Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-01
EASY ROAD FOR
SUFFRAGE LAW
WAYS CREASED FOR SPEEDY
PASSAGE OF RATIFICATION
RESOLUTION.
ogNATE TO ACT FIRST.
HOUSE WILL FOLLOW
Women Of state to Be Out In Force
"Wednesday to Watch Prooeedinss-
Suffrage to Become Effective as
Soon a. Required Number Of States
Ratify-Fuli Powers Accorded.
Special to Times Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Moines, July l.-ArrangementS
have been completed for the holding
of the extra session OF the Thirty
eighth general assembly at the state
house Wednesday to pass on ratifica-
ton of the national woman suffrage
amendment.
The women leaders who have been
working increasingly since the act was
passed by congress to secure special
session of the Iowa Legislature are not
resting on their oars by any means,
now that the special session Is assured.
They have kept right on the job over
looking no detail in the program to be
carried out Wednesday and deteTmin-
eddy seeking the vote Of every member
who has not committed himself or
who might vote against suffrage
The women will be here Wednesday
in full force as the suffrage workers
have urged their active members all
thru the state 10 be on hand SO as to
lend a hand IL necessary and at any
rate show their interest in the big
event by their presence.
According to the present program
Senator. Perry Holdoegel, Of Calhoun
county, will introduce the resolution in
the senate providing for ratification
and 1t will be acted on by this body
first and then by the house. After be-
ing correctly enrolled it will be signed
by the speaker OF the house and BY the
lieutenant governor as president OF the
senate, also by the secretary OF the
senate. Governor Harding will then
affix his signature, altho in such rati-
fication the signature OF the governor
Is not required.
The Introduction OF the measure in
the senate will be preceded by a brief
presentation Of a message from Gov
ernor Harding telling OF the purpose
for calling the extra session.
Uriek to Ask For Funds.
Labor Commission A. L. Trick an
nounced Monday that he will ask the
legislature to make an appropriation
to take care Of the federal state en-
ployment bureaus which must close in
this state at once unless some provt-
sion is made for taking care Of them.
He declares It will require but a brief
space OF time to act on this matter and
It Is Of vital importance. After build
ing I'D q thorough system OF employ
ment bureaus over the state in the
larger cities the system is doomed to
the discard unless the legislature acts,
he declares. These offices have not
only been placing about 1000 persons
q week in employment, furnishing
harvest hands not only for Iowa but
cooperating IN furnishing them for
other states and getting cooperation
from the other states in return, but
they have also put the private agen
cies out Of business.
Whether or not the legislature will
be willing to take up this matter is a
question. The general disposition ap-
parently Is not to take up any other
legislation except that for which the
extra session was called. Any move to
bring up other questions will be strong
ly opposed. However, It was the plan
TO give these bureaus encouragement
when the legislature was in session
this past winter but It was one Of the
matters which fell in the discard in
the rush OF closing up the session.
Adding to Record.
Members Of the Legislature gathering
here today expressed the statement
that the Thirty eighth general as
sembly will have done more ConstruC-
tive work, ss well as clean up work. by
the time its members are finally thru
than any other assembly in the history
Of the state. They are proud Of the
record the road law Is making in be-
ing taken up by county after county
which have authorized paved roads IN
der its provisions. They are also proud
of the automobile law, the first Of
whose provisions are just now being
put into effect. Now they are back in
extra session to ratify woman's suf
frage and next winter an extra ses-
sion will be held to pass on code re-
vision.
It is predicted that the extra SEES