The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-03-29
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SUFFRAGE
Passes Flow e r s
I Amendment ResOlu-
tiOn II to Il
CULvER TRIES
TO KILL BILL
Jcker In Rider Is Per-
ceived By Other
Lawmakers

fDSeG Correspondent De''VH i'"e''
LANSING, Mich. March ss.---By =
\ vote Of n 60 IL. the house Of repre-
nantstives has agreed to submit TO
/ : vote OF the people In November
/. -19ls. The Flowers resolution to
mend the constitution 20 as to
erunt suffrage TO women. The reso-
(, ntiop required 81 ystes 10 pass. II
Am has 70 be acted upon BY the
+ Gonate
I> A debate Of more than an hour
srereded the house vote hep.
Powers opened Il with a statement
( HAT took half an hour 10 deliver.
-Duual rights 10 the most Import
nj subject I'm the world today he
eoatended. NO individual. state or
nation can stand the acid test OF
time n the pursuit OF happiness is
ntsrfered with. II liberty is taken
sway or n equal rights are denied
Europe IL in the midst OF carnage
opAay and things yin never be set
ID there until every king IL swept
Away. the swords are beaten INTO
p1owshsres and every man and NO
Ssan has equal rights. A nation can
lever be- free or never be great OF
lever be prosperous until-the shack
~ are taken from every man and
epory woman and they have equal
rights and equal privileges.
"The bands Of earnest women who
have fought for years for equal
rights have had no superior IN ali
the annals OF time among those
Who bsttled against prevailing preju-
eSces. No other prejudice has been
10 great vas that against woEens
suffrage Ten years from nov We
will wonder at that fact just as the
world wonders now st other dead
psejudiccs.
Il hope that this will be the last
time thar II win be necessary for
any one TO stand In this house and
xsk for equal rights for all. MEL and
women alike"
Rep. calser offered an amendment
10 provide that there be no legal
privileges ct exemptions Cor either
Sex. Rep. Nelson suggested that he
make the smenament read by rpa-
son OF gen and Culver accepted the
Suggestion
,k This amendment. Ar. flowers,
Absolutely challenges your sincerity
- an advocate Of equal rights" ta!d
1sp. Nelson.
The amendment I am Offering Is
Cor equal rights in voting" replied
Ftcwers. What's the use OF argu-
inc With men who are opposed IN
The resolution and want to kiln ~"
Rep. Macarthur said the Culver
saendnsent vas "nefafious
teheme" AMI that under IL women
would have 10 perform military duty.
This proposition was voted upon
Twice before In this state said Rep
Culver. and was defeated. The last
time Il was up 1t WAS Submitted on
:, lnttitive petitions and II could be
submitted In that way At every cleo
ton II the friends n suffrage want.
Ell Il voted on. There are 100 900
Scr more Detroit women eligible %
vote for school board candidates
end two women ara candidates on
The Republican ticket there, yet only
1880 women are registered. II IN
women wanted TO vote they would
% no. and when the wives and n. 9th.
en- really want the ballot they will
~ H. Th.y are not asking for II
ncv. Only the suaragettes arc ask
ne it."
n Rep. flowers denied that the
amendment had been submitted on
initiative petitions. and said It was
Submitted both times previously on
resolutions put thru the legiBlaiur,
b himself. Rep. Culver accepted
the correction. saying his i'm pres.
vtun had been wrong
OF the e Detroit aud Wayne
ccnntt members OF the house only
th,re voted for the amendment. Rep
Viewers Rep Andrew y. Toepe. and
Rsrp Edward Gayde, the latter
Plymouth. Reps. Jones and MART
were absent The negative vote,
were cast A. follows
Reps Booch, Copley. Culver. De
frato, Edwards Sheridan Ford
1isspie. Harris, Jerome. LAmrhera
LtveQue. Nielsen. Quintet. n "
Smith. s J. Smith, Stevenson
Tsube. wsgner. weirsert. Wood and
Woodruff. Eight members absen,
we're Rope. Evans, Houghton. Jack
son. Jones. IAttiejohn. MartH. ePtsr
son and Vine
A suffrage resolution granting NO
men the vote on presidential candi
dates BY Legislative enactment hal
passed the senate and IL now befor,
The house.