Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-19
TENNESSEE GIVES |.
NATIONS WOMEN
RIGHT OF: BALLOT
Lower House of Legisla-
ture Ratifies Amend
ment, so to DC.
WAS THiRTY-SlXTH STATE
REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION
Opponents in Conference Plan to
Attack Legality of
Action.
WALKER WILL LEAD FIGHT
Passage of Measure Considered Vio-
lation to Clause of State
Constitution.
WAS THiRTY-SlXTH STATE
REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION
WILL LEAD FIGHT
Passage Of Measure Considered Vio-
lation to Clause of State
Constitution.

NASHVILLE. TENN, August is
w man suffrage amendment. Il, tho
lower house of the Legislature, by IL
vote of so to 46. concurring n the
action of the Senate. which last Eri-
day edopted the ratification rssoiu-
tion by n vote OF 20 to 4.
Although-it it was the thirty-s!xth
State to act favorably and thu
amendment should become effective
as soon as certified by Brainbridye
Colby Secretary OF State, whether
100000 women of the country
would vote in the presidential els,-
t'on In November. remained 70 be
determined. The House still has an
opportunity to oSrescInd Its action snd.
preliminary steps for testing the ,e-
gality of ratification by this Lorls-
Z. n turc, IL reconsideration Should
ran to upset 1t, already has been
taken by the Tennessee Constitn-
t'ohai League on the ground that the
Assembly had no authority to act.
Alter the ballot today Seth Val
ker. Speaker of the House, and lead
er of the opposition. changed his yot.
from no" to AYE" in order to vail
himself Of the privilege of mcvIn.-
Tor reconsideration and announced
'hat ne would do SO. Under the rules
ohiy MT. walker can offer this mo-
.'oh. ana 1t may be done at anJ time
nc 80 uesires. lie must act, however.
either tomorrow or Friday.
Atter that time any member of the
oouy may move reconsideration and
- was regarded certain IL the Speaker,
iatieu TO DO so the suffrage forces
would offer motion OF this character
I'o"aay, the hrst legislative day after
Mr' walkers time limit expires. Mo-
ton by the suffrasists to reconsiaar
would be followed by n motion ne
member of their own forces TO send
It TO the table and n majority vote
would settle the question.
Nfnety-six of the ninety-nfne mem.
bers of the House were presen. TO-DAY
at the alignment, until a vote on con.
currence was taken. was a tie. eoc,,
faction polling forty-eight on a mo.
tion by Mr.. Walker to table rho res
oiution. On the ballot for concur.
renee. the lineup was 10 to AZ un,;,
'ne speaker changed his vote. This
apparently would give the sufrrarists
IN advantage OF only two votes. but
their leaders declared tonight ,wo
members in favor OF suffrage, who
were absent today. would arr,v.
PROBABLY tomorrow morning.
SunrnEists on Qui Vfye.
Ihe motion TO reconsider NAV he
carried by majority vote OF tho
members present, and since Afr. wal-
ker can act without moment, no.s
tice tho suffragists expected to be on
hand in full forte at all hours dur-
ing the next two days.
1t was evident the on1v b,r, 49,
speaker had of overturning to1av.s
action was through desertions from,
'he suffrage ranks or failure Of tho
suhrasists to have virtually eyeyy
member present until the House ad-
JonIhs Friday. The suffrage leaders
declared they expected no defec.ions
among their forces. but, as I. M.
caution. they were tightening thsJr
iihes. The opposition leaders ton,r,,,
"ero wasins an active campaisn In
an enort to increase their streneth
at the expense OF their antagonists
The end came with dramatic sndE
denness. Debate on the motion 70
concur had been in progress It,le
more than an hour and there was no
Indication vote was imminent when
speaker Walker called Representa-
Two overton to the chair and took tho
moor 10 reply to sufrragist who had
charged that special interests were
ut work to defeat ratification.
The battle has been won and the
measure has been defeated" Mr..
Walker said.
Moves TO Table Bill.
resent the iniquitous remarks
that special interests are hero alone
against this measure. resent this
on behalf OF the womanhood that In
both for. and against outrage, Mr.,
Speaker" he shouted. IL move that
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