Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-25
SEEK QUICK ACTION
ON SUFFRAGE BILL
legislators Against Measure Make
a Fight to Hurry it Out Of
Committee.
,.g Correspondents of Every Evening

Sr,Tr HOUSE. DOVER, MARCH 25.
That the members of the Legislature
who are opposed to woman suffrage are
ANXIOUS to expedite action on ratification
of the Federal suffrage amendment was
made clear lii the House of Representa-
tives Yesterday afternoon. Ihis develop
ed after a Joint resolution to ratlfy the
amendment had been offered bv Repre-
sentative Hart, Democrat. Mr.. McNabb
made fight to have 1T referred to the
committee of the whole He stated frank
" that his object was TO get speedy action
on 1T. not knowing when report might be
cvpected from a standing committee. He
was opposed by MIR. Lyons and MIR. Hart,
who thought it could well be trusted to
the care of standing committee. MIR.
McNabh's motion to refer 1T to the com
mittee of the whole was defeated by vote
of IL to D. This was party vote, exceDt
that Mr.. Hart voted with the Republicans.
The bill was referred to the committee on
revised statutes, of which MIR. Lyons IS
chairman. and.which includes also Messrs.
NcNabb. Jester, Francis. Hanratty, Para
dee and Sherwood.
In the Senate a similar joint resolution,
introduced by Mr.. Walker, was referred TO
the committee on judiciary, when com
prises Mr. Walker, chairman, and MesSrS; ;;
Brown, Long. Bennett and Gormley' ali
: ..antis'' except the chairman.
While Chairman Walker told Every
E,,ening's CORRESPONDENT that the commit
tee would probably consider the oiii To-Day,
there is no disposition on the part OF the
House committee to be haSty about the
matter. According to Chairman Lyons, It
i likely that the House committee will
avoit the fate of the Senate resolution. for
# tbe latter should pass the Senate, 1t
would then automatically come before
tho House. while if the Senate resolution
sho,Ild be killed. the outlook for the House
resolution would look gloomy. He does
moi look for action on either resolution be-
fore next week, remarking that ''the mem
hers will know better how TO vote next
week"
The "antis." however, hope to see
action tomorrow, and if it doesn't come
otherwise they may force 1t.
BLAME REPUBIi iCANs.
"The Republican party is responsible
for very moments delay OF suffrage ratl'
fcation in Delaware" said Mrs. Florence
Bsvard Hilles. chairman of the Delaware
branch Of the National Woman's Party
IN commenting on the situation They
can take ratification up and pass 1t at any
; time they so desire.
delegation of Newark women repre-
senting the Woman's Party, called upoT
Representative William ID. Dean o
Newark at his home last Tuesday evenIns
to urge upon him the necessity OF ratity
ing the Susan B. Anthony amendment a.
this session of the Legislature. Mr.. Dear
received the delegation courteously anC
listened attentively to their statements
but refused to commit himself posltivel,
either for or against the amendment. H'
intimatcd that he would follow his part,
associates If ratification were made. ;
nartv measure. Among the delegation
were Mrs. George Garter, Miss WInitret
] Robinson. dean of the Woman's Col
Iece; Miss 5. Churchman, Mrs. {. "
Wilson and Miss Drake of the Woman
College; Miss Mary Powers, editor OF tn
Newark Post; Mrs. William FL. Evans
wife Of former Representative Evans
Mrs. Fred Ritz. Mrs. c. ". Wilkinson
Mrs. Thomas Manns, Airs. Pillsbury, Mis-
Eleanor Todd, Mrs George trederlcB
Miss Eta Wilson and Miss Edith Freder
ick
Suffragists from every part OF the Stat
are arriving at Dover on every tram I
interview their representa- tives. Mrs.
NJ. Donald of Newark, one OF the mos
prominent and active women IN tha