The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-03-02
LOUISE PASSES MEASURE
FOR "WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Carries With 1t Privileges And
Duties Of Male Sex.

State House, Annapolis, Feb. %
The House passed the women's rights
bill by vote of rs to 30.
Women shall have the same rights
and privileges, duties and obligations
under the law as men in the exercise
of suffrage, freedom of contract,
choice of residence for voting pur-
poses, holding office, holding and con-
veying property, care and custody Of
children. The various courts, eXecu-
tive and administrative officers shall
construe the statutes where the mas
culine gender is used to include the
feminine gender unles such construc-
ton will deny to females the special
protection and privileges which they
now enjoy for the general welfare.
The courts, executive and admins
trative officers shall make all neces-
sary rules and provisions to carry
out the intent and purpose of this
statute
Delegate Squier, Cecil county, said
he was unwilling to vote for bill
which stated that it gave women all
the obligations of men and then eX-
empted them from certain duties.
When it was seen that the bill
would pass four members changed
their votes to aye. They were Mer-
rift and Tone, Baltimore county; Har
rison, Talbot county, and O'Beirne,
Fourth district.
Attorney General Armstrong; opin-
ion, holding constitutional the refer
endum amendment proposed to the
Anti-Saloon Leagues prohibition en-
forcement bill, has complicated a sit,
uat;on whose trend last week was all
in favor of a victory for the League,
which has scored i'm a two-dah battle
in the House. 1t is too much to say
that the Attorney General $ ruling has
stampeded the "dry" forces, but it
has undoubtedly given them cause for
,1nccrD and has causel them to re-
o27le thelr e-2lts lest 2 J. e5osE, SO
near at hand ana attained by s1ca
arduous effort, snail finally be snatch
ca away from them.
1t is likewise too much to say that
the proponents Of the referendum
amendment Oh the opponents OF the DlI
as drawn by the League oeileTe that
the Attorney Generals ruling VIII
TURN the tiae Oh battle IN their laVor'
" nat mas developed, however, IS
mat ooth proponents ana opponents OF
Ihe league oiI are at work with
renewed vigor' George w. Clabbe,
superintendent oil lhe Anti-SaIoon
League arrived on the scene early
YESTERDAY evening ana was unfemlt-
ting III his Efforts IN behalf OF the
OIL MI Cfaooe held earnest col
Ioqules win members OF the Senate
/ OF 1t IS 10 inc senate th&t the scene
Of ACTON wan shl1t.
IN Iile mouse the Dill with the ~
HOeIallz!hg amendments OF the
AhIi-SaIooh League DuV "IIhout the
referendum Amendment, winch was
rejected FRIDAY by vote OF 81 to AZ
Is on the thlrd reading ME-
MOI a WORD was spoken against the
OH TO aoollSh state regulation OF race
De ing "heh the measure came up IN
Inc House Yesterday afternoon and
not the sIghest attempt to block Its
passage to third reading was made,
therefore, the bill easily passed the
second stage OF its Journey through
the lower chamber by vote OF 70 to
70
NO explanation was offered by the
opponents OF the measure for the
abandonment OF all plans to fight the
Dill.
Two OF those who voted against it
MISS Mary +. W. Rlsteau, of Hart
ford county, and Chairman Benjamin
B. Baker, OF the city delegation-in
explaining their vote SAID they OPP
Posed the measure because 1t cut off