The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-12
llTERACY JEST
IS TAKEN FROM
SUFFRAGE BILL
Continued from rsge One)

purely non parusau; that It was NOT
ialr to the women nor to- the people Of
the state lie said that It both were
submitted together It would mean their
defeat
Il want to ser the women OF OKLA
hCma vote. and / will some day de-
clarcd Nesbltt A round OF applause
b, women spectator, followed this
statement which caused the speaker to.
ask that such demonstrations be
curbcd.
Representative Tom Neal Of poteau
county. though opposing woman sui
rage took the position that the Qucs-
t,u should he submitted fairly. and
spoke IN favor OF eliminating the lit
rIacy test part OF the resolution
Hodges Opposed Change
Representative Bert Hodges. author
o' the resolution, was against any
change lie said il negroc, were not
| kept away from the polls women would
not vote even It they were granted
suffrage
Representative Hult,man, former
| chaplain AZ the Granite rciormatory
ard ono ot the oldest members IN the
house, declared that he was unal,cr-
ably opposed to woman suffrage
Take tho mothers hand from the
cradle and the love OF her heart
from tho babes as will follow from
clothing her with the right 10 vote,
what form OF citizenship will VIC have
in 'hc next generation asked the
veteran legislator
Graves for Change.
Representative Graves OF WaSm'l
county said il tho double barrcllcd
resolution was submitted, neither would
carry
II the two questions were submitted
Together how would i. he possible for
"a voter who favored one and opposed
tho other to participate in the election
Inquired Representative Chca'ham
Representative 1locr charged that
lhc enemies oi woman suffrage were
Irresponsible for the double harrclcd'
resolution Hc said he was strong ior
woman suffrage, but weak on the lit
.crdry test
| Representative PctrY said he would
support a straight suffrage amendment
hut was against the Two togcthcr He
called attention to the fact that woman
suffrage was indorSed m the national
democratic platform
Members oi the steering Commlttc,
oi the Oklahoma state senate this morn
,ug were ahaShcd and dlsmaycd whcr
advocates Of bill which had not bee,
1t tl,. .s.,,,,,,,,t..fs .p,a,nI Al
cndar introduced new kink in lcgiS
lati,c procedure The bill was miuc'
one but its friends wanted tn see i
thruS, into tho legislative mill; SO they
referred It 10 a special committee Whcl
this committee reports the senate mus
necessarily consider It.
Four Bills Passed.
-Four bills were passed hy tho Scna,,
this morning One was Bill No, 81.
designating the number OF deputies an,
their salaries in every county IN th
state This bill has the distinction o
being as widely amended as any bill
so iar passed this session. PRACTICABLE
every senator who spoke when il wa
under discussion introduced an amend
| ment The bill becomes law OH JUL
| |, the beginning OF the fiscal year
Senate Bll No. lSl was passed aite
being amended by special eommi,te,
| II concerns leasing of state school Ian,
for oil and gas II places the contro
| of such leasing IN the hands OF IN
| school land commissioners and climi
| mates extension OF leases for the sam
| price for which they were first ob,ainc,
| This affects tho great ltaScS ron,rollc
IVY J ), Co'dsn OF Tulsa and L, "