Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-22
E [EGAL FIGHT
bN|N TENNESSEE
TOUPSET ACTION
ues. Injunction Restrain
ng Officials From Ger
tifying Resolution.
USE DEFEATS MOTION
TO RECONSIDER ITS VOTE
+ Ants Declare This Illegal
in Absence of Constitu-
tional Quorum.
MEN REMAIN JUBHANT
portcrs OF Federal Amendment
Say They Arc Now on
Top of World.
USE DEFEATS MOTION
TO RECONSIDER ITS VOTE
MEN REMAIN JUBMANT
portcrs OF Federal Amendment
Say They Arc Now on
Top of World.
[ny Aasnc,a,cd pre.n.l


AShVILLE. TENN. August al
eaopments today In the bitter ugh,
ratification OF tho Federal woman
rAge amendment by Tennessee left
situation tonight In such an en-
Element OF tcchnicalitics that
" sufrragists and ali their OPP
cnts declared the courts would
p to decide tho status of the
sure. Tho outstanding features
o these:
"a Injunction temporarily restrain
Governor Roberts. Secretary OF
O. Stevens and Speakers Andrew
d. and Seth Walker. OF the Senate
House. respectively. from certi-
s ratification 10 Washington or
"a taking any other action with
ard TO the amendment on the
md this Legislature had no legal
It TO act upon II was issued by
SO Z. L. LanEford. OF the Chan
Court of Davidson County. Tho
motion is returnable within Eve
Ion agreement.
XII Motion to Reconsider.
ed from the Journal the Walker
ion that the House reconsider its
on In ra,ifying tho amendment
Killed 1t.
mirage leaders tonight declared
were ION top OF the world" and
tho only obstacle now TO cer,ia-
on to Secretary of State Colby
tho restraining order issued by
so Langford This they expected
overcome with little difficulty.
b. the other hand. Speaker Walker.
ear of the opposition. and scores
MS licutenants said the suffragis lists
ruined their cause because OF
r tactics, and that even should
courts eventually hold ratihca-
legal. the litigation would so
" final decision that the amend
pit would not figure in the Novem-
elections unless Connecticut or
mont ratified IL before that time.
he situation was the result OF Mr..
Iker's motion that the House re-
slider its action. When the House
"Wednesday concurred in the ac-
of the Senate in ratIfying the
,ndmcnt. Speaker Walker. in or
TO enter motion on the jour
that the House reconsider the
ter, changed his vote from may
AYE" BY this step he reserved
himself alone for two days the
dlege of moving reconsideration.
er that period any member who
ed; in the Affirmative was privi-
I'd to- call tho motion from the
rIra1 and request action upon It,
suTrnEis.s Take Offensive.
Ealker failed to MUSTER major
| Thursday and Friday and did not
c 20 act, for he would have been
satcd by the suffragists, and the
It against ratification. so far as
Legislature was concerned, would
re- been ended. When Walker
tlized yesterday that no did not
Re a majority he attempted to
Try a-motion to adjourn until Mon
afternoon for-the usual week
Pess. The motion was defeated, and
shffragists for the first time took
offensive and voted adjournment
Knight.
he object of the suffrage forces in
Hing the House in session today
to get at the Walker motion for
3onsfderation and kill it. It had
n held that since the motion was
batter of record, ratification could
properly be certified until 1t had
n disposed of.
The opposition minority, realizing
It the battle was lost If n session
b held and they were not in a ma
fty. rounded up enough OF their.
Fnbers late last night to break a
Prum, boarded an early morning
i'm and left the State. to remain
| il the twenty legislative days of
special session of tho Assembly
| expired. Tho motion to recon
er was on the journal. and 1t re-
Ened "alive" as long as it was not
en- therefrom and acted upon, or
II the Legislature had adjourned
b die.
Can't Adjourn Sine, Die.
fhc boilers acted in the knowledge
It IL quorum of the House was
present at any time during the
hainingl days of tho session, ad-
|rnment sine die would be impos-
10. They might BIO forced to at
d the session were they in Ten.
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