Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-18
LEGISLATURE NOT
LIKELY TO ACT ON
SUFFRAGE TODAY
No Indication of a Break When
the House Reconvened Inns
Morning.
BUT CAMPAIGN GOES ON
s,.,iat Disnatch From staG Correspondents

speriat DISPATCH From staff Cores pondsnt
STATE HoUsE, Dover, May Is
No action is looked for to-day IN the
Legislature relative to the suffrage queS-
ton.
When the House reconvened this morn
ing il looked as if the lines were Just as
tightly drawn as was the case Yesterday
when il was found impossible 10 Obtain
A suffrage majority In the lOwei bf;'nch
of the Assembly.
While some of the suffrage advocates
seem optimistic none can he iound VINO
are willing TO tell, il they know, on What
they base this optimism NeVertheleSS'
thcv are hard at work, as are also appo-
ncntS of suffrage, III an effort 70 prevent
a break against them.
Everybody in the House seems TO be
thoroughly tired OF the whole matter,
and il is believed all would welcome a
chance TO Get the resolution over from the
Sehate so that II could hc voted upon IN
the House and finally disposed OF one
way or the other. As matters now stand
the members are being lmportuned at
every turn by friends or opponents OF
suffrage, and much of their time is thus
consumed that might hc used in the
transaction of other business.
LOOKS LIKE HARMONY.
Politicians commenting today on the
minrling OF 50 many du Points here yester-
,iay. all working in behalf Of suffrage.
indicated that Alfred |. Is working IN
harmony with the Others. This belief is
based on the fact that he accompanied
the other du Points here. following the
observation-disclosures which they attended,
to the executive department, where 4
most agreeable chat was had with Gov
ernor Townsend. Among others to shake
hands with the governor was Alfred |.
du Pont
The equal suffrage ratifying resolution
will not be taken out Senate pickle
TODAY Senator Richards, who lntroduc-
I'd it, said this morning that Il would not
he messaged 10 the House from the
Senate today and no time had been flxed
for messaging It.
Few slIffragists were at Dover today
and the Legislature quietly settled down
IN the old rut Contrastcd with vcster-
days excitement, today's qmetude was
q boon. To both proponents and oppo-
nents of edual suffrage the change iron
q condition that had begun to CRATE on
the nerves was greatly desirable.
TAKE UF CODE,
The House Of Representatives met at
I0.45. standard time, and Immediately
took I'D for first and second readings
amendments to the school code, as propos-
ed bv the legislative commission on code
revision. Printed copies had been dis
.ributed and close attention was paid TO
the reading. which frequently was inter-
rupted by the asking OF questions and the
making OF explanations. Representative
McNabb was the chief interrogation and
Speaker Corbit and Representative Lyons
answered questions The printed copies
contain 10000 words each, and the read
ing Is likely TO consume the entire day
Senate assembling was DELAYED until
II O'Clock, when the school code was
taken up 10 enable the Senators 10 obtain
information concerning the proposed
amendments
Senator Hollett told his colleagues
changing the title from School Code
to school Laws" was proposed.
Senator Robertson remarked that &
rose called by another name would
smell just as sweet.
Senators and Representatives gave
relief when the reading wearied the
Senate and House clerks.