Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-30
SUFFRAGE BILL
WINS IN HOUSE
SENATE LEAD FOLLOWED AND
MEASURE is ADOPTED BY b..
VOTE OF IS to 20.
WILL NOW GO TO NEXT
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
VIII Submit Question to Vote in
1920-Senate Determines to Appoint
Sitting Committee and Votes to Ad-
journ on April IA.
special to Times Republican.

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Des MONIES. March 30.-The house Of
the Iowa legislature passed the wo-
mans suffrage amendment yesterday
afternoon by vote Of So to 20. This
passed the senate two weeks ago. 1t
! will go TO the next general assembly
and if acted on favorably the second
time will come up for a vote in 1920.
As was shown by the vote there was
but little opposition to the measure IN
the house When the Legislature first
convened suffrage seemed to have but
little chance but it gained steadily I'M
til it finally had but few real oppO-
nentS in either house. Some OF the
sutfragists are predicting that national
suffrage will be a law by the time the
state gets around to voting on the
measure in 1920.
The senate yesterday passed a reso-
luton directing the lieutenant governor
as president of the senate to appoint
sitting committee and such commit
tee probably will be named today. The
resolution directs that all bills other
than appropriation bills be referred to
this committee and that beginning with
Monday, April ., no bills shall be con-
Sidered by the senate except appropr!-
alton bills and those on the senate cal
endar unless reported by the sitting
committee No bills NAV be reported
or cons dered by the senate that have
been reported for indefinite postpone
ment.
Speaker Pitt has announced in the
house that 10 sitting committee will be
appointed unless 1t is requested by the
Elwood faction. He takes this position
because he says any committee he
might appoint might be considered an
unfair committee by the faction that
has been opposing him. If no sitting
committee is selected large number Of
bills will die a natural death in the
house for the reason that the time is
too short between now and April IA,
the time fixed for adjournment, for
consideration Of any considerable num-
Der
The senate yesterday concurred in
the McFerren resolution fixing April IA
at IL O'Clock as the time for adjourn
ment-
Senator Balkema OF Sioux county,
made an unsuccessful attempt yester-
day 70 get the bill creating a four
year term for county offices again con-
sidered by the senate. He declared
that many did not understand this bill
when passed. II makes four-year
terms for recorders, treasurers and
coroners, beginning with 1913, and for
clerks Of the court, sheriffs and audi
tors, beginning with 1920
Senator W-hitmore yesterday sue
ceeded in having his bill for the repea!
Of the capitol extension tax made
special order Of business for Tuesday,
April 3, at 10 o'clock. II this bill should
pass It would defeat the measure TO
Du!d a temple Of justice, provided for
in the Kimball bill. passed by the SEN
ate Wednesday. The temple OF justice
bill. fathered by Senator Kimball, of
POttawattamie county. does not carry
any appropriation but provides that the
building is 10 De erected out Of the cap
,tol extension funds. If these funds
are done away with by the passage Of
the repeal measure the building, of
course, can not be built
The senate yesterday passed the
Griffin workmen's compensation bill.
which has already passed the house.
fixing the minimum compensation for
injured workmen at IS per week and
the maximum at s15. The minimum
has been IS and the maximum SO.