South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-26
Is So Amended That India
napOIiS Date is Not Dis
turbed-Stand Chance
of Becoming a Law.
WOMEN START BATTLE
FOR FULL SUFFRAGE
Joint Resolution Calling For
Convention in 1920 and
Vote in 1924 is
introduced.
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INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 20 The
Kinder city-wide primary bill which
passed the senate and was apparent
lv MORALLY wounded in a house
committee. bobbed up again today
with "a fair prospect of hecoming q
law.
Rep Dynes. chairman OF the
committee ON elections. brought the
bin out Of the committee amended
SO ass not 10 disturb the March 9Th
primary for Indianapolis, and fixing
the date for the primaries IN all
other cities In the state the frs
Tuesday after the first Monday in
May The house cOncurred in the
report
A battle for full suffrage or none"
was begun by DIT Amelia Keller and
other suffrage leaders. for whom
Rep Behmer % Bogansport, intro
duced "a joint resolution providing
for the calling Of constitutional
convention between this and the
next session Of the assembly for
1920 and providing that women
shall be given the fun ballot in 1924.
The resolution indicated the lack or
hope of the women in obtaining the
passage of woman suffrage bin ar
this legislature.
Fill Not SmOthered.
Aroused at reports that the
suffrage bill was being smothered
by house judiciary "B'' committee,
Rep. ATcNagny moved 90 call the
bin from the committee The mo-
ton was tabled when Rep. Nesey
chairman of the committee. stated
the committee was holding the bill
up only 10 give the senate committee
am opportunity 20 report on g. and
thus save the time of the house. re
said he acted on the advice OF
Speaker Eschbach.
There viii be no smotheriug OF
bills ina committees" said Eschbach.
The constitutional convention bin.
which passed the house, was sent -
judiciary "A" committee in the sen
ate bv Lieut-Gov Bush Sen. Gem
mill of Marion. is chairman. Other
members are James. Kinder. Eng
Hsh Reser. Mercer. NeEley. -lsner-
Fleming. jackson and Hagerty Sen.
English. chairman OF the cOnStitu-
roraI revision committee. is unalter-
ably o0Dosed 20 the calling of "A con-
veutiou and it IS understood he re-
su0nded % pressure OF republican
leaders and asked that the hill Do
sent 10 another committee. Friend
of the movement were elated ty the
committee Eumeur.
Thornton Bill Pa--c-.
Preceded bv flow OF oratory
The senate passed Sen Thornton
bin prohibiting political chairmen
from practicine before the public
service comm ission and other boards.
30 20 The senate also passed the
5.etz-er Din afford relief for Her
man Martin 90 Cass county. 40 90 o,
and the LAM bin providing for the
a-sumntion az debts where township
lines are changed. ty "a vote OF as
TO @ no bills were introduced.
The Wood biI prohibiting the sale
of liquor 0u railroad trains which
pa -eE the house. was given 90 the
senate today and referred to the
public moral committee 5y lieut.
GOV. Bush This committee iH re-
garded as wet"
Look 10 the SENATE
Both liquor and anti-hquor force
looked 20 the senate today
Perfectly satisfied. said stephen
FLEMING. "a "wet"
..The house vote was pleasant
surprise" said 2 s. Shumaker.
-drv."
The fret step taken toward tax
legislation was a resolution intro
duced by Rep Jinnett designed 90
eauaIize taxation On Indiana by
constitutional amendment Among
the bills !ntroduced Don the house
were
Allowing 10 or more persons 70
form voluntary associations 90 main
tain public parks The bin was in
tr0auced 20 aid On the movement 20
preserve the northern Indiana sand
dunes.
Permitting so tax PAYERS 10 petit
dion for the esta blshmeut OF public