The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-17
First Bills Passed by Fifteenth
Legislative Assembly Grants
Ballot To Women
RESTRICTED SUFFRAGE
y,,. -, H.. EIFEFEcT1vE IN JULY
Two Thousand Copies House Bill
* "a Ordered Printed-Raid
on Bill Clerk Room

"Votes for Women" won sweeping
victory in the house Of representa-
tives late yesterday afternoon, limited
franchise passing 80 to; 10, and the
referendum amendment 80 to 20: No
f! fight developed on the floor as had
been expected by anti-suffragists.,
Limited suffrage went to the gov
ernor today for his signature. In the
! language of the measure, 1t grants
| women the right to vote on presiden-
| tial electors, county surveyors, county
constables and for all officers of cit
les, villages and towns Except police
magistrates and city justice of the
peace); upon all questions or PROPOSE
tons submitted to electors of such
municipalities, or other political sub
divisions of the state and also for the
following township officers: clerk, as
SCISSOR, treasurer, Overseer of high
ways and constables. The law be-
comes. effective July 1, 1917.
The referendum amendment, which
goes to the next legislative ASSEMBLY
for ratification and then is submitted
to the qualified voters for approval
or disapproval, would if ratified and
carried by the electorate, become ef-
fective in 1920.
With the passage of both bills by a
majority which was predicted by
house leaders late last week after the
senate had by a vote OF 81 to II car
ried both bills, the women suffragists
rushed down from the balcony of the
house, swOOped into the corridors, and
NSN1o 1ol th1
many OF the legislators.
- Opposition to the Measures
\ Opposing limited franchise were
Representatives Blanchard, Geiger,
Gelszleg, Isaak, Roller, Kunkel, Lar
son of Cass, Mackoff, Moen of Trail,
Nathan, Olson Of Cavalier, ROtt,
Schrag, StOrstad, Turner, Weber,
Mees, Meyer and Wiley. Nineteen
against.
Opposing elective franchise were
Representatives Blanchard, Geiger.
Geiszler, isaak, Kelly, Roller, Kun
kel, Lang, Mackoff, Mees, Meyer, Ma
than, Olson OF Cavalier, Rott, Schick,
Schrag, Singer, Turner, Weber and
Wiley. Twenty against.
Because Of the run for COPIES of
house bill "A. providing for a consti-
tutlonal convention, the supply was
reported as exhausted early yesterday
morning. many of the members of
both chambers complaining that they
we're unable to get copies for their
constituents. 1t was reported that
the bill room of the house had been
raided and something like 800. copies
taken.
Senator H. w. Allen of Braddock.
introduced concurrent resolution in
the senate asking that 1000 copies be
printed. The resolution was made a
special message to the house and was
coHcurred in by the latter body.
Two Bills introduced
H. B. 49-Lowe-referred to judic-
iary-provides that hereafter clerical
or technicaI errors found in writs, &C.
tons, processes, pleadings or orders
shall not cause the same to be dis
missed, or their operations suspended
or halted, provided that the substan-
tial rights of the persons at interest |
be not affected, the Judge may order
errors to be corrected.
H. B. 50-Hanson-referred to COM
mittee on ways and means, provides
that in lieu of the stationary fire e.
capes as now required, there may be