Evening journal., 1920-03-22
Both Branches Of Cen
eraIAssembly ConUene
With Their old Of
fcerS-GoU. TotonS-
end to Read His Mes
sage Before Joint Ses-
sion Tomorrow
REPUBLICANS TO
Talk OF PROGRAM
staG Correspondent.

STAFF Correspondent.
DOVER. Del. March 22-Unless there
T. material change in sentiment as
.ylftsscd by both Senate ana house
r.enhcrs this morning. the suhrase
,reudment will be defeated by the spe-
...., session OF the Legislature which
aycncd 81 room today.
canvass Of the members FOUND put
-,er senator's and not more than
.,.--r House members who say Iney
.... yoie for ratification. It requires
votes IN the Senate and eighteen
.t.-. n frc House TO pass the amend
l.eal -.
s.. rphiirap members OF both houses
sen9~atc caucauses before noon de-
.fi 10 orean'ze with the same o1l-
M vho held Office during the regular
+-, 90 last year. IAe TWO houses iile'
~ O'Clock and organized.
Ssnate and House VIII receive GOV
emo. TOwnsend's message In JOINT
session NJ 81 o'clock tomorrow morn
Rapublican members OF the Legisla-
.ure will hold a joint caucus either
his afternoon or tomorrow to try 10
nan out q program for the session.
sorator L. Heisler Bsll. Congressman
-aleb r. Layton and probably other
rcnubllcsn leaders Will attend this
r3rcus.
An effort WILL be made TO get the
rnei0r!iy members TO support the sun
~aee amendment. now that It has feen
endorsed by the National snd State
Gcwnllcan Committee.
congressman Layton, II is under
stood win deliver message from the
republican members OF Congress urg-
.ns hepublic9n members OF the Della
ware Legislature to ratify the amend
ncnt
The matter OF whether or not business
win be restricted to the three subjects
mentioned by Governor Townsend IN
his caH-ratlflcation OF the Suffrage
amendment. appropriating money from
he general fund TO relieve taxation On
real estate for school purposes, and n
crcasing the bond issue for the wash
ingtOp s:reei bridge-will also be dis
eisssf az this caucus and an efiO.t
made TO determine the order in which
tiose subjects will be taken up. There
seems little hope Of restricting the
business TO the three subjects as many
members desire the bars let down for
other proposed legislation that they
nave in mind
A number Of members are insisting
hat the school code question must
have the right OF way. and this will
be fought out in the caucus. While
there is q demand on the part OF some
members for the repeal Of the code,
others will be satisfied with reasonable
amendments 10 correct defects that
have been found In the law, and this
is likely the way the matter will be
worked out.
There are rumors Of combinations
10 kill both suffrage and the school
code. but It Is not thought that such a
proposition can be successfully carried
out and when all Is said and done, IL
Is believed that the school code will be
amended In a manner acceptable 10 its
friends, and that the suffrage amend
ment also may be ratified
Thomas Penny, secretary TO Senator
Ball, came to Dover this morning and
stated the Senator would probably
come here tonight. Many Of the Re
publican legislators expect 10 go home
for over night
Senator Wolcott was at his home in
Dover today. He was not at the State
House, however, and said his being in
own had nothing 10 do with the special
session OF the Legislature. Henry r
lsaacs, chairman OF the Democratic
state Committee, arrived on the noon
traln and will probably confer with the
Democratic members this afternoon in
mother effort 10 line them up foi
uffrago.
Many members were outspoker
against ratification this morning and II
TACT there was so much OF this kind Oi
alk that II surprised leaders Of bott
critics
Congressman Layton. an ardent suf
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