New-York tribune., 1919-06-17
n. Y. Ratifies
Suffrage; Rent
Bills assed
Amendment Resolution Re-
ceives Unanimous Vote
Except That Senator Sage
Is Excused From Voting
Staff Correspondencl

St0J1 Correspondence
ALBANY, June 16.-The New York
Legislature, at 11:43 tonight, ratified
the proposed amendment to the Fed
eral Constitution extending the vote
to the women of the United States,
making New York the sixth state to
ratify.
Not a dissenting vote was recorded.
Only one of the 1872 members of the
two houses present failed to be re-
corded. This gislator-Senator Henry
M. Sage, of Albany-asked to be ex-
cused from voting.
TIE Assembly ratified first, adopting
the resolution offered by Simon L. Ad-
ler, of Rochester, majority leader, by
q vote OF 1877 to O. The Adler resolu-
tion was then transmitted to the Sem
ate, where "a affirmative votes were
cast for it and none against.
The Legislature passed four bills
aimed at relieving the housing situa-
ton.
Two resolutions mem orializing Con-
gress on the housing situation also
were adopted after the Governor re-
fused to send in a special message
certifying to the need of enactment
| into law of the recommendations
Would Exempt Land Bank Bonds
One resolution urged Congress to
exempt the Az per cent bonds of the
New York State Land Bank from Fed
eral taxes, excepting inheritance taxes,
and the second urged the passage of
bill according to citizens who desire
to own home the same inducements
now afforded to farmers who are given
long term mortgages by the Federal
farm loan banks.
The only votes recorded in opposi-
ton to the remedial housing legisla-
ton, which, it is understood, the Gov
ernor will sign tomorrow, were cast
Claessens and Solomon.
Both houses, contrary to the expec-
tatons of the Legislative leaders, fin
ished their work little after mid
night.
During the debate on the suffrage
resolution in the Senate the Governor
was assailed by the Republicans for
calling the extraordinary session. His
critics declared he was moved by a
desire to enhance his chances with
the women voters, and that no time
would have been lost had the matter
been allowed to wait until the 1920
Legislature met.
No Denial by Democrats
None of the Democrats attempted to
deny the charges of the Republicans.
Senator Loring M. Black, Democrat, Of
Brooklyn, attacked United States Sena-
tor James w. Wadsworth, jr., declar-
ing that he was more suited to rep
resent one of the anti-sufYrage states
than New York.
II had hoped" said Majority Leader
Walters, when Senator Black finished,
"that the question of politics would
not be brought into the debate. But
the Senator from the Sixth Black has
a happy faculty of making partisan
digs at every proposition brought be-
fore the Senate. l want to say to him
that had the women waited for him
, and his party to give the women of the
. United States their right to vote, they
would still be waiting"
|, Senator George F. Thompson Re-
, publican, of Niagara, said the Governor
was probably moved to call the extra
scsslon because ne wanted the women
, to vote in the Presidential primaries
next spring.
Senator Sage, in asking to be excused
from voting, said the Governor was
moved by spirit Of gallantry.
"He has played the Sir Walter
Raleigh act" said Sage, "but the cloak
he has thrown for the ladies to walk
over cost him nothing. The cloak il
represented by the 200 pcrspiring leg.
islators here tonight, by the $4,000
which this one nights session costs the
taxpayers"
In the Assembly the two women mem
bers, Mrs. Ida Is. Sammis, Republican
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