Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-06-16
MEMBERS or LEGISLATURE BE-
LlEvE ALL WORK CAN BE
DONE NEXT WINTER.
WILLING TO MEET At
EARLIER DATE IF CALLED
Nothing 20 Be Gained BY Calling sps-
eisl Session TO Ratify Amendment
Before Next Year, Leaders Argue
Ratification to Be Accomplished
With Little Opposition.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican
Des Moines. June 16.-Out Of nine
members OF the last legislature here
Friday and Saturday to attend a
meeting of the retrenchment and re-
form committee the majority Of senti-
ment seemed to be that the special
session Of the legislature to be called
next winter could accomplish all the
necessary work of ratification of the
womAn's suffrage amendment and that
an earlier session would not be neces-
sary. Several Of the members, how
ever. said they would be willing to
come at their own expense II the ma
summer.
1t has been suggested that session
be held July q and the Des Moines
Capital has written to the members to
ascertain whether or not they would
be willing to attend such session at
their own expense.
Senators White, Of Benton county;
Foskett. Of Page, and Wilson. Of APP
panoose. said Saturday they would be
willing to attend such q session. Rep
resentative Harrington, Of Kossuth.
and Senator Stephenson. OF Ringgold.
said they would be willing to come II
the legislators favored 1t. Repre-
sentative O'Donnell. Of Dubuque coun-
~. who voted against suffrage in the
house this past session. said he was
opposed to any such special session.
He believes that the legislature should
first act on state suffrage and let the
people vote on state suffrage before
national suffrage is acted c..
Nothing to Be Gained.
Senator Glenn Kimball. Of Potta-
wattamie county. chairman Of the
committee on retrenchment and re-
form is opposed to any special ses-
sion at this time but believes that the
special session to be called next win
ter to pass on code revision will De
early enough to vote on ratihcatlon.
There would be nothing gained oy
a special session this summer" SAID
Senator Kimball. 1T the legislature
acts on this question next winter IL
will be plenty soon enough Tor the
women to vote at next springs cleo
tions. Even II the members should
come at their own expense there is
considerable expense to the state IN
the matter of necessary help at any
session OF the legislature. There is no
election before next spring so do not
see what could be gained by It,"
~ Representative wichman. Of Han
cock county, declared It was not
needed. He said 1t would be hard to
confine legislation to this one ques-
finn az the Anvariable tendency Is TO
bring in many other matters for con-
sideration.
Senator Foskett, Of Page county, wa
inclined to think that the majority y,
the members Of the legislature woula
be willing to attend a special session VI
It were deemed necessary.
Little Opposition Seen.
Practically all Of the Legislators
here the past two days are OF the
opinion that suffrage ratification
would pass with little, II any. opposl-
ton. Opposition to primary suf1rase
last winter should not be taken as an
indication Of the attitude Of the lesls-
lators toward general suffrage, severai
Of the legislators said. Primary SUI
frage was only a sort Of half baked
suffrage as it would not permit women
to vote at the elections, they declared
But they pointed to the passage by the
legislature OF the state suffrage amend
ment as evidence that the legislature
would raaify the national amendment.
The Joint resolution for state SUI
frage passed the senate March II with
senator Evans, Of Bremen county, the
only one voting against It. Senators
Cessna, OF Keokuk, and White, OF Ben
ton. we're recorded as absent or not
voting.
The resolution passed in the house
by a vote Of Is to with Representa-
tive O'Donnell. Of Dubuque, casting the
negative vote. The following repre-
sentatives were recorded as absent OF