The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-01-30
TWO SUFFRAGE
MEASURES PASS
One Is Amendment to State Con-
stitution and Other Memorial
to Congress.
MAJ0R|T|ES ARE LARGE
Appropriation Of $4,000 to Advertise
Advantages Of State to Settlers
10 Proposed-Dry Amend
ment Bill Signed.

ment Bill Signed.
St. Paul-Woman suffragists desir-
ing submission of state constitutions
al amendment and those favoring &C.
ton by congress to provide refer
endum on the question of inserting a
suffrage clause in the Federal consti-
ton were both victorious in the lower
house.
The House of Representatives passed
a resolution calling for a memorial to
Congress asking for submission of the
Federal amendment for woman suf-
frage. Then it passed a bill c;-lling
for submission to the people at the
next general election of q woman suf-
frage amendment to the state c0nsti-
tuition.
The memorial to Congress was in
troduced by Theodore Christianson OF
Dawson, and had the active support of
the majority of the suffragists in the
state, including the Minnesota Woln-
ans Suffrage Association. The vote
on the Christensen resolution was
100 to %.
Charles H. Warner, of Aitkin, intro
duced the bill calling for the amend
ment to the state constitution. That
measure was passed by vote of SO
to 30.
The resolution and the bill will both
go to the senate.
Constitution Changes Planned.
A bill to repeal the constitutional
provision requiring majority of all
votes cast at an election to adopt a
constitutional amendment was intro
duced in the house by Representatives.
Enstrom, Welch, Bowe, Burdorf and
Scherf. The bill would submit an
amendment to the people providing
that the constitution may be amended
by a majority of those voting upon
an amendment at any election. A
similar bill was introduced in the Sem
ate.
Appropriation of $4,000 to finance
a. publicity campaign as an aid to the
settlement of northern Minnesota was
provided in bill introduced by Sen
ator Patrick McGarry, of Walker.
Board to Administer Fund.
Creation of a board of five persons,
to be appointed by the governor and
to serve without pay, is authorized
in the McGarry bill.
This board. it is suggested. shall be
known as the Minnesota Lake and
Land Attractions board, and its duty
will be to conduct such publicity
campaign that every person in the
United States will be made familiar
with not only the agricultural advan-
tages afforded settlers in northern
Minnesota, but with the natural beau
ties and advantages Of the lake coun-
try as well.
Dry Amendment Bill Signed.
Governor. Burnquist has signed the
joint resolution adopted by the Min
nesota legislature ratifying the fed
eral prohibition amendment, and the
bill authorizing Minneapolis to make
up deficiencies in city funds.
Duluth senators are authors of a
Senate measure, which would tax citi-
zens of cities of the first class. an
additional one mill for the operation
of city hospitals.
Royalty Tax Bill Offered.
Representative John Kelly, Wright
county, introduced royalty tax bill
in the House. The bill provides for
the defining and assessment of royal
ties and fixing so per cent Of the full
value as basis of taxation. The bill
covers the royalties on iron ore, coal
or any other product that may be
mined on the royalty basis in Min
nesota here or hereafter.
Endorsement Refused.
Members of the Senate military af-
fairs committee refused to indorse a
blanket resolution memorializing Con-
gress in favor of league of nations.
The resolution was introduced by
Senator F. H. Peterson, of Moorhead,
at the suggestion of Governor Burn
quist.
Would Pension State Employees. {
A bill providing for the pension of
| state employees more than IS years of
age, who have been in the employ OF
the state 20 years or more, was intro
duced in the House by Representative
John Levin, st. Paul. The bill pro-
vides the governor shall fix the pen
sion, which is not to exceed SIS q
month.
Representative Fred ]. Kane, Min
neapolis, introduced q bill amending
the workmen's compensation law to
provide settlement for injuries result
ing from employment in addition to
Injuries resulting from accidents. This