Show WOMEN CANT VOTE that Is ant this year so says the convention the constitutional convention j aster aay wept into committee of tle whole on convening and resumed consideration ot alio on public buildings buil dinga and state institutions the clause relative to the location of the institution ution for the deaf dumb and blind was stricken out the committee then voted to recommend the passage of tho article aa amended the schedule was next taken up and hie question of the right of women to vote on the adoption of the constitution vias revived and resulted in a long debate tor and against aga insl sir lUc harda read long opinion deigned by judge suther und judge acy john A marshall ceorge sutherland and judge sustaining the proposition that women may vote on the constitution Ute hanis amendment providing that all persons who arc qualified to vote under this constitution after ita adoption are hereby authorized to vote for or against the adoption of this lion and for tho state herein provided for anil mr Malon cye amendment providing that women shoals vote forstate fora tate officers only were both voted down and a was then taken until 2 the following communication was submitted by president smith to the honorable president officers and members 0 alie constitutional convention ven tion gentlemen alie women of salt lake city who appreciate the labors of the convention the interest of the coming elate desire the pleasure of entertaining tho delegates and their ladica including all officers of alie assembly at a reception given in their honor at the in this city on may ad from 9 till 11 in the evening the reception ie tendered the convention in behalf of the women of utah the invitation was without signature but a postscript contained this sarcastic explanation mr president P S alio invitation ie without was thought possibly members might ask how many vaida of were attached laughter mr inquires moved that tho invitation be and mr kiesel moved that it bo rejected mr alvans of weber wanted to know if the invitation was received before the notion taken aalthe forenoon cession denying women the right to vote president replied in alie affirmative mr squire suggested that the convention should ascertain whether or net the invitation was sanguine we dont know whether tho invitation is a hoax or not said mr preston 1 I move to lay it on the table until we learn moto about it Laught crl the motion was carried alie invitation of chief devine to witness an exhibition of alie alt lake city fire department on wednesday at 1230 was accepted the article on corporations oilier than municipal as then put upon ita third read iff A motion to strike out section 22 biving telegraph and telephone coin panic tie of eminent domain and requiring them to receive and transmit each others messages w unnecessary delay was carried an attempt to have inserted alie section stricken out in committee of alie whole making stockholders of insurance companies individually for the amount of the par value of their stock in addition to amount paid for such stock was first carried alien a motion to reconsider was carried and tho proposed section again went by the board this caused alie democrats to attempt to kick and throw over alio entire article the roll was then called on the final passage of alio article and fifty one members voted in alie affirmative and twenty tour in the negative As a majority of all alie members did not vote for it alie article failed of passage and its enemies succeeded for alie time being in alie they biad hastily planned and carried out kut clr kicks and mr kimball of salt lak have both their votes from u to no in order to move a reconsideration of alie vote those alio voted in the negative were boyar hall corfman creer cunningham engberg evans of utah evana of weber holladay johndon Joh neon kimball of salt lake morris murdock of wasatch kicks roberts sharp that clor thorne thurman and whitney on the announcement of alie result alii convention adjourned |