The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-04-19
TRY To Revive Suffrage Bill

ers on both sides.
Try To Revive Suffrage Bill
st. Paul, April 10.--Attempts to
| resurrect the suffrage issue IN the Min
! nesota legislature have failed.
Senator D. P. O'Neill and 13 9TH
ers tried to bring the constitutional
suffrage amendment bill back to life
by voting to overturn the report of
| the election committee whereby the
measure had been killed. There were
40 who decided to let the measure
rest in it's grave.
The efforts of Senator O'Neill and
his small number of followers were
directed mainly to putting some of the
heretofore ardent supporters of suf-
frage into the open. Senator OLAF
Lende, chairman of the elections COM
mittee, frankly stated that the bill
had been killed because the drys did
not want to submit the suffrage
amendment at the same time that pro-
hibition is submitted to the people.
The outcome of the resurrection at
tempts were foregone conclusion
long before the fight was started. A
group of women, comprising members
of the Equal Franchise league, were
responsible for the attempts, how
ever.
Senator Ward of Martin county,
aroused many of the senators when
he insisted that the vote would show
who was hypocritical on the suffrage
question. Incidentally, Senator Ward
had voted against constitutional suf-
frage two years ago and was criti-
cized for his Change of heart" A.
Several military bills were intro
duced in both houses. One to pre-.
vent interference with enlistments,
! another to prohibit aliens from hav-
| ing firearms or explosives in their
| possession were introduced by Senator
George H. Sullivan and Representa-
| tive Albert F. Pratt.
Only One Farmer Favors Measure.
st. Paul, April 9-The Minnesota
Senate on April 18th killed the Eff
cheney and Economy Commissions
bill to create a department of grain
inspection separate from the Mime
sofa Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission by the one-sided vote of 46
! to 16. The opposition to this measure
was led by Senators Ole o. Sageng,
| Ottertail County; N. J. Holmberg,
Renville County; G. w. Gillian, Cot
tonwood County; D. p. O'Neill, Pen
nington County, and +. II. Peterson,
| Clay County, all of them farmers or
representing purely agricultural COM
munities.
| "Senator O'Neill made a striking
comparison between the farcical grain
| inspection of the days when the de-
| partment was under the control of the
| governor, and the efficient inspection
| of the present day, which is the result
of years of development, unhampered
by political interference" said Charles
e. Elmquist, Railroad and Warehouse
| Commissioner. 1T is noteworthy in
this connection to recall that only one
| farmer in the entire state senate voted
in favor of this measure, which with
out any question would have increased
greatly the annual expenses of the
grain department and unquestiOnably
have impaired it's efficiency, which is
recognized over the entire country"
Session Near End-Much Work Left
St. Paul, April 10.-This will be the
busiest week of the legislative session.
There arc but few legislative days
left.
The omnibus appropriations bill
probably will reach both Houses this
week. The Senate has five motions
for special oracec on hand. A number
of the fish and game bills passed by
the House are on the calendar await
ing a final VOTE Four of the tax COM
mission bills also are on the calendar.
Record for Number of Bills.
st. Paul, April 9.-The present
LEGISLATURE is out for a record in the