The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-07-01
LEADERS Rs,
OH FIGHT EARLY
,,c OPPOSITION
ERWH hM MILTON TRANSACT
} NA!TATEs' BUSINESS.

l., Ga.-The defeat OF
~ l ,frsge leaders, after con- on
go ., ,1IT IN the decision by the
't sfrage leaders after con con
Fpl,'f friends in the leglsla-
,llyI l If a vote on the Susan
no,r suffrage amendment 1t
t1p ss pushed to a vote at the the
i'f 0s Ian The sentiment in the
lt 'Ss' onoinst it is overwhelm-
...oks ago the suffrage lead
t 1,.. manning an active cam, :,
e. ,igb hopes that they would i
!, ID ~ rs secure the ratification OF
ln.n5nent by the Georgia legls-
Nav they have pfacClcaliy
f. t their efforts so far as the
|l q .sssion is concerned, and will
.,+a next year to bring the Su-
J 5'' Anthony amendment to a
o,.orio
l,S ~ the complete failure of
. lorsi' suffrage amendment is a
'a s5sloanrnointment to the suffrage
pi 5nt It is not in the least sur
I W p'I nersons familiar with the
4 y y sentiment in the Georgia
W.. ., The members of that
, .onrpsent the sentiment of their
iI Gaorgia is not ready to accept
". legislators object to the
l., 5'+ tendency to transact legls-
in IN Washington which ought to
|.r r in the several states.
/ ' f,iIure of suffrage in Georgia
Iaedly will give the Susan B. ;;
INV amendment a back set in all
.n states. That the present
L+re will have materially
III is mind on the subject by
Fine next year does not seem
l5p The suffrage leaders post
vote on the idea that the
Linent would be stronger next
han now. after some twenty
las expected) have ratified it.
familiar with the views of
Ipr of the legislature do not
bate a very radical change of
Frgas two senators were divid-
the Susan B. Anthony amend
Senator Hoke Smith voted
Il it. Senator William J. Har-
he'd for it. DR.. S. B. Ledbetter,
managed the Harris campaign,
1 the city Wednesday sounding
hen. among the members. 1t did
ike him long to find out that
we're overwhelmingly against
lan B. Anthony amendment.
HE meanwhile, bills providing
Constitutional amendment to
he ballot to the women of Geor-
re now pending in the legisla-
One was introduced in the
by representative Dobbs, of
and another by Representative
Of Ebert. In the senate a
ge bill was introduced by Sem
7emOr Barrett, of the Thirty
Sc bills will go to the constitu-
amendment committees of the
Ouses, the two committees will
hearings at which the advo-
Of suffrage will appear and
It their arguments, and then
will vote by large ma
s to recommend that the bills
t pass.
r Diem Bill
View Speed Record.
speed displayed by the house
lresentatives in hurrying along
III which affects the salary in
5 granted the legislators under
! constitutional amendment,
features of the third days ac-
Of the state assembly.
bill Increases the pay of mem
u the legislature from $4 to
Day.
institutional amendment au-
ing this increase of pay was
BY the 1918 legislature and
1a1ed by the people at the gen
lection last fall.
OIL carrying into effect this
'zatlon was introduced in the
Of representatives Thursday
ng.
meeting! NJ of the appropriations
,.ee was held Thursday after
I0r the purpose of recommend
a. 4! the bill do pass. On this
1I 10, the committee was unan-
nm me bill came back to the
,I ! morning with the COM
: favorable report and was
ue second time. On Monday it
"a, saq the third time and passed,
az immediately transmitted to
Iave, where undoubtedly it will
Sulne more than the minimum
! uays required by law to pass
H, me , members of the general
" !. VIII be enabled, barring ac-
I 40 70 draw their increased per
t Aom II the state treasury not
raa dn thursday or Friday of
, ,reh' !, AS may be gathered from
I've This bill has no opposition