Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-02-03
HOUSE VOTE ON
/ SUFFRAGE TODAY
Follows Successful Passage Of
Amendment In Senate
KILL REFERENDUM BILL
Feature of Senate's Passage OF
Ratification Was the Speech
of Senator Pilgrim
KILL Referendum BIl
Ri sn.oinl Correspondent.

RI SDecidl Correspondent.
TRENTON, Feb. 3:--Rauhcation
of equal suffrage by the House OIL
Assembly is likely to result mere W
day following the successTul pas"tIse ~
of the Mackay resolution through the
senate last night by the overW eldn-
ing vote of eighteen for to Two
against. senators Haines, 70 Camden
and Stureess, Of Gloucester, were the
only votes in the negative. SENATOR
Martens, of Hunterdon, Democrat
was not recorded.
The house last night by vote OF
81 TO 25 killed the attempt OF Essex
and Camden county to get the cores
referendum bill on the calenudr
ahead of the ratification resoiution'
Tbe Committee on Federal Reiations
1ied an adverse report on the Coles
hill but 4 Assem blyman Headiey, OF
Essex, filed u minority report favor
ing II. This was voted upon and
voted down. Then the majority re-
port was adopted and it being an
adverse one, the bill died automatic
ally.
The same committee reported out
the suffrage ratification resolutlon
introduced last week and 1t passed
second reading and is expected to be
eached today. While the vote for
and against may be close, 1t is pc
lieyed the result in the senate will
have its effect upon the Waverlng
ones and they will get on the SUI
frage band wagon by voting for rati-
fication.
Featuring the senate passage of
ratification was the speech OF Sena-
tor Pilgrim, OF Essex, who after
making an argument which looked
| to be an explanation of his vote In
| the negative, voted AYE" Suffra-
gists in the gallery gasped when they
| heard his vote and everybody was
| surprised. His was the only speech
| outside of a few remarks on the floor
| of the house last night between AS
| semblyman Rowland, of Camden
| suffragist, and his leader, Mr.
| Hershfield, of Passaic. Rowland
| practically charged Hershfield witt
| breaking faith with the Republicans
| in his handling OF the ratification
resolution, and pushing 1t ahead last
| night. ,.
should be taken up in conference,
declared Rowland.
II move the resolution be referred
| to the Republican conference" broke
| in Democratic Leader Barrett, OF
| Essex. -.
| "Mr. Barrett prevented it being
| brought up in conference by forcinE
| out the Coles billy said Hershfield
HE threw down the gage of battle
! 1 am perfectly willing that the Re
| publicans take vote Of confidence
on my course"
1--WE will accept the gage of bat
tle." replied Rowland, but why
doesn't the leader stand by some OF
| the agreements at least"
The situations in both houses last
| night came after the hearing In the
| afternoon before the Committee or
| Federal Relations OF the House
| where the friends and foes of ratifl-
cation battled for nearly three hours
before crowd of intent listeners
| The "Suffs We're REINFORCED by
| United States senator Spencer, Re
| publican, of Missouri Mrs. E. +
| Feickert, of Plainfield, introduced
those favoring ratification, who in
| cluded Mrs. Hartman N. Simmons
| and Mrs. Robert S. Huse, both o1
| Elizabeth. The Rev. Florance Ran
! dolph, OF Jersey City, president ot
| the State Federation of Cotoret
| Woman's Clubs, was another suffrag'
| speaker.
| Leading speakers for the negativ,
! were Miss Charlotte Rowe, field see
retary of the National Association
| Opposed to Woman Suffrage; Mrs
o. ID. Oliphant. OF Trenton, stat,
secretary, and Miss Clara Vein, .
Elizabeth, legislative chairman.