Evening journal., 1920-03-20
At
WORK NEXT week
Continued from First Pase


ferred TO In Governor TownsenGs can
for the session.
An effort will likely be made by the
Republicans TO limit legislation 10 the
three subjects mentioned by the Cover
nor in his call. which are suffrage
ratification. approprlatlng state funds
TO relieve school tax on real estate.
and enlarging the bond issue for the
new Washington street bridge. II Is
/ doubtful, however. that an effort TO
4 limit legislation Will be successful as
nearly every member seems TO have
some subject that he desires TO bring
before the Legislature.
The order In which the three subjects
specified by the Governor should be
taken up, also will be considered at
/ the Republican caucus United states
I Senator l. Heisler Ball will be In Dover
on Monday and may confer with the
Republican leaders OF the two houses.
lie came up from Washington last
night.
Rumors OF deals on suffrage and the
school code are botherng the friends
OF both. One report Is that rural op-
ponents OF the school code are trying
to make a deal with opponents OF suf-
frage 10 block ratification n the "an-
It's" will FIRST vote with them 10 repeal
or materially amend the school law II
Is also rumored that an effort Is being
made 10 form another combination Ia
vorable 10 both suffrage and the code.
This combination, II Is said. would
probably agree 10 reasonable amend
ments TO the school code. should It's
strength prove 10 be sufficient TO carry
ont the suffrage-schOol code program.
" seems 10 be certain that efforts Will
be made. especially by Sussex county
members. TO play the school code
against suffrage and this fact Is caus-
ing much concern.
There viii also be an EFFORT on Mon
day. TO hold a caucus OF the Democratic
members OF the two houses Some Demo
cratic members resent the action oil
1.-The Democratic State Committee In en-
dorsing suffrage several months ago
and these men may, II Is said, refuse "a
enter a binding caucus on the question
lof suffrage The advance knowledse'
however, that such a caucus would De
Ideclslvely antl-sufrage. may reconcile
such members 10 enter II. Out ol
twelve Democratic members OF us
House. Il Is said nine are opposed "
suffrage. regardless OF the action Ol
their State committee. or the hVe
Democratic Senators. one, and maybe
two. will be favorable to suffrage while
the others will oppose II. senators
Price and Latta are said 10 be the two
/. Democratic Senators favorable to sun
rage.
Al the present time the indications
are that the hardest nght for raliflca-
ton will be In the House. II is re-
ported that a majority OF the Senate
can be counted to support OF the rail-
/, fcatlOn amendment. while opponents
OF votes for women claim they car
: | count 80 votes against railno aion II
: the House. one more than a majority
The Senators counted in advance 70
a suffrage are said TO be Senator's Rob
ertson, Highneld, Walker. Richards
n Pool. Alice. Republicans; Price and Lal
s la, Democrats and possibly Senator
: Handy. Brown and Long. republicans
p 10 Is reported that two Republica
= members OF the house from New Casil
8 county, will go with eight Republl
. can members from Sussex county an
b nine Democrats 10 oppose suffrage
making the total OF 40 against ratin
ca ion.
The question has been raised as q
whether or not II will be necessary foI
the Senate 10 reOrganize because Of the
fact that Lleutenant-GovernOr Lewis r
Fl ason. the presiding officer OF the
Senate. died since the last session. II
seems 10 b the genral Op'n on how
ever. that this will not be necessary as
Senator !. d. Short Is president pro TEN
/ OF the Senate and he will be the pre-
siding officer. II Is likely that both
Houses Will get right down 10 business
with the same officers who served dur
ing the regular session In 1919 Repre-
sentative Alexander p. Corbit Of Odessa
Is Speaker OF the House.
Another bin that Is sure 10 be intro
duced before action Is taken on ratin-
cation OF the suffrage amendment Is
, one providing for a referendum on the
subject at the general election In No
vember.
There Is sure % be fight during The
. session over the State prohibition act
, known as the Klair law Many physi.
clans desire to have this law amended
to make Il conform with the VolsteaC
Federal enforcement act. Under the Klall
, law, physicians cannot prescribe llquol
but this Is allowed under the VolsieaC