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Show Mothers Who Are Taxpayers. A committee on woman suffrage has been appointed by the Iowa house of representatives. rep-resentatives. The chairman, Mr. Chapman, Chap-man, has introduced a bill for a constitutional consti-tutional amendment to enable women to vote. Mr. Watkins has introduced n municipal suffrage bill. In the senate a committee on constitutional amendments amend-ments and suffrage has been appointed. Senator Palmer, the chairman, early introduced in-troduced bills to grant women the suffrage suf-frage at general and municipal elections. Senator Jameston has reported a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment. amend-ment. The Des Moines Capital says: "The petitions of 'mothers who ara taxpayers,' sent out by the corresponding correspond-ing secretary of the Iowa Woman Suffrage Suf-frage association are being -signed by such mothers throughout the state. Only one-sixth of these petitions have been returned, re-turned, but over 400 names of taxpaying mothers have been signed to them. The names of 91 have been sent from Chariton, Chari-ton, the home of Lieutenant Governor Dungan. It remains to be seen whether this Iowa legislature will deny the principle, prin-ciple, which has been proclaimed and fought for by men since forcing the Magna Mag-na Charta from King John, that "taxation "taxa-tion without representation is tyranny." |