Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-13
sUFF AMENDMENT
IS RITIF led BY
ARIZONA S0L0NS
Special Session of LegisIa-
ture Loses No Time in APP
proving the Plan to Give
Women the Right to Vote

9 States by a special session of 9
q the Arizona legislature was 9
o completed tonight. The sen 9
o ate adopted the ratifyiDg res /"
q oIution at 9:15 y. M, following Q
q similar action by the house i.
@ this afternoon. Both branches 2
@ made il unanimous. The res @
g olution was sent to the Cover @
g ror Campbell tonight for sig 9
9 nature. ~
g Arizona Is the stllirtS-first :.
@ state to ratify the amend 9
g ment.
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ICY sSRHNe JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlRgl
Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 12.-Ratifi-
cation of the woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution of
the United States by the Arizona
legislature was a strong probability
tonight when the senate reconven-
ed after the dinner hour to con-
slider the ratification resolution.
The resolution was adopted unani-
mously by the house this afternoon
The legislature was convened to-
day at noon in special session. 1t
Gdu Dttll tdlltu Wy 1ONGIhpl CtiilIp-
bell for the sole purpose of ratify-
ing the amendment. The governor
in message which he read before
a Joint session of the houses short
" after noon, said that while Arr
iona already had enjoyed the bene-
fetal effect of woman's participa-
tipn with men in voting, it had
been represented TO him that the
women of several other states were
likely to be deprived of voting in
primaries to be held in March UNI
less ratification of the national
amendment were expedited. For
that reason, he said. he had called
tie legislature in special session
earlier than he nad intended. The
governor said he anticipated no
division of opinion as to ratifica-
ton.
There existed in some quarters,
Governor Campbell said. some dis
appoval Of the special session for
the purpose it was called on the
ground of expense. Partly TO meet
that objection he reiterated in his
message the suggestion he previ-
ously had made to the chairmen of
the patronage committees. that
state capitol employees be drafted
to serve without pay other than
the salaries they ordinarily received
IN their departments.
The house justified the COVER
hors prediction by adopting the
resolution without a dissenting vote
within two hours after the cover
nor finished speaking The resolu-
Il h,y n gr ~ q
lie HAYWARD, Cochise county, was
Introduced by all four women
memh ers of the house. Repre-
sentatives Hayward, Rosa Mckay
of ella county, Pauline O'Neill of
Maricopa county and Mrs. j, II.
Westover of Yuma county. To-
night the house marked time. wait
ing for the senate, which had re-
cessed during much of the after
noon, to act
Governor Campbells suggestion
as to legislative attaches was not
acted upon favorably by the houses.
The majority membership is demo
cratic while the governor is re-
publican.
Tho house patronage committee
reported adversely on the proposal
that clerks in the various depart
ments of the state administration
be drafted to serve the legislature,
expressing the opinion that the de-
partments had no more clerical as
sistance than needed for the trans
action of business. A few clerks
were secured by the houses during
the afternoon from other sources,
Soon after the legislature con-
vened a bill was passed appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the session. This
would be sufficient. il was believed,
tc take care of all expenses should
the session last several days.
The quickness with which the
houses acted was a surprise to po-
litical leaders and observers who
had believed the session would not
complete it's business before some
time Monday. The shortest legis-
1ative session ever held in the state.
however, was terminated shortly
after adoption of the ratifying res
o,ution by the senate when both
houses adjourned sine die.