Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-15

Hartford. Conn. Sept. 14.-In defiance -f Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, who, In a message said that 1t might not pass any measures save thOss which it hal h.sn specifically callel to consider, tln Connecticut general assembly today, in N0ec.ai session. adopted a resolution rau- svinr the nineteenth amendme9t to the Enred States constitution. Still in deh- srcc .t adopted. in concurrence, two piec- es of general leeislston although the governor had given warning that he vAuid pocket" any measures so adopt ca.
 The governor. taking the position that tr. right of women 10 vote legally at The November election may be jeopardiz- cd ov a decision in Tennessee which i would nullifv ratification by that state Inc thfrty-sixth-persona gave notice ts members by a proclamation, read by hum after his message to the session | which had just opened of a special ses- sion to bc held next Tuesday to specihcal- i ly act upon the nineteenth amendment
 Although the legislature today rati- fed the amendment the coming special session will again do this. Today it rat | fled on a resolution offered by Repubh- | can House Leader King. immediately fol- | lowing a conference of several leaders wi.h Governor Holconb. who declined to sanction action today. Next Tuesday tho governor Will send in the communi- cation which he .eceived from Secretary of state Colby which embodies the proc fsraffon decArinE tho nineteenth amend mont ta 70 ln force. This will be the only .s.ncss Co come before that ses- r.1n Today's special session stands ad- 3nurued until next Tuesday. an hour be- for thc other session and it vii then adopt changes in election laws which it was rallsd upon by the governor to do today
 The attitude of members on ratifca- Uru was quickly manifested and prior Co thr appearance of Governor Holcomb hafar. the joint convention the suffrage advocates announced that, as they had tae votes and little opposition was in F.rhL they proposed to ratfy and 10 do nothing until ratification was accom- p.shel
 tiov.rnor Holcomh surprised all by his --uinr of another special session. In his -s ssare be said he had called the mem Ls-s into session Co amend the election srs so that no woman would bo de- t,rivr,t--rtl>si,~-sdcht. tn-. Eoie.--.He added trat ronstitufionalitv the legislature .o- lay cvould do nothing else. and 1t had ro power 10 act upon general legisla- ton.
 Governors Proclamation.
 Tn his proclamation the governor said ia part.
 Whereas 1T it shall he hereafter do- -.ard that Inc legislature Of Tennessee d.d mol. raufv the amendment and tho same was not in force ind if in the meantime the November elections shall have been held and women shall have roi-d at said elections. and it shall he lr~.frd that women Tn those states where women did not have the full suffrag ge r.ght voted Illegally it would throw doubt and uncertainty upon the election sf president and vice president of the tinted States. United States senators and corErrssren in several states. including Connecticut which would he disastrous tc ths business and industrial interests of the country and add 10 the present un- rest. and result In serious controversies and ~0-uniica tions. all of which should be avoided of possible Tho possibility il not probability Of such a condition ere ates very serious special emergency which it is tho duty of Connecticut tc meet In the same patriotic spirit it ha! met every crisis which has threa tened the welfare of our country and state"
 After Inc joint convention dissolved members Of with few exceptions de handed that a resolution of ratification hs introduced. Two senators and tw' representatives went 10 the governor ofics. The mission was to see if the gov ernor would recede from his attitude il opposition to ratification today. He re fused The confcrecs returned and tn house had its own resolution which wa adopted. ZIG to II. sent to the seuat under scusnension of the rules. whic body concurred by unanimous vote. Sena for Brooks in a speech declared he wa opposed 10 -woman's suffrage and vote for ratification today only because h knew action was without effect and th rnamhe-z would be back to do the tas over again. He said the resolution wa not legally before the legislature.
 The two measures adopted by both tn branches despite the governors attitud were A bin making Fitch's Home fo Soldiers available to veterans of tn world war. as requested by tho Amer can Legion. and an appropriation f150 .0no for a new dormitory for th Connecticut Agricultural college. A nun her of bills concerning elections and tf hiu To amend the election laws. this la! named being the specific business whic had been called 10 act upon, were scr 10 a committee for a hearing. They wi he put into shape by Tuesday, when Il unpredecented incident will be the con pietiou of a special session and the OCT vrnlng Of another one all within tv hours.
 Women Filled the Galleries.
 A large number of women filled tl galleries of the house when the ratit cation resolution went through. Mi Katherine Ludington. president of u state sunraEe association. had a cha upon the floor. Many prominent men a 70 were spectators. Members known f their anti-suffraEe sentiments last se sion were cheered as they voted yes
 Before the session Senator Dillon, WI had the suffrage in charge last sessio was asked by Senator Brooks if he | tended Co force ratification through. al Hon replied he intended 10 try" Broo sad he would fight and Dillon said would fight back and win this time" & afor Dillon claimed that the suffral advocates opposed Governor . 1lcomt attitude because they regard it as inte tionai delay in order to see what decisi' Inc supreme court of Tennessee will hal down on t'eptemher 20 on the question that states ratification
 Lawy-r-members of the assembly q ciared fN7' hey believed action today constitutis H Speaker James F. Wal Of Greenwich. in admitting the resoluti said. The resolution Is properly befo tho body and then declared that "eve legislature Is a law unto itself"
 Those who sought for precedent action by Connecticut on federal amen ments found that while rescript of t