Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-21
SUFFRAGE FIGHT
IN TENN. ISM 7
ENDED; ANOTHER
SK|RM|SH TODAY
Speakers Motion to Recon-
slider Will Come Up For
Final Action; Amendments S
Fate viii Then Be Known
VICTORY PREDICTED
BY SUFF SUPPORTERS
They Are Confident of Their
Ability To Sweep Aside the
Last Obstacle 10 Formal
Adoption of the Act,
rar MORNING JeusnAl SPECIAL rs.sso ~r.ri


Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 20.-Suf-
frage leaders were preparing to-
night to clinch their victory by
closing tomorrow the last parlia-
mentary loophOle through which
!. .Tennessees approval OF the federal
suffrage amendment might be re-
scinded.
They we're confident, after the
adjournment OF its house today
without a vote on reconsideration,
of their ability to sweep aside the
last obstacle to formal certirlca-
ton of the action Of the legislature
to Secretary Colby at Washington,
Some parliamentarians. includ-
ing Attorney General THOMPSON.
contended that today's action was
final. Others. including suffrage
adherents, however, took an OPP
poslte view
When the house met Speaker
Walker was in Il position to move
reconsideration of the amendment.
having changed his vote to aye
for that purpose. Under house
rules he could make that motion
at any time in the next two days
succeeding the vote, Today was
the second day.
Attorney General Thompson con-
tended that Walkers failure to
act today settled the question of
reconsideration and that the reso-
luton now was ready for engross-
ing and certification to Washing
ton. Others, however, maintained
that the motion stood on the Jour
nal as a matter of record and un-
acted upon, and that to remove all
doubt 1t must be disposed OF.
1t was with this object that suf-
fragists today by vote or ~ TO
Al. defeated motion OF the OPP
position to adjourn until Monday
afternoon for the usual weekend
recess and then forced adjourn
ment only until tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Walker last night declared
he had enough votes pledged to
force q reconsideration, but when
he moved today for adjournment
until Monday 1t was taken as an
indication that he was uncertain OF
his position. The vote confirmed
his supposition.
Walker, however. still had a
chance to win on the vote planned
tomorrow on his motion for recon
sideration should he persuade at
least two suffragists to desert their
| leaders.
Suffragists however. did not
fear a break In their ranks and
were confident they would dispose
of the Walker motion. either de-
feating 1t or sending 1t to the table.
Should the opposition be success
| full 1t was thought certain that At
torney General Thompson's opin-
ion that Walkers failure to act to-
day had settled the question OF re-
| consideration would be made a
basis for further battle by suffrage
| forces.
A victory by the suffragists to-
morrow. however does not mean
| that the question of ratification by
Tennessee Is settled
Judge Joseph Higgins OF Nash
Vile. president OF the Tennessee
| Constitutional league. stated today
| that If the success OF the suffra-
| gists in the house Ia assured, he Is
prepared to seek a writ restraining
] Governor Roberts and the secre-
| tary OF state from certifying the
measure to Washington on the
ground that action by this legisia-
/ tNre was in violation OF the state
! constitution,