Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
NJ NABb MAKES
SERIOUS CHARGE
Declares Improper Methods Are
Being Followed in Behalf OF
Suffrage Resolution.
Stan Correspondence OF Every Evening


Dover, May Z.
Attempts are being made by bribery
bulldozing or intimidation" 10 secure
House concurrence in, the Senate !oint
resolution ratifying the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution vi the tinted
States extending the right OF suffrage 10
women, Representative M@Nabo de-
clared Yesterday afternoon.
Representative Lyons SAID the charge
of attempted bribery" Was serious
accusation and asked for proof.
Representative McNabb stated MEM
Der of the House was his authority.
Representative Soper told Represents
tive Lyons he could obtain the informant $
name by calling for it.
Representative Lyons remarked that
Representative Soper could give the name
If he wanted 20 reveal it. but the name
was not revealed.
The startling declaration concerning
attempted bribery, buldozing or lntlml-
dation" was made during consideration
of a Senate concurrent resolution pro-
viding Tor recess of the Legislature until
Monday, May Il.
Senator Handy, chairman of the COM
mission appointed to revise the School
Code, presented the recess resolution
cessing was to enable the commission ia
prepare its report.
Senator Gormlev said there was sus-
pirion that recess would lie taken 70
afford time for making converts 10 equal
suffrage ratification and asked whether
recessing was merely pretense for COM
pleting revision of the School Code or
for the purpose of getting suffrage re-
cruits. His question was not answered.
He stated the special session OF the
Legislature had become farcical and he
was tired of it.
The Senate adopted the recess reSolu-
tion by vote of Is to 3, as follows:
Ycss-Allee, Bennett, Brown, Handy,
Highheld, Hollett, Long, Palmer, Pool
t'rlce, Robertson, Short and " alker
Nays-Gormlev, Latta and Murphy
Temporarily absent Richards
Senators Bennett Hollett and Richards
ire members of the School Code COM
mission.
SENATE HOLDS SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION.
Senator Gormley asked whether the
,qIal suffrage ratifying resolution, which
vas adopted BY the Senate on Wednesday,
lad been messaged to the House and after
-eceiving a negative reply asked why il
lad not been mesSaged.
Senator Walker said the questions were
improper and remarked that, although
hc Senate had officers capable Of messag-
~. senator Gormley might try 70 mes
20 if he wanted to. but he (Walkerl
hought he (GorInleyl could not.
senator Gornley retorted that he
yould message if the resolution Were
,ivcn to him. He next moved that the
lerk Of the Senate be directed TO message
he resolution, and Senator Murphy
cconded the motion.
Senator Bennett hastily proposed ad-
oiirnment.
While Senators laughed President Pr
Kenmore Short called for order, and the
senate took up other matters>
The proposal to recess until May II
vas uproariously received by the House
Representative McNahb protested IN
ac name OF good government and bur
encd taxpayers against wasting time
He made the declaration, above referred
te, concerning ATTEMPTED bribery, bull
Iozing or intimidation and asserted
he purpose Of recess was TO enable I
few equal suffrage fanatics 10 pull some