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Show SUFFRAGE IS AGAIN BEFORE PARLIAMENT Second Reading of Measure That Would Enfranchise 6,000,000 Women , London, May B. A bomb containing contain-ing sufficient nitroglycerin to demolish demol-ish tho great building whs found among tho packages collected by tho parcel post at tho southeastern district dis-trict post olflco todny. No cltio was obtained, but the po-llco po-llco attach suspicion to tho militant suffragettes. , Tho metallic sound of tho parcel aroused suspicion among tho em-plo)cos, em-plo)cos, several hundred of whom wero on duty at tho Mmo. Tho pack-ago pack-ago was plunged Into water ana" tho police, who wero called, opened It and found It flllcj with gunpowder, a quantity of slugs and a tube of nitroglycerin. nitro-glycerin. 4 London, May 5. Tho struggle for woman surfrngo began again In tho Houso of Commons this afternoon, when tho second reading was moved of Wllioughby Dickinson's women's franchise bill. Whether wis mcas-' ure, which proposes to cnfrnncnlse 0,000,000 women, shall bo given a lighting chnnco or tho wholo question burled for tho llfctlmo of tho present parliament will bo settled tomorrow night. The vital sections of tho brief bill nro as follows: 1. Every woman who (a) If sho were n man would bo entitled to bo registered na a parliamentary elector In rospect of n household qualification qualifica-tion within tho meaning of tho representation rep-resentation net of 1884; or (b) is the wife of Ji man entitled 'to bo registered register-ed in respect of a household quallflca-cation quallflca-cation and haH resided In tho qualifying quali-fying premises during tho period re quired by law to enhblo n person to bo so registered, shall be entitled to bo registered, and when registered to voto as a parliamentary elector In the constituency wherein the qualifying premises aro situated. "2. A woman shall not bo cnt fed to bo registered unless Bho haB attained at-tained tho ago of 25 years. "3. A wothhn shall not bo dlrquall fled by reason of marriage from he ' Ing registered and voting." j The bill Is backed by sevon Liber- I als, two Unionists and two Labo members. Whllo It meetB the wish-es wish-es of most of the men supporters of woman suffrage, It does not go far , enough for others. Tho pnrtles aro ' so hopelessly divided, and even tho members of the cabinet are so widely wide-ly set asunder on the question that j h forecast of tho outcome of the de- bate Is most difficult I Tho members when they arrived nt ' tho houso today, had to run 1ho gaunt i let of many women parading in tho I precincts carrying sandwich boards with placards directed at the cabinet j ministers, such as "Traitor .Bqulth, "Doport Heglnhld McKenna and Chan , collor Hobhouse." I I |