The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-03-28
PARTIAL SUFFRAGE
VOTED FOR WOMEN
STATE SENATE PASSES MEASURE
GIVING RIGHT TO VOTE FOR
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
BILL NOW GOES TO GOVERNOR
Court Test Predicted In Case 1t Be-
comes Law-But Eleven Votes Are
Cast in Opposition-Banking
Bills Passed.

Cast IN OppoSttton-6ankin9
Bills Passed.
st. Paul.-With known opponents of
suffrage voting for it, the house bill
giving women a vote on presidential
electors passed the senate, 40 to II,
putting the measure up to the COVER
nor for signature. Men still fighting
| the measure declare such bill should
be made a constitutional amendment,
! and it is expected, if the bill is signed,
it will be taken to the courts.
Senator Ward, during the debate
preceding the vote, declared more than
60 per cent of the women in the state
are against the measure. His state
ments were not answered by propo-
nents of the bill, and it was passed
with many suffrage opponents voting
for it.
Ask Medals For Soldiers.
Representatives A. L. Lennon, B. L.
Kingsley and Guy Dilley introduced in
the house, by permission of the gov
ernor, bill providing for an appropri-
| alton Of 100000 to purchase medals
for every Minnesota soldier who
served in the war, either in America
| CT abroad.
Bank Guaranty Bill Recalled.
The senate passed e. M. Erickson's
constitutional amendment bill prohib-
! iting increases in salaries of state Off
| Gals from taking effect during the
49, off q, IN off xIyhnr ho
legislative action increasing the sal
| aries is taken. The vote was As to II.
Salary Increase Bill Killed.
The house of representatives killed
| the bill providing for an increase of
$1,000 a session in the salary of the
members of the legislature. The COM
mittee considering the bill voted to in
definitely postpone the bill, but
| George L. Siegel, st. Paul, made a mo-
ton to place the bill on general or
ders. Representative Siegeps motion
was lost, 81 to IA, killing the bill.
Six Banking Bills Passed.
Twelve banking bills taken up as a
special order gave the house busy
session in one afternoon. Six of them
were passed, four killed and two laid
over. The bill giving the state securi-
ties commission control over sale of
bank stocks passed, SO to 40. The E..
e. Adams bill prohibiting corporations
from owning bank stock, designed to
stop the chain bank" system, passed
without opposition. The Dorweiler-
Shirley bill increasing the staff of the
| superintendent of banks passed, 102 to
2. The senate bill increasing the per-
centage of real estate to capital stock
to 40 per cent, passed, sc to IA. The
| bill making drawing Of check when
there are not sufficient funds prima
facie evidence of intent to defraud
passed, 83 to 25. This bill has passed
the house. The Briggs bill extending
the permitted investments of savings
banks also was passed. w. G. Briggs
withdrew his bill permitting state
banks to do the business of trust COM
panies, after 1t had been fought by
house lawyers. The senate bill in
creasing the capital stock require
ments for new banks was lost, 80 to
| 81. Other bills killed were Briggs
measures relating to the liability of
banks for their own errors in nom
payment of checks, and prohibiting the
making Of derogatory statements re-
garding banks.
State Budget Body Asked.
| House members introduced 1928 bills,
in one session, taking advantage of
the last day permitted by the rules.
The only bill by Speaker w. I. Nolan
came in. with Theodore Christensen
as co-author. 1t creates state budget
commission Of seven state officials,
who are required to meet the third
| Tuesday in November and work out a
budget for submission to the legisla-
ture.
Suffrage Bill Likely To Pass.
Passage of the bill granting the
right to women to vote for presidential
electors was forecast in the senate
when that body refused by vote of
Is to Al to re-refer the bill to the ju-
dietary committee.
No Respite In Work.
| The last long adjournment has
passed, and from now until April "a
there will be no respite in the sessions
except for Sundays and Good Friday.
Both houses are holding afternoon ses-
sions and are grinding out the bills
| fast, but the emphasis now is on house
bills in the house and on senate bills
in the senate, so as to get bills through
the hopper promptly.
Appropriation bills will make their
appearance shortly and should be prac-
tically out of the way by April l.
| Boxing Meas..s Before House.