The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-01-25
SUFFRAGE LAW
WAS MAIN EVENT
3UFTRAGlSTs ARE VERY MUCH
PLEASED
Constitutional Deadlock Still Hats
Results - lister Proceedings
Other Items of Interest

~ Al VAAN
measure which passed the house and
senate during the past week was the
granting of extended suffrage rights
to women and a resolution providing
tor a constitutional amendment
granting them full suffrage. The
suffragists feel that they have won
quite a victory and are in good spir-
dts over their success with these bills.
Their bill for limited suffrage,
which Is an extension of the present
rights as far as an extension cal be
made without a constitutional amend
ment, passed the senate several days
ago, together with an amendment to
the constitution. The latter will
have to pass the next legislature and
then 60 to the people. The vote in
the senate for the franchise bill was
81 to II; and the constitutional
amendment granting full franchise
to women passed by a vote Of 80 to
10. Early in the week the bill came
up in the house for final passage
when it carried by a vote OF 81 to
10. Senator Lindstrom Is the author
of these bills.
Con Con Still Main Topic
The main subject of interest with
house members is still Representa-
tive Hagen's concurrent resolution,
embodying the Nonpartisan leagues
plans for a new constitution for the
state. The term "a new constitu-
ton has to be used guardedly In
the presence Of men interested either
for or against, for in Bismarck dur
ing the past week the question OF
whether the states constitution Is to
be amended, revised or literally built
anew has been deemed to have tech
meal significance as to the method
OF procedure required.
Governor Wants Convention
Gov. Frazier sent a m .ssage to
the legislature asking the passage
Mr.. Hagen's bill, which lie stated
was the most important piece OF
work which would be before the
legislature at this session. In 1t he
urged that the legislature resolve IT.
self into a constitutional convention
and make the provisions which the
league desired, and asked that this
be done quickly. He cited the tw1ne
plant at the penitentiary as an In
stance where state owned plants
,ould be made to pay. The bill pro-
gliding for the constitutional conven-
lion is known as House Bill No. "A.
All the copies of the bill were stolen
from the house bill room one night
and another set had to be printed
Regents Situation Is Intense
The senate having. adjourned for
several days, and matters Of a leg
slative nature being at low tide with
only the house in session, interest
shifted to the board of regents. Two
members terms have expired and
It was expected that Gov. Frazier
would soon nominte two men to fill
the vacancies caused. A surprise
was sprung when the governor sent
4 list of five names to the senate for
confirmation on the board. This
was nothing more or less than the
drst step in custer proceedings for
the remaining three members on the
board. OF course the two whose
terms have expired are waiting until
their successors will have been ap-
pointed and confirmed.
Upon receipt of this list Of five
names, the senate returned same to
the governor without comment. 1t
Is claimed by members of the senate
that they were willing to act on two
names, but in as much as the gov
srnor claimed that tle three others
were appointed by Gov. Hanna be-
tore the law had taken effect and
there is a legal question involved,
the entire list was returned. The
senate wants the court to settle the
matter before they do any confirm
Ing.
Custer Proceedings Begin
The next day Gov. Frazier served
aotice upon each and every member
Of the board of regents to the effect
tlat their office was declared by him
as vacant. The members claim they
cannot be removed without cause,
and in that instance it will be nec-
sssary that they be given a hearing.
No one seems to know what the next
move will be. Some say the COVER
o will prefer charges while others
say he will rely upon the decision
Of the court as to whether he Is
right or wrong.
The matter became the subject of
conversation in all circles of the
eapital city. The next move towards
boards is said t, be to appoint anoth-
Or set of three members Of The board
~ control. As a consequence the
capital city is holding its breath to
see what happens.
Investigation Bug Creeps In
The memory Of man runneth not
back to the time when sessions of
the North Dakota legislature did
not pass resolutions investigating
state offices. The mill was a merry
one four years ago and has been
grinding more or less actively at bt-
snnial intervals both before and
since. The first indication of the