Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-02
ANTHONY MEASURE
MAY REMAIN BUR|ED|
IN BOTH BRANCHES.
Senate and House of Dele
gates to Resume Busi-
ness Today.
TO TAKE FINAL ACTION, ~
ON GOOD ROADS BILLS
Means of Raising Needed Reve-
nue. Will Be Given 81 81
Consideration. y
QUICK WORK IS PREDICTED.
Opinion Now Prevails That Special
Session Will Come to End
on Wednesday,.

Members OF the National Womants
party. who have been busily engaged
since August 13 pressing ratification
OF the suffrage amendment at the speG4
cial session of the General Assembly.
must he satisfied with a truce until the
legislators ELSA convene again in January.
among several members Of the General
Assembly, including Senator Robertson,s
who have followed the fight from its
quainted with the situation which has
developed within the last few days
relative to the immediate fate of the
is SAID TO be its proponents Judgments
Proponents OF the amendment, who
have have charge Of the fight for it in the !.
Is said, that the opposition is too
strong for them at this session. II is
not believed that they will bring the
amendment from committees.
Make POLL OF House.
dev' showed that the amendment would J
be showed under in that body at this
session. nG,,,d and iP the Senate It is said that
margin One OF the principal support
ers OF 1t In the upper branch. Senator
Frinkle. Is reported to have gone home,
not to return for the remainder Of the
Speciai session, s,3a
Among the active workers who have
come come to richmond @ to defeat the amend
president OF the Maryland Association
opposed to Woman Suffrage, and Mrs.
II. Is. zoilinger. OF the same organiza-
tion.
Both houses OF tho General Assem-
bly, will reconvene today at noon for
tn maj acton on roads Legislation and
other matters which have been brought
10 their attention at this session.
Take Up Trust Measure.
1t is expected that the antitrust
measure. which will become a special
ana continuing order to the exclusion
GRAFTON OF revenue bills, will take IN
most Of the Senate's time in debate.
~ IS stlil In the amendatory stage, and
other amendments to be offered when
the bill is called up
Penalties for violation of thefacf az
they have been approved in the SEN
ate are much more drastic than those
In the measure passed by the House.
and 1t is expected that good deal
more more time Will be consumed In the
Sether. 8
Several revenue bills. to provide
rands n1istion Tor meeting emergency appro-
county road construction. must be con-
sidered in both branches. The 7-cent
levy on general property. designed to;
ways, has been approved In the House.
but the Senate has not vet accorded
Its s,I,r approval: There is no fight on this
very quickly. - - =
House Has Rond Bills.
In the House none of the measure.
Wnlch provide for 100000 a year TO,
county roads has been enacted These
TOO. can be disposed of in short order
IN the Senate. Senators Robertson and
1ohrad VIII use their efforts to have
PASSED bill designed to have escheat~
ed to the Commonwealth those bank
accounts That have not had claimants
Within the last fifteen years This
measure also makes IL mandatory that
the banks report such accounts
opinion is divided as to when the
Legislature VIII complete It's Ia bors and
adjourn. There are many who say if
can finish by Wednesday night. il ths
SuHrage issue doesn't prevent. and
mere are others who contend II VIII
last until Saturday. night. =