The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-04
FIGHT LOSING BATTLE.

Fighting a desperate and
apparently losing battle from
noon yesterday until / I 0 clock
last night, the suffrage forces
in the senate finally sncceeded
in having action on the federal
amendment deferred until the
next regular session of the gem
'eral assembly in January, 1920.
Senator Mapp's motion to in.
definitely postpone the Leedy-
Jeffries resolution rejecting
the amendment was carried hN
"a vote of Is to Is and Senator
Goodrich s motion to reconsid-
.er was defeated, 10 to Is.
The house joint resolution rejectins
the amendment, which was carried ~
vote of 81 to II, was passed by after
senator Leedy's motion referring lite
the committee on privileges ana alec
tions had been defeated by veto az ~
to Is. The senate's negative action
utilities the house victory and ieavAA
the suffrage situation, In the matter or
record. with its status unchange6 b.
the special session.
Action of the suffrage opponents IN
precipitating the fight threw the suf-
fraEe ranks into momentary consternA-
ton and an IS. O.. s." call WAS sent
out over the state bringing absent
members back to the senate. Senator
E. Lee Trinkle. Of Wythe, reached the
city yesterday morning and sEenn4oEe
Wendenburg and Thornton arrived 1814
night just in time to vote a9Alnnt ne
motion to reconsider. Senator 1AoFn@
ton appeared for the nrst time ~ tho
special session. wearing his un{ Nrm
and the gold oak leaves of = matA ~
the United States army.
SuFFS AfPREHENSIvE. .s
Real apprehension swept thast 8.
frage ranks after the motion to pGH-
pone consideration Of tho Leedy roeo.
luton had been carried and 6enator g
O'Conor Goolrick had started hin e3eS~
acteristica1ly vigorous fight for ~ ~
consideration. Senator Goolrick ehAn914
hts vote from mo" to aye" II ey1ea
to make this motion. aas I'll
Discussion on the motion ~ ret6kS
slider resulted in the exchanges of h&&
personalities and the use OF ~ 1I4Ae
vituperative language heard Soa M
floor Of the senate during Tho qpnoane
session. Senator Goolrick toek M ~
tire opposition sternly to too6 GA1A
fiayed senator Mapp with the ya6ssS
of language. abusing the taAtioa ~.
ployed by. the senator from ao0eo1aA
in endeavoring to prevent tho ra3ee.
ton of the federal amendmdnt am4 -
ferring to some of his previous AH11xlS
ties in the senate a. "disguattn9.r III
Senator West rose to inquire II stka
change had bsen made that Se44a4ofa
opposing the motion were evA41AGs -
sponsibility and seeking to de4oo ~
issue. ASsH1
IF the senator does not unAef1ennA
the English language retofto4 4449A
tor Goolrick, ''he had bettaK ~ 1oH1
to school and learn X tnstaaA& r. M
ming for lteutenant- govern01s M1e41m&s
mind. it ID nothing but : su4of4 N
piece OF politics to introduce &sf~mss
luton for the consideration e. l1h ~.
leagues and then flihuster 01T&o1fH
from coming up. Politics s1u4 N
petty politics ~ that" Sss IL IL
Senator Maps reply
concise, connected and moSt x1ef u
u have been rather annA3o1 4@f&GS
turn this debate has taken
AT loss to understAnA -
With which the senator tfoQ III
.ricksburg has attacked ~
az the senator from Accotn6o IN
and stunned n ~ yf<1fn
AI,sech 10 whteh I le&e Il
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