansas do not want to
vote. never wanted to vote and Will
reject the right of suffrage if they are
given a right to decide the matter
Suffrage was simply wished on them
by the men, Green contends. For that
reason he offered in the house today
a resolution which would submit to
the women the question of equal suf-
frage.
The new member from Barber
county did not make a hard fight for
immediate adoption of his resolution
when it was read the first time. He
consented that the document lie over
one day under the rules and come up
the following day for amendment and
debate. Green was not in Topeka
when the red hot suffrage fights were
staged He knows nothing of the
thrills and sensations which surround
| ed the various battles for the suffrage
amendment, except as he read of them
| in the newspapers.
Out in Barber county, away from
the women's lobby, Green believes
he knows much of conditions. So he
came to the legislature with the firm
conviction that the women do not
| want the ballot and would vote to give
| the ballot exclusively to the men if
the question were left to their own de-
| cision.
| He Knows Conditions.
Il know something of conditions
|
floor of the house today. And I am
convinced that the women do not want
to vote. My proposition is simply to
give them the right to say whether
they do or do not want the right of
suffrage. The ballot was given them
| by the men and the vast majority of
women in the state had nothing to do
| or say about it,
| 1t is the plan of the Barber county
Der, to lay the ground plan for
I "a a me- a
the state constitution unless the wo-
men of the state indicate-not only
in the cities, but in the rural districts
that they really want to vote in gen.
| eral elections.
Wilson Couldn't Lift 1t.
Another effort was made today to
lift the municipal ice plant bill. Will
son, of Pawnee county, author of the
bill, sought to remove his pet measure
from the judiciary committee to a
place on the house calendar under
general orders. The move today pre-
tcipitated a lively fight on the floor oil
the house and Wilson failed to swing
the two-tllirds vote necessary to place
The bilk ons the calrndarsa fiIea measure
was last week lifted from the house
manufac curing committee and placed
with the judiciary committee. Franl
l.. Martin, chairman of the house
judiciary committee, stated after the
vote had been taken, that the com
lnlttee would hOl0 meeting at 81
Thursday morning and would take
final action on the bill. The meeting
of the committee is expected to bring
ice manufacturers from all sections al
the state in an effort to secure an adj
verse report on the measure.
No Price Raid Claims
The house ways and means commit
tee wants to cut down state expenses
For that reason the house bill calling
for an appropriation of 100000 will
which to pay off Price raid script, re-
ceived a knockout blow when consid
cred by the committee. IE bunch 81
ways and means committee reports
recommendation were made that tn,
Price raid claims bill be killed.
Kill Wailins Post Bill.
Members of the house committee or
state affairs have killed the Kline bill
providing for public wailing posts
Kline introduced a bill providing tina
state, county, city and township Off
Gals should be resignated to hear the
voluntary complaints and suggestions
of taxpayers and citizens. The measure
was offered under the title of an ac
to create departments of informatioT
and criticism. But the state affair: