Evening journal., 1920-05-07
TRY TO BRIBE,
M'NABB SAYS
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Oh lew fanatics. III tnn Suffrage Dill
passes, at what price II viii be"
BY this time the gallery was crowd
ed. Senators hearing the uproar. de-
serted, came over TO the House. prcsi-
dent Protein Short and most OF the
other Senators stood along the wall
on The Democratic side and followed
Mr. AlrNahb's speech closely.
Continuing his attack the militant
"anti" leader said:
Il beseech the Republican majority
in all that is decent 10 present what
business there is and let us go home.
lie alleged that suffragist leaders,
"COme here In their sneaking way.
call menA outside and try TO bribe
them andi TO bulldOze them into be-
traying their constituents" McNabb
tried TO talk so fast that the words
simply would not come out. For a
few seconds he could not articulate
and he shouted: Il was going TO say
something else but l guess won't
say IL at this time"
Personally" said McNabb. Il am
disguised with my membership in the
Delaware Legislature. II Il would
not give them satisfaction I would
walk up now and tender my resig-
nation as a member Of this House.
IL is handled by a few men. They
passed this resolution in the Senate
yesterday. Why does il not take the
course OF other bills? 10 should have
been sent over here. They know Del
aware is opposed TO Il and they know
the members OF this House are op-
posed 10 IT,"
Representative Lyons replied that
| Mr.. McNabb had made some serious
charges. "He says there have been
/ attempts at bribery. Well, let him
prove that. / say let him produce, -
challenged Lyons.
Mr.. McNabb answered that a Re
/ publican member OF the House was
his informant and Il viii give you
his name II you shove me too hard.
would dislike TO do IL without his
consent, but ! will II forced. You
can't bluff me"
Mrs. Henury B. Thompson, anti
leader, who was seated directly
Mr.. McNabb, "Tell them. tell them.
Representative SOper, Democrat, OF
Kent county, also shouted, Il sup
port Mr.. McNabb. II he calls for IT,
he can have It," (eyidently meaning
Mr.. LyOns.)
Mr.. Lyons repeated his challenge
for proof 10 be submitted and as Nc
Nabb did not produce proof, the Incl
dent closed.
Mr.. Lyons contended that the House
was within its rights In the way The
suffrage resolution was being han
died. He said, ~They seem TO be afraid
on the other side that some one Will
change their minds on this question
They have a perfect right 10 change
their minds II they so desire. They
want TO get men in a corner anC
keep them there and then talk OF
bribery. The member refers TO mem
bers being called from their seats
but l have not seen anyone do any
more Of that than what the member
has done himself. We have practiceC
fair methods.
Mr.. Lyons also spoke OF Mr.. Nc.
Nabb's part in connection with th,
b petition signed by a majority OF mem
bers OF the House some time age
. pledging themselves 10 vote "Onl,
against suffrage at this special ses
3 sion or any other special session ha
! may be called"
Representative McNabb said he wa
glad that paper had been mentioned
p as he desired to make a .statemen
about ii. THAT paper" he said, IVA
5 brought to me already made out anC
signed, and | simply added my sigma
T. ture. IL was not a case Of me beini
] afraid o fthe other members as hai
] been intimated. but seemed 10 be
case Of them being afraid OF me-"
81 Representative Lloyd, Republican o
, Sussex, charged. that no other bill II
J the Legislature Ias received the SAM
treatment as the suffrage resolution
r He said the "antis" had been treated
y. unfairly and that the Senate had no
T shown the proper courtesy TO ih
House in failing to message the reso
- luton over TO The House. 1T was dul
: here this morning" Mr.. Lloyd said
! but II has not arrived"
Both Mr.. McNabb and Mr.. LlOy,
. pleaded that the resolution be sen
over 10 give the House an opportunit,
/ to act on IL In a proper way. Mr.
Lloyd said, We've got the goods to
= day and we will have the same good
I six months from today, so what q
D the use Of delaying this matter. w
have p TO "a votes against Il, should
% the vote be taken today or at an
; 0ther time. These women on bOtl
4 sides are going 10 stay here to pesleI
us until the bill Is disposed Of anc
= l don't blame them"
J. Mr.. McNabb stated he had lust beei
81 Informed that a motion had beef
made in the Senate 10 have the sun
rage resolution messaged 10 IN
House, but that the motion was rule
80 u 'AA'As AiI AItM NNdIitu 10 rNIl
lcize the Senate for its actions. bu
!, Speaker Corbit said he did not thinl
the House should pretend 10 criticiz
4 the Senate.
The bin is being kept in pickle.
+ McNabb shouted.
G That is entirely with the Senate
+ Ihe House has no power 10 compel
TO send this resolution Overt an
- nounced Speaker COrbit.
= Ihe recess resolution was the
: adopted by a vote OF % TO -. IN
vote was not a suffrage and "anti
: lineup, but with two excepfions
: was a partisan vote. ReDresentativ
= Hart, Democrat, voted for the resolu
p ton. while Representative II. S. Smith
Republican. voted against il.
- shortly before the House recon
b Vcned Yesterday afternoon. Represen
tative McNabb called the Democrat
q members into a conference. II ha
Deen reported around the corridor
= that several or the Democratic mem
+ bers were "skidding' on The snirra n,e'a =
J. question and McNabb was beglnnin
TO get considerably concerned m
= conference lasted only a few minute
e and MrNabb came out an smile,
e solid as a rock" he replied. wbe
asked what the result was. ReDre
: sentative Hart, who has been for sui
7. frage all session, did not attend M
conference, but all The other eleve
members were present.
:, The Senate adopted the recess res
olution earlier in the afternoon wit
:, only three vOtes-SenatOrs GOrmle,
S Murphy and Latta-against ID. Il wa
introduced by Senator Handy. chair
: man OF the school code commission