The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1920-08-20
SESSION 70 AGT ON
SUFFRAGE IS CALLED
TENNESSEE LEoisLATosC GATH
ER AT NASHVILLE ON GALL
or Tim COVERINGS.

Nashville -GoY, A. II. Roberts II.
saed bls call for the rx,ra session Of
The r sunessee iegislatufe. whteA 10 TO
o0asidty railtlfatloa 81 the suffrage
amendment. Should tho Legislators
Eet fAf0rabEf T~nEessee viii b1 the
thiyty st1ih state to approve tbs
Amendment. and equal suffrage Tor tae
nation viii tA az actually Gn Inc H.
Iganee Of the proper procLafs~thn.
The FIRST it@Ea mentioned IN the M.
ira session call Ia acton Oh The ntae-
trttnth ~Anendntsnt 10 the United
States constitution The next is ac-
thpD 70 fix The legal status 81 wonpn
The third itcn ~ 10 prescribe the quail
!hications ~ women. f5r suffrage, IN
Guiding Imposition et poll tax and 70
provide Tor thslr registration
The legislature Gu assembling in
extra esssien proceeds undsr rs old
organization wtth A. l.. Todd Of Mar.
fress'sOro - speaker Of the senate and
\. VI Walker AZ t9hAnAn Under the
state constitution members receive
pay for osly 70 days, and few sessions
Last longer Only subiects mentioned
In The governors gall can be consld.
cred Suffrage leaders say that SPEAK
er Todd aud Speaker Walker viii 10
tfo,ucs the resolutions rA'iiying the
stnrntrasrf IN 'hsfr rtspsTtrye nr'fata
There are 23 members IN the senate
and II IL the required constitutional
majority Tho house has - mcmb' ~.
and 80 votes there are necessary 10 a
measures passage
when the Tennessee ola giving
wouan's suffrage In municipal and
presidential elections vas before the
senate In 1919 It passed BY a yote D;
~ to "A All OF the Il ~seaatofs who
voted aye are stiil members OF the
sonata
In the house the Tennessee bill waa
passrd by 5 vote u 81 10 -. Success
ora xera elected 10 Ill the places on
i've ot those yo,ias aye and Gys yet'
Ing no
In anticipation az the fight before
the extra session leaders In the 'sht
for ratification and leaders opposing
ratification. the latter including both
auftragiats and autisuffrasisIs are
here from many parts u the country
woman suffrage leaders were a
trlfo upset over reports that Ne auf
tragc amendment which Ma submit
tod In the SPECIAL session ~ the ioa
l%slatnre might ba SHIFT d to the 'oo'
Of the cai sraar The opponents ~ rat
ification arr suggesting such a course
rho l~ukrwafJn members, who are zeal
~ aiding and ahet'Ing the opposition
think ,ir suggestion good though
some atc willing tn take II up At
moro important matters % legislation
are tlsposrd ~
n either course n pursued the leg
iaIaturc "a apt 70 hc b re al summer
Nut content With he lih and HesrH
ma'tera ~ legislation Included In the
call Gov Roberts srut IN 4 sapp'cmap
tai Vat ~ 4 do - M more items some
~ whisb .ttatn'v mast require much
considrfattpu
The utfgsriv's krnw mat DELAY IL
dangerous They r%rtlffr1 il when
because ~ a .liEh' mtsuN, the r7rt1
eaton resolution VAS uo' introduced
Ss@hv14tr efey wNtTr@s save say'
tar rata for the state - b, fSei fs
the Legislature IN hi4 an.nian would
NJ rs cents Last wear inc raj" wa
-k cents The total lssosameH' eaJ
he - onn.0 600 AZ against tat lah,
600, Tor last wear or a Nttla nvnr
thrc. times the fofner atseasutrpt
WITH a restt,s tsaa ~ aAasst iae thitls
IN the rte The state will pbtaiu
tv' W. n $50 .eNo and s3et hon for
strictly state purposes In excess 81
what II formerly. received and the
=. hoois, rcads and University N
TonnrsSee will receive a slight IN
crrasr over amounts formerly atloi.
ted Ia them
Nan'lNkton Judge john u VI
car. ~ Memphis, breath a hiS las,
Aus ) at thr he'ns II his daughter.
MIS- Ntrshall rrtes, 10 huntingdon
l~atA vas due 70 an attack NJ acute