The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-31
REJECTS PLEA
OF HER WOMEN
Lower House of Mississippi
Again Defeats Woman
Suffrage. s..
EYES ON DELAW ARE
Indications Point to Ratifica-
tion When Vote Comes
in Lower House.

Jackson, Miss, March S1.-The
lower house of the Mississippi legis-
Iature today again refused to ratify
the Susan b. Anthony suffrage
amendment. The vote was "a to %.
The measure passed the senate yes
terday.
Speakers who endeavored to address
the body in support of the measure
were hooted and jeered and in the up
roar could scarcely be heard.
With the ratification Amendment
finally out of the way the Legislature
proceeded to routine business with a
promised adjournment by Saturday.
The Mississippi legislature late today
hnally refused to ratify the federal
woman suffrage amendment. The ac-
ton came in the form of a motion TO
dlsagreo with the senate resolution of
Yesterday. which favored ratification.
THO. melton to disagree was carried 81
to 49,
The house was avowedIy hostile to
= ratification. An upriar of nays followed
"a demand that the clerk be permitted
10 read kilograms from democrats lead
ers and others from all parts of the
country urging ratification.
GOV. Russell, although momentarily
expected to make his promised little
talk" in favor of ratification. did not
appear.
Dover, Del, March S1.-The vote
on ratification of the suffrage amend
ment in the house, which was ex-
pected this afternoon, failed to ma
terialize when Representative Hart,
who had promised to bring the meas
IRE up for final passage refused to
do so. saying certain things had hap
pened which would make delay neo-
essary.
Indignation prevailed among the
antisuffrage leaders and threats of
forcing vote were made. Speaker
Corbit ruled that unless Representa-
tive Hart chose to call the bill up,
1T could not be acted on at today's
session.
Despite the pressure being brought
TO bear on members of the house and
senate, the antisuffragists were con-
fident the resolution would be de-
teated. They declared their position
was as strong as ever, and to sup
port this belief pointed to the an
{gs2pIl celllsnt of Several senator's and
fnEIres esenta lives following their con-
Aerence yesterday with national lead
ers that there had been no change
IN the situation and that they would
stand pat"
Washington, March 31.--(A. P)--.
suffrage forces will not slacken their
efforts until thirty y-seven states have
ratified the suffrage amendment, the
national woman's party announced
today. so that the coming into force
OF the amendment will not be delayed
should the supreme court hold to he
valid the provision of the Ohio state
constitution permitting referen-
dunn on federal constitutional
amendments.
oe
fore the court, the state department
is expected to issue the proclamation
Of ratification as soon as notice has
1 been received from the thirty sixth
3 state that the Legislature has taken
favorable action. When the prohi-
bition amendment was in process of
ratification the department held that
action by the legislatures of the nee
essary three-fourths of the states
made 1t mandatory upon it to issue,
the proclamation.
Thirty-tive states have ratified,
and should neither Delaware nor Mis-
sissippi ratify. the suffragists say
they will continue their fight for IA
Vorable action by the other state.
Maryland's Action.
Annapolis. Md. March 31.-By a
vote of 20 TO Z, the Maryland senate
has passed a joint resolution author
lzing the attorney general of Mary
land in his dissection to take legal
action TO prevent the proclamation of
Thea success OF the woman's suffrage
amendment until after the decision
OF the legal question as to whether
ratification WIS complete in certain
states without Il referendum as pro-
Nided in fhe constitutions OF those
STATES
SURE OF RATIFICATION.
Dover, Del, March 31.-U. N. S.)-E
here was every indication that
woman suffrage in the United States
would be an accomplished fact be-
tore night, when the lower house OF
the Delaware legislature convened
today.
The leaders of the "antis" were
reported to have surrendered, insur-
ing victory for the suffrage amend
ment. As the amendment already
mas majority in its favor in the
state senate and Gov. Townsend has
announced that he would sign the
measure as soon as Il was passed,
the whole fight hinged upon the sc-
ton of the house of representatives.
The final caucus OF republicans
was held during the morning just
before the house convened. This fol-
lowed a conference attended by
State Chairman T. Coleman Depont.
Gov. Townsend, United States Sen
ator Ball and state leaders
So Connecticut Session.
Hartford. Conn. March 31.-Gov.
ilolcomb has definitely decided that
he win not call special session of
the legislature 70 act on the suf-
frage amendment, Mai. John Buck
ley, his executive secretary, said to-
day. Gov. Holcomb will not send
formal reply TO the members Of the
mems republican suffrage committee.
LOST AND FOUND