The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-06-29


ed as assured Of walkover for re
nomination inzs the Democratic pri-
mary and a practically unanimous re-
election in November.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Among the matters of most en-
crossing interest and Importance that
have recently occupied the attention
of the general assembly at Baton
Rouge We're the proposed constitu-
tional amendment granting women
equal suffrage with men in Louisiana;
amendment of the primary election
law SO as to abrogate OF mitigate the
provision penalizing voters who fail
to support nominees after participa-
ton in the primaries; bill prohibit
ing the sale Of liquor within twenty
five miles Of Camp Beauregard, near
Alexandria; proposed amendment
of the state constitution providing
that no amendment to the federal
constitution may be passed upon by
a general assembly until after a gen
eral election, and several bills hav-
ing to do with appropriations, as
sessment and taxation.
While the suffrage measure was be-
fore the house of representatives its
supporters were greatly encouraged
by telegram from President Will
son to the chairman of the commit
tee having the bill under considera-
tion, as follows
". II hope you will not think am
taking an unWafranted liberty in ex-5
pressing my deep interest in the s,lf-.
frage question now before your COM.
mittee. cannot help regarding the
settlement Of this question as OF
world wide significance and as effect
ing standard by which to judge our.
present interest In the complete es-
adjustment Of democracy. am
moved to send you this expression Of
opinion by a very profound sense OF
the public interest. 7
There can be no doubt that this
clear-cut pronouncement by the pres
ident of the United States materially
aided in the passage Of the PROPOSE
ton on the 18th instant by vote Of
so yeas to 20 nays, with 16 members
of the house absent and not voting.
The bill was finally considered by the
senate on Tuesday of last week, the
18th instant, and was passed by a
vote of 20 yeas to Il nays. Peculiar
" enough the Affirmative vote in each
branch of the general assembly
was one more than the two-thirds
for the proposal of a
constitutional amendment. It will
now rest with the qualified voters of
Louisiana to decide by their ballots
next November whether the women
of the, state are to be admitted to full
citizenship and vested with the hither-
to exclusive male prerogative Of the
ballot.
A vigorous contest over the amend
ment of the primary election law had
opened and considerable feeling was
being manifested on the subject OF
the proposed penalty clause, but an
agreement was reached by which the
simply declared the moral
obligation of every participant in a
primary to abide by its results, and
in this shape the amending bill is ex-
pected to go through both houses
without opposition.
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zone of twenty-five miles around
Camp Beauregard went through both
branches of the general assembly by
overwhelming votes. An unsuccess-
full attempt was made IN the lower
house to amend the measure 50 as 70
defer the time Of its gong INTO eI-
feet until September !, and the vote
on final passage was 90 yeas TO 10
nays. The senate passed the Dali ny
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