Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-03-07
House Enacts Riggs Bill as Amended by the Senate
 by Vote of 54-N.
LAW CONSOLIDATING ELECTIONS STANDS
,ronerief Measure to Repeal. Act Is In. l definitely Postponed by Vote of A to 43, With 13 Representa-.
 tfves Not Voting.

Little Rock, March 6.-Governo1 Brough signed the Riggs measure granting women the right to vote ir primary elections, at a suffrage meet ing in the Pulaski county courthouse tonight.
 As approved, the act reads:
 "An act to provide that women may vote in all primary elections in Ar kansas prescribing qualifications.
 Be it enacted by the general as sembly of the state of Arkansas. Sec tion 1. From and after the passage of this act and subject to all tbe pro- visions of the laws of this state as tc sge residence, citizenship, payment o1 poll taxes, and otherwise regulating the manner and form of holding the same; but specially exempt from every disqualification, direct or in direct, on account of sex, every wom- an in this state shall have the right to vote at any primary election held under the laws of this state; provided that no woman shall be allowed to vote in any primary election unless when requested by the judges, she will make oath that she is of the same political faith of the party holding said primary election, and that she will give her moral support to all the nominees of said political party Arkansas is the first state of the Union to adopt primary suffrage for women. The emergency clause hay Ing been stricken out, the act does not become effective until 90 days after approval.
 Little Rock, March 6.-Representa- tive Riggs bill to grant women the privilege of voting in preferential pri maries was passed by the house this morning as amended by the senate The vote was 54 to 27, with every member of the Jefferson county dele gation supporting the measure.
 The house followed this action by adopting a motion to indefinitely post pone the Moncrief bill to repeal the consolidated election law, the Jeffer' son members voting against the mo- tion to postpone.
 
 rom Governor Brough requesting the house to reconsider the action by which it tabled bill by Senator Greenhouse Monday night to appro' priate $7,500 for continuance of tht bribery investigation that has beer started by the senate. After the read ing of the message the speaker in formed the messenger that the bill had been tabled by the house, and re turned to the senate, so that it was nc longer within the jurisdiction of thu house. No motion was made to recal the bill and the incident closed.
 Anti.Suffragists Die Hard.
 The anti-suffragists died hard. Th' olll came up in regular order as mousse bill with senate amendments Ar Waggoner and MT. Hardage wer' on guard, and fought every inch o Me parliamentary course througl which the bill was carried to it's fina passage.
 The vote then was taken with tn lollowlng result:
 For-Alexander, Allen, Andrews Saob, Bell, Bland, Brinton, Buchanan carowell, Chambliss, Clack, Collier vlalg, Creekmore, Curtis, Davis o smonroe, Doyle, Elliott, Emerson, Fry nsray, Harrison, Held, Henry, Hun 9icutt, Johnson, Josephs. KendricR unslgn. Limbocker, Magee, McFerrin acGlii, Moore of Independence, Moor a fell, Newton, Norfleet, Niven, Os %rne, Owens, Phillips, Porter, Ran Ma, S, Riggs, Robbins, Ross, Scrimshire saaver. Shockley, Smith, Thane, Ira prex, White, Williams, Wilson. MI lresldent-Total, 54.
 c Asalnst-Ash, Atkinson, Burrow caoate, Coker, Copeland of Howard TMvIpsiand MI, of Izard, Davis of Columbia csa rns or Hampstead, Ellis of Randolph gy, gpsn.ry, Gunnell, Hardage, Harris lNtnalpnrey, Nn Mathis, McCulloch, McFaI ma.S m, MSclnturff, Willard, Moseley. Plem aon, rv,s, Shlnn, Stephens, vinson, Wag 'orsr' Wagmon, York-Total, 27.
 co,a ,ae Riggs bill has the approval C sn" Sselnor Brough and as soon as it tnta trs,ossed will be ready for his sigma iics.,. i The measure removes disquali rSs,uons. rS,.s insofar as sex is concerned
 on heretofore have prevented won