The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-04-07
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With scarcely ruffie on the surface
of the proceedings, the Senate killed
the blanket Women's Rights bill spon-
sored by the Just Government League.
A motion by Senator Frick to table
the bill was carried, II to 8, following
submission of an unfavorable report
by the judicial Proceedings Commit
tee.
The bill, although amended consid-
erably in the House before coming to
the Senate, was characterized as still
far too extensive in the equality of
rights and obligations. AS the Senate
considered the measure it was prac-
tically duplicate Of the existing Wis
consin law.
1t gave women equal rights in exer-
else of suffrage, freedom of contract,
choice of residence for voting pur-
poses, holding Office, holding and con.
veying property and care and custody
of children. An amendment eliminated
the jury service clause.
Senator Towers took up the fight
for the bill when he moved to sub
stitute the bill for the unfavorable
committee report. He was opposed
by Majority Floor Leader Mcintosh.
who urged approval of the report. Be-
fore vote was taken on the Towers
motion Senator Frick followed with
his motion to table the bill, and it was
carried. Senators Norris, Mish, Pever-
ly, Russell, Snader, Towers and Wolfe
voted against the Frick motion.
The bill followed closely the two
administration bills letting down the
bars to women. The Senate approved
and sent to their third reading bills
to make women eligible to offices pro-
vided for in the Constitution and to
opep up to them all other State Offices
which, under the existing laws, are re-
stricted to males.
Coincident with the Introduction in
Frick of Joint resolution urging lib
eraIization of the Volstead act it be-
came known that Senator Biggs con-
templates offering similar resolution.
Already, it is said, three or four MEM
bers of the Senate who were classed
as ''irreconcilable 'drys'" have indi-
Gated that they would vote for the pro-
posed Biggs resolution.
The Biggs resolution, 1t Is under
stood, will petition Congress so to
amend the law as to permit the sale in
bulk of beer containing not more than
8 or 4 per cent. alcohol and light
wines for use in private homes, but
leaving the law to prevent any sug.
gestion of a return of the saloon or
club cafe.
The Biggs resolution may not be-
come fact. 1t is, however, subject
of discussion, the idea being to sound
out sentiment before 1t is offered. 1t
is believed that the Senate, which
passed the "dry" bill referendum by
a one-vote margin, would indorse such
a resolution. On the same assumption
the Frick resolution is expected to be
reported favorab1y and passed for
House action.
Reported unfavorably in the Senate
by the Committee on Judicial Pro-
ceedings, a bill by Senator McCul-
Tough amending the Workmen's Com
pensation Law was substituted for the
unfavorable report and advanced to
the third reading.
The bill provides where the disabil-
ity continues for period of 10 days
or more compensation shall be al
lowed from the beginning of the dis
ability, provided the disabled person
shall file certificate from reputable
physician and shall also during the
period of the disability file weekly
with the employer certificate from
q physician showing a continuance
of the disability.
Defending the bill, Senator McCul-
Tough said he had long been an en-
ployer of labor himself, and that he
felt confident that those who know
him have confidence in his interest in
the welfare of the working classes.
But he desired also, he said, to pro-
tect employers from the type of en-
ployee who abuses the provisions OF
the compensation law.
Advertisements of all butter substi-
tutes must include notice that the
article advertised is "oleomargarine"
or "butterine," and such advertise
ments must not contain the words
"butter," cream or milk" or any
such words "as Holstein, Jersey or
Guernsey or any other word which is
commonly used as designating
known breed of cows" under the pro-
visions OF a bill introduced in the
Senate by Senator Snader Of Carroll
county.
It is believed the bill is directed
against certain types of butter sub
stitutes now being extensively ad-
vertised.
A bill regulating the manufacture
and sale of butter substitutes was re-
Gently killed in the House.
President Norris introduced in the
Senate bill to require license fee
of $500 for selling "any near-beer, malt
or vinous liquor, irrespective of alco-
holic content" in Baltimore city. The
bill does not apply to grocery stores,
drug stores Of confectionery stores