The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-08-23
AntiS Amend
Injunction Bill
Chief Clerks Carter and Green,
of Senate and House, Made
Party Defendants.

Nashvllel, Aug. 23.--under an amended
| III filed yesterday raiisnR tho point
that the Tennessee house Saturday de
feated the Walekr motion To reconsider
ratlfication by that body Of the woman
suffrage amendment without the pres
ence OF quorum, Chief Clerks W. NJ.
Carter and John Green, Of the senate
ana house. respectively today were
MADE parties to the temporary injnnc-
tion restraining the governor. secretary
or tsate and speakers of the senate and
house from taking any steps toward
certifying ratification TO Washlngton.
The writ OF injunction was served on
carter and Green this morning
Tho original bill was based on the
contention that ratification by this logir.
lature was In violation. Of n clause of
the state constitution which prohibited
notion on amendments unless the Iegls-
lhture had been elected after tho pro-
posed measure had been submitted 20
the states by congress
This legislature was elected In Mo-
vcmbcr, 1918. and the amendment was
not submitted until June. 1919. Gov,
Rohorts, however. called the special ses-
sion after he had been assured by va
rlous authorities that tho clause was in
valid.
At tho time the temporary order was
Issued Saturday the motion of Speaker
Seth Walker that the body reconsider
unhcted upon. The opposition minority
had bolted the Legislature md gone 10
Dccntur, Ala. In order to prevent the
presence Of quorum of Blxty-siN mem-
bers. The suffrage majority with only
hfty-rino members present declared the
house IN session killed thc Walker mo-
tion and ordered the Joint rat inCation
resolution transmitted to the senate.
which the week before hnd adopted II
by vote Of 25 90 T.
Green Won't Figure In Case,
Mr., Green tranamitted the resolution
10 Mr.. Carter Saturday and m far ny
tho restraining order IN CONCERNED viii |
not figure In the cnse. ~ he had acted |
before the writ was served upon him. |
Carter. however. must renort 60 the sen
ate receipt of the resolution, this must |
be entered on the journal and tho Ecn
ate must order the document sent 10
the enrrosHlnF clerk THE restraining |
order effectuhlly stops this procedure.
The writ II roturnnblc at any time
counsel for the several parties ~ the
action should agree upon. hut ~ moor
today no date had been selected.
After receipt here today ~ mn ad-
fross 10 the pcope Of Tennessee from
ihe thirty seven bolterB at Decatur urr
Ink that they hold mass meetings I'm
very county seat next SATURDAY. 10 OK
press their VIII ~ regards ratification
or rejection NJ the suffrage amend
nent naturalization hcadnuarterH an
lounccd corps Of speakers headed nv |
iug W. Dyer. profcsEnr NJ political
'cdnomv at Vanderbilt university
frank Y. Rond, Nashville attorney. and
siFs Charlotte Rowe. uf New York
would hrgin immediately n tour ~ the
inie. Tho Hpeakers. the announcement
nid. would endcavOr TO exniain what
he suffrage amendment really means"
With the end IN IN view thn' uuhilc
entimeut would he ~ aroused IN tho
Iome districts ~ leglslAt0ra who voted
o. suffrage rs ~ force them to re-.
'erhe their stand and to reacind the ,
ouse action. Tho first meeting win he
ed 'onlGht ~ Gallatln. The ants nre
citing on tha theory thai the house
as not disposed 81 the Walker mo-
Ion ana that they yet have chance
. adopt 4 and reacind ratification "
hev can muster > mn ioritv Gov. Rob
~. ATTY. Gen ThomnNon and others :
old that the amendment hrs bcen I
suned and declare e=iv fhe ini'u~fi0n
Ipnfs ,n ihe wnv n certifying ratincn. ] J
on 10 WaahinFton y