The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-03-07
SUFFRAGE BILL IS
KILLED BY SENATE.
PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENT TO
CONSTITUTION is INDEFl-
NITELY POSTPONED. -
BURNQUIST SIGNS 8 HOUR BILL
Approval Delayed as Effort to Recall
Measure Was Expected-Must Now
Be Repealed or Amended II
Changes Are Made.

ST. Paul.-Action on the bill for
amendment to the state constitu-
tion enfranchising women was in
definitely postponed by the senate
on recommendation of the cleo
tions committee, eliminating all
possibility Of submitting the
amendment to a vote at the next
election. b.
The bill was reported after the
senate passed unanimously the
Nimocks red flag bill and sent it
to the governor for his signature.
The bill had already passed the
house.. .gs
An attempt to bring the suffrage
bill to vote was made. by Sen
ator James Madigan, who pre-
scented molten to place the bill
: on general orders. His motion
was killed by vote of II to 40.
The committee report was then
adopted viva voce.
IS to 81, the Minnesota House of Rep,
resentatives yesterday passed the War
ner-Hompe bill providing for the nomi-
nation of state officers in conventions.
The bill does not provide for county
conventions, but requires that dele
gates to the state convention be Sc,
lected by the voters in the wide open
primaries held for the nomination of
county and congressional candidates
1t had been the intention of the au-
thors to omit the supreme court judges
from the provisions of the bill, but
they were included in the list of can.
didates to be nominated by convention
at their own request.
The bill will now go to the senate
where it is believed it has a fair
chance of passage, though some of the
senators. it is said, will try to amend
1t to provide for the precinct caucus
and the county convention.
s-Hour Bill Signed.
Governor Burnquist has signed the
bill establishing an eight-hour day for
employees in state institutions. The
governor delayed signing the measure
following a report that a move to re-
call it might be made in the senate,
after like motion failed in the house
He was urged by many members to
delay action as long as possible, but
the, three-day period allowed for his
signature ended was near an end when
he affixed his signature. The law now
must be amended or repealed if it is
to embody the ideas of many legisla
tors on the subject.
Solons Visit University.
With the public school system OF
America, from kindergarten through
university, rests the responsibility OF
instilling in the youth of the nation
true spirit of democracy, rever
ence for the ideals of early patriots
and loyalty to national principles
Theodore Christensen, chairman OF
the house appropriations committee
said at the dinner on the University
of Minnesota campus given the 205
legislators who were making their bi
ennial inspection of the institution
The solons were shown the needs OF
the institution.
Pattison Bill Reported.
The Pattison corrupt practices bill
proposing amendment to the presen,
statute, has been recommended to pass
by the house elections committee.
The bill prohibits the expenditure OF
any money for a candidate without the
authority of candidate, by any per
son or organization or league. Provi
sion is made that any such person OF
organization thus authorized by can
didate may expend the same amount
in a campaign as the candidate is au
thoriZed to spend, not to exceed $40,
600.
Tonnage Tax Bills Sent Back.
The house committee on taxes and
tax laws passed the buck to the
house on the tonnage tax bills. Both
the Bendixen 4 per cent semi-net and
the WEIGH 10 per cent net tonnage tar
bills have been returned to the house
without recommendation and made a
special order.
Rest Bill for Womea
Representative T. j. McGrath of st
Paul has introduced in. the house q
rest bill for women. 1t provides that
no woman, except domestic employed
in a private home or nurse in a hos
pital, may be required to work more
than six days or forty-eight hours in
week. After five hours continuous
employment, women must be allowed
one hour of rest.
The "sweatshop," or doing work fol