Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-20
WOMAN STUFF RACE
MEASURE HAUNTS
SOME LAWMAKERS
IN THEIR SLEEP
Much Opposition Has DeveI-
oped in Northern Counties
to the Proposal to Give Wo-
men Voting Privilege,
COMMITTEE FAILS TO
REPORT ON MEASURE
Deadlock Exists, It Is Under
Stoodi Bill Providing for Ad-
dition to State Capitol Pass
eS the Lower House.
ESPECIAL n,spArca TO MORNING JOURNAL

Santa Fe, Feb. 19.-The W oman
suffrage question is again holding the
center of the stage before the fourth
state legislature. This time the spot
| light is on the committee on constitu-
tional amendments, to whose mercies
have been committed the Hull resolu-
| ton providing for the submission of
a constitutional amendment.
The question is, when will the COM
mittee report the measure, and with
what recommendations if any, when
| it does agree to disgorge? Twice it
has been reported that the resolution
would be reported without recon-
mendation, and each time those who
| have been waiting for the breaking
of the storm were disappointed, 1t was
| learned today that the reason of the
delay is that the committee is locked
| tight over the question of reporting
the resolution without recommends
ton on a tie vote. This was made
possible by the absence of one COM
mittee member.
However, the action of the COM
mittee will make no difference as to
its fate at the hands of the, house. The
committee may recommend as strong
ly as it sees fit. or fail to advise at
ALL The house IS determined that the
| matter shall be decided on the floor
Measure Has Opposition.
There is known to be strong sem
tment against the measure from the
northern counties. and although at
tempts have been made to tie the
hands of these members in caucuses,
all such plans have failed. There are
insurgents in both parties and party
lines Will mean nothing when the roll
is called. Friends of the measure
predicted today that it would be re-
ported by the committee tomorrow.
1t was learned that that was the in
tention of the committee. But there
is only one prediction that can be
made with any degree of certainty.
! and that is that when ii does reach
the floor the best fight of the session
so far is going to open. Several of
the members have speeches already
prepared and are anxious for a chance.
to relieve themselves.
House bill No. 3 by Baca for an
addition to the state capitol to house
| the supreme court and auxiliary Of
fices was passed by the house with
only two negative votes those of
Blanchard and rutherford. The ease
with which the measure was put
through was a surprise. 1t had been
predicted that it would meet oppo-
sition. 1t is proposed to create a
fund by issuing certificates of in
ldebtedness
The committee substitute for the
Pyramid county bill, which was fac
ing opposition, was postponed by re-
quest of its friends until Friday
Isidoro Armijo's codification of
election laws, known as house bill
No. IL, was passed unanimously.
Mr. Armijo explained that the bill
only applied to irrigation farmers in
Dona Ana county and small porL
ton of Otero county.
A bill by Gonzalez providing that
persons who cannot read Spanish or
English may be assisted in filing out
ballots was passed but was later re-
considered and was set down for Fri
day.
Banking Bills Postponed.
Several bills relating to banking,
which are understood to have the
backing of the bankers of the state,
were postponed until tomorrow, on
account of the absence of the author,
Mr., Curns, who was attending the
funeral of Charles A. Spiess in Las
Vegas.
Senate resolution by Reinburg, ask
ing congress to pass the soldiers and