Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-20
aRpeATE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE
NO REPORT ETHER FOR
on AGAINST BILL.
ARoOAOlY WILL PASS
sorA HOUSE AND SENATE
Oin civss Women Privilege Of Voting
In Primaries, Attending Conventions
end Party csueusss-Ssrats Passes
Rule Bill 10 License Sales Of Ctsa.
rsts Except to Boys Under 10 Years,
Special "a Times Republican,

Special 10 Times- Republican,
Des Moinee. Feb. 20.-In so far as
the senate committee on elections IS
concerned II vii neither oppose nor
favor the of1l to give women the right
to vote In the primaries and in eau
cuses or conventions.
At a meeting OF the senate commit
tee on elections Il was decided TO re-
port this measure out without recon- 70
mendstion, which means that 1t Will
go. on the calendar and come up for
consideration in due time.
II is possible this measure will pass
both houses OF the present legislature
and become a law and Iowa women
can go to the polls on primary Gay
next June, can attend political eau =
cuse.s and conventions and vote there
n and can cast their ballots on al
occasions except on the DAY OF the
election itself. which right can not be
granted in Iowa until the constitu-
ton is changed.
Thus far no measure has come Up
in the legislature 10 provide woman
mept. Suffrage workers however are
contemplating Introducing such
measure. particularly in view of the
possible extra session Of the lesisia-
ture next winter which is being pro-
posed 70 consider code revision
Y There /. possibility also that the
present congress before its March
adjournment may pass suffrage
measure and in that case the Iowa
legislature would have OF oortunity 10
rstify during the preee0r session.
On the matter OF primary suffrage
ii s expected that the house com :
mittee will report out favoraolY ana
suffrage workers confidently predicI
the passage of the measure thru ooIh
houses. II is now in operation IN the
states Of Texas and Arkansas.
The Iowa senate yesterday passed
tho RrIle cigsret bill to license the
sale Of cigarete in Iowa except 10
minors under nineteen years OF age.
The vote vas thirty four In favor TO
thirteen against Senator Proudfoot'
~ warren county. attacked the meas
IRE. declaring that the policy Of this
state vas to prohibit and not 10 IL
seHGS
law could he enforced II II was am
ended properly.
Peessnt Law Dead.
Senator Rule in speaking for MS
bin declared that the present Ia"
axainst the sale of oigarets could moi
be enforced and he had law which
could be enforced. He denied the
charge that the proposed dill had the
endorsement OF the tobacco industr!
saying that it was inspired by the
workings Of the present law.
The senate "wednesday refused TO
repeal the present anti-tipping law
after considerable debate. The repeal
measure was introduced by Senator
Parker Of Polk county who declared
in speaking on it that the present
law is q dead letter Nevertheless the
senate. true to its record OF two wears
ago, refused to repeal the measure.
The senate Wednesday passed n
measure by Senator Balkena prohio-
iting live stock from running at large
on highways. The increasing use Of
the automobile makes it dangerous for
stock TO be on the highways Senator
Rsikenna argued. Senator Meredith, OF
Jasper county, and Senator Buser. OF