Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-02-22
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE LISTENS
70 ARGUMENTS or MINNESOTA
ANTS AGAINST PROPOSED
LIMITED FRANCHISE BILL.
BONE DRY BILL IS NOW
UP TO VOTERS OF STATE
Houss Accepts Change Of Time Made
In Original Bill by the Senate and
Hepasses Measure Without De-
bats--NoW Goes Direct
to People.

st. Paul. Feb. 17.--Anti-sufYragls
have now had their inning before the
elections committee OF the House Of
Representatives.
Arguments against the passage OF
the bill granting women limited sun
rage were presented by Mrs. J. b.
GiInlian, Mrs. ID. l.. Carpenter and
others.
At an executive meeting of the com
mittee following the hearing. 1t was
decided TO report out the bill for the
submission Of constitutional amend
msnt for woman suffrage. No action
on the statutory suffrage bill, the one
opposed particularly by the antisuff-
ragists was taken,
The committee expects to have the
constitutional bin made special or
der Of business. but this plan may be
changed.
The hearing one of the largest held
nj the Capitol this session, was called
at the special request of the anti
lists were present, however, and gave
their arguments. The proponents OF
the measure had already had two hear
ings before the committee. however,
and the legislators wanted the views
Of the ants.
Mrs. J. b. Gilfillan of Minneapolis
led a delegation OF woman who pro.
tested to the committee. They said
that they were opposed particularly
to the statutory suffrage bill.
House Passes Bone Dry Bill.
st. Paul, Feb. 1.-THE question of
making Minnesota bone dry" by con.
stitutional amendment Is now up to
the voters Of the state,
The House of Representatives has
accepted the change of time made In
tho original bill by the Senate. with
out any debate. the lower branch voted
unanimously to accept the Senate's
change and then repassed the bin with
q vote OF 81 to "a.
The Senate had extended tho time
OF operation Of amendment from Janu-
AIRY |, 1920, TO July /. 1920, giving the
liquor interests an additional six
months In which to go out Of business
II the voters approve the amendment.
Adolph =. Larson. author of the or
iginal bill introduced In the House.
moved that the House accept the
change made by the Senate. Thomas
II. Girling of Robbinsdaie. leader of
the wet faction. seconded the motion.
In the Senate there were ~ votes
for and l6 against the bill, Those
who looked for a real field day In the
Senate were disappointed. There
were no speeches. The differences
between the radical drys. who wanted
the date set by the House, the near
drys and some OF the vets who want
cd the time extended IL months had
had the bill re.referred and had made
the necessary change.
The fight for the constitutional
amendment for state. wide prohibition
10 far as the legislature Ia concerned
IN now at an end. The governor does
not have the power to sign or veto the
measure. II goes directly to the peo-
pie.
II Ii understood that an effort will
be made to have the amendment made
No. on the ballot at the general
election. While those backing statu.
tory prohibition are still continuing
their Efforts to pass the measure In
the House. II has been conceded that
there In only q still chance that 1t will
be approved
Both drys and vets are already lay
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