The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-11
SUFFRAGE BILLS
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UPPER BODY
Only Eleven Senators Oppose n.
linois Plan Giving Partial
Privilege at Once
AMENDMENT PROVISION
ALSO SUCCESSFUL
No Opposition TO Measure Is An
ticipated in House as League
Favors Issue

Both suffrage measures passed
the Senate this afternoon without
any debate. The vote on the
limited franchise bill 81 to II
with one absent. This makes II.
linois plan effective next July cx'
tending elective franchise to wo
men on all offices not embodied
in the constitution.
Those Opposing.
Those who opposed the bill were
Senators Beck, 'Haggart, Jacobsen,
Kretschmar, Mcbride, Mclean Mel
son of Grand Forks, Porter, Thoreson,
Young, Zieman.
o the suffrage amendment to the
constitution extending full franchise
privileges the vote was 80 to 10. Por.
ter switched to suffrage cause on this
vote. Paulson was absent and not
voting on both measures.
There was no demonstration in the
galleries when the vote was, announc.
ed, although there Rasssa saatSe num-
Der of suffragists present. ga. .a>
Senator jacobson amended the con-
current resolution for a suffrage con-
stitutional amendment to read that a
qualified electof must reside in coun-
ty 80 days instead of six months as at
present, and In d precinct 80 days in
stead of 80 as at'present. IT, ''
The Illinois plan embodied in the
suffrage statut6 measure gives the wo.
mon a vote also on presidential elec.
tors.
Easy shedding is expected in the
house.
Suffrage or anti-suffrage was the
all-important issue before the senate
this afternoon.
Senator Lindstrom's two suffrage
measures, one bill providing for the
immediate enjoyment Of limited
franchise, without the necessity of
amending the constitution; and the
other constitutional amendment
which would provide for full equality
of the sexes in 1920, would have been
up for final passage yesterday after
noon, but fol, an unavoidable delay
in the enrolling ansa 1s ee'n}ggsogssine e'}g' sl de-
Suhragettes Out '.'
The fair sutfragettes ,were out In
force yesterday. on the floor Of the
senate and in the galleries, and they
were much disappointed when the
anticipated battle dwindled into an in
consequential fifteen minutes session.
The cohorts included Mrs. Grace Glen
denning of Fargo, president of the
State Suffrage league; Mrs. Mary D.
Weible of Fargo, vice president; Mrs.
Fannie Dunn Quain of Bismarck,
chairman of the legislative depart
ment; Mrs. ]. e. Stevens of Lawton,
field organizer of the North Dakota
Anti-Tuberculosis association and a
prominent suffragist; Mrs. H. P. Allen
Of Jamestown; Mrs. J. A. Englund of
Kenmare, wife of the senator from
the Second, (you may bet your bottom
dollar he's for it); Mrs. Howard r.
Wood of Deering, wife of the speaker
of the house; Mrs. Wo0dmansee and
Mrs. A. A. Bruce of Bismarck, Mrs: G.
w. McGray Of Underwood, wife Of the
senator from the 46th, and others.
Think House Easy.
The women were confident their
fight would be won or lost in the SEN
ate. 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 80 members. .>.~
There is apparent. however, no or
ganized opposition to suffrage in the
senate. No attempt has been made
to organize that chamber. against
votes for women, and II any opposi-
tion develops it will be spontaneous
and uninspired. The women came this
afternoon prepared for any emergency,
however. 10
E'Oth suffrage bills introduced BY
Senator Lindstrom for limited suf.
frage and a constitutional amend
ment will pass the house by strong
two-third vote in the opinion Of floor
leaders for the Non-partisan league
and prominent non-league men seen
this morning. , ..,s.-.......,.-.
Representative Staale Hendrickson
of the 10th district, non-leaguer, de-
clared that there is not the least
possible doubt" of the passage Of
both measures in the house. Two
years ago, . suffrage measure passed
the senate and came to the house, but
was recalled and died in the senate.
Prominent members OF the league
stated that the bills have the league
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