The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-01-18
WOMEN SUFFRAGE PASSES
BOTH HOUSES

| vWO"eW OUT uA0e PASSES
BOTH HOUSES
Both suffrage measures passed
the Senate this afternoon without
amy debate. The vote on the
limited franchise bill 81 to IL
with one absent. This makes H.
linois plan effective next July ex-
tending elective franchise to wo-
men on all offices not embodied
in the constitution.
Those Opposing
Those who opposed the bill!
were Senator's Beck, Haggart, JAG
OLSEN, Koetschmar. Mcbride, Nc
Lean. Nelson of Grand Forks. por
ter. Ihoreson. Young. Zieman.
OF the suffrage amendment TO
tn" constitution extending full
franchise privileges the vote was
3S to 10. Porter switched to
suffrage cause on this vote. Paul
son was absent and not voting op
both measures.
There was no demonstration
in the galleries when the vote was
announced. although there was a
large number OF suffragists pre-
sent.
Senator Jacobsen amended the
concurrent resolution for a suf-
fraffe constitutional amendment
10 read that qualified elector
must reside in county 80 days
/ instead of six months as at pre-
sent. and in a precinct 80 days
instead of 80 days as at present.
The Illinois plan embodied in
the suffrage statute measure Civ
es the women a vote also on pre-
sidental electors.
Easy sliding is expected i'm the
house.
. Suffrage or anti-suffraec was
the all-important issue before The
senate this afternoon.
Senator LindStrom' two suffr-
F.. age measures. one bill providing
: for the immediate enjoyment of Il
! limited franchise. without the nee
'"ssity of amending the constitu-
tlon; and the other a constilu-
tIonal amendment which provide
for full equality of the sexes in
1920 would nave been up for final
passage yesterday afternoon, but
tor an unavoidable delay i'm the
I enrolling and cngrossing DEPART
/ mrnl.
Suhragettes Out
TN" fair suffragettcs were out
in force yesterday, on the floor of
the senate and i'm the galleries
and they were much disappointed
when the anticipated battle dwina
led into an inconscquenilal fifteen
! minutes session. The cohorts
included Mrs. Grace Clenlanning
of Fargo. president of the State
/ Suffrage league: Mrs. Mary D..
I Wrll'lr of Fargo. vice csidcn;:
! Mrs. Fannie Dunn Ouain of Bis
niarck. chairman of tho legislative
! department: Mrs. j. f. Steven of
l.aw'on. field organizer of the
North Dakota Anti-Tubcrrulosrs
association and a prominent suf-
fra@'st: Mrs. II. p. Allen of James
town; Mrs. J. \. Englund of Ken
mare. wife of ihc senator from
tn" Second. (you may bet your
bottom dollar he's for its: Mrs.
Howard r. Wood of Dcering. wife
of the speaker of the house; Mrs.
Woodmansee and Mrs. A. A..
Bruce of Bismarck. Mrs. c.. W..
MrGray of Underwood, wife of the
senator from the 10th and others.
Think House Easy
The women were confident their
fight would be won or lost i'm the
I senate. There is. they claim.
no question as to the disposition
of the house, in which the league
which is more or less committed
to suffrage, now claims 90 mem
hers.
There is apparent. however. 10
organized opposition to suffrage
III the senate. No attempt has
been made to organize that cham
her against votes for women, and
II any opposition develops is will
ne spontaneous and uninsoirad.
TN" women came this afternoon
prepared for any emergency. how
ever.
Both sut,'ra"" bills Introduced
by senator LimdSIrom for limited
Suifrag" and a constitutional a.
m"ndmrnt will pass The house nv
; sslron" 'wo-third vote in the
opinion of floor leaders for tho
Nonpartlsan league and promin-
ont nOn-league mon soon fix
; morning.