The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-29
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|a.loT ON
4 SUFFRAGE
aooes Flow e rs
\ rnendment Res0lu-
ton II to Il
TRIES
TO KILL BILL
Ter In Rider Is Per-
ceived By Other
Lawmakers


Lawmakers
~ W. Z. CALNoN.
- Correspondent Detroit rsmss)
H3smNG. Mich. March BY a
y & n 10 II. the house of repre-
onkvss has agreed 10 submit TO
Eouee OF the people in November
-. Ire Flowers resolution TO
- the constitution 20 as TO
w. cu9rase 10 women. The reso-
- required 81 votes to pess. IL
~ 20 be acted upon By the
npbafs Of more than an hour
Do1e1 the house vote. Rep.
uors opsnsd II with q statement
DOH half N hour 10 deliver.
rnal rights 10 the most import
ouD1sct in the world today" be
orn1ed. mo Individual. state or
norn ear stan1 the acid test OF
- e ~ pursuit Of happiness is
roupo6 with. " liberty N taken
~ e n equal rights are denied
1000 b = the midst of carnage
~ - Alnos win never be set
GDoss until every king ID swept
~, .ths swords are beaten into
roHnros ard every man and wo-
m - sGual rights. A nation can
~ - lsos o. never be great or
~ - prosperous until the shack
- sNkea. .from every man and
- uuusan and they have equal
~ - equal privileges.
- bun1s q earnest women Who
.n 1DuUhs fsv yssrs Or equal
~ noSo hal no Superior I'm al
nnnn1s - ttms AnAeag those
D Dnft1sd against prevailing prsju-
-. Ne othsT pru5u1ses - eesn
$1,000 - that agaiuet wuUen's
-. Ten years from now we
. von1sr at that tact tusf ~ the
- Ws ~ - ~ ~coo
- that thss win be the last
80 that II win be necessary for
y - 10 stand IN this house and
- equal rishts s0r 81. men and
- aIfhe.-
ID Culver offered m amendment
nCuyide that ss~-s be 90 ieSst
- or sxsmpoons E0T ssrAsI
uop. Nelson suggested that he
y ~ amsndwent rvad by res-
- -" and Culver accepted the
- o1.pndmsnt. Mr.. Flowers.
1eIy challenges your sincerity
- advocate OF equal rights" said
~ nmsaAment am Offering IL
J eguai rights IN voting" replied
Wofs. What's the use Of argu-
with men Who are opposed 20
- pssolution and want 20 kill it?"
10. Macarthur said the Culver
noo6ment was "nefarious
|Heme" AMI that under Il women
80 have 10 perform military duty.
xhis proposition was voted upon
~ before IN this state" ssid Rep
Dver, 'snd was defeated. The last
- u was up n was Submitted on
|0t1oktve petitions and II could be
|Gmitted IN that way st every cleo
- n the fr3ssds Of suRrase want
n voted o. There are 100, 900
more Detroit women siigfbis 70
ne for school board candidates
W two women ars candidates on
y Republican ticket there. yet culy
- women sss rsgfstersd. N Tn
Dnen wanted to vote they would
g. and when the wives and moth
y reolly want the ballot they will
= M They are not asking for II
~. oaly the sudrssettss are ask
= ~
-. Flowers dsnied mat the
nnn6ment had been submitted on
Native petitions, and said Il was
United both times previously on
|Dn1stions put thru the legislature
h1mself. Rep. Culver accepted
- cperection. saying HIS impres-
- had been wrong
o. ne IA Detroit and Wayne
Dunty MEMBER Of the house only
~ voted for the amendment, Rep.
lowsrn. Rep. Andrew y. roepel and
-. Edward oayds. the latter Of
1vmoutA. Reps. Jvnes and Martz
~ absent. The negative votes
- cast ~ follows:
nops. Bosch. Copley. Culver, Da-
INTO. Edwards. Sheridan Ford.
onepls. Harris. Jerome. LAmrhero.
evsQue. Nelson. Quintet. H. NJ.
|m1th. q. ]. smith. Stevenson.
Anbe. Wagner. weissert. Wood and
yoo1ruR. Eight members absent
~ Reps. Dvans, Houghton, Jack.
-. Jones. Lttlejohn. Martz, Peter
- and Vine.
4 suffrage resolution granting NO.
- the vote on presidential eandi
- by Legislative enactment has
DDoo1 The senate and n nov before
- hose.
mother Fined As shopllftsr.