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Show London Suffrage Eiil 1 Passes Second Readmg LONDON. Feb. 28. The labor par j ty's bill extending the franchise toi women oh exactly the same terms ar. i appiied to men passed through tut se ond reading of the house of commons' unanimously today. This means if will; ao to committee for possible amendments amend-ments and again come before tl)c house. "I ho bill provides that the present voting age for wqmen thirty years be lowered to 21, which is the man's voting age. This would add five mil-' lion voiers to the legistcr... Christopher Addison in his speech on he subject asserted adoption of the bill would make the total of women wom-en voters over 13,000,000. or a halt) mil'ion more women voters than men votcrsr I |