Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29
COMMITTEE ADOPTS
LEEDY RESOLUTION
Favorably Reports on Rejection
of Anthony Amendment
by 7-to-3 Vote.
REAL BATTLE ON TUESDAY
Senate Sets Date for Considera-
ton of Suffrage Question
After Clash.
REAL BATTLE ON TUESDAY

AFTER SidSn.
Nter the Sharpcst debate this scs-
sion ON the iioor o. the Senate. th.: date
Tor consideration Of the Lccdy rcsolu-
lion rejecting the Federal suffrage
amendment, was set for Tuesday
February =
Senator Leedr prcciptated the keen
verbal clash when he asked that the
outrage resolution be made the special
and continuing order FOR The Senate
Tor Thursday at i2:2o o'clock. Scna-
inre T-inklc and Rison opposed this
senator G.. Walter Mapp leader Of the
forces for the ratification OF the An
tor &. Oconor Goodrich, the latter
date Was designated.
FaNornbI. Report HcsoIution.
ilnmediatciH after the senate con.
nat the Committee on Privileges and
Elections, o. which he Is chairman.
had reported The Lcedy resolution
committee also rendered :. favorable
report on the amendment; TO the State
Constitution giving veterans OF the
world war the right Of suffrage with
ncGaus,s, ,he lev resolution passed
hy the House Tuesday referring the
Question 0! ufrasc for women to the
people for settlement at the polls was
mot Il Joint resolution. The whole mat
ter of the ratification or rejection of
the ANTHONY amendment may bc taken
np again. This was the opinion held
ny number of he Older members OF
Inc House yesterday, after consid erins
rom All angles the action OF the lower
pranGh on Tuesday.
,ohs hsk%d 90 fSr {H,,t, his op'non on the matter.
sad that the adoption OF the Rev
resolution amounted only 10 a motton
70 pass by The rejection resolution in
irouuced By Delegate Ozlin He was
o, thn opinion that the status of the
ypb,trnss W.T., question Is the same now as
M 'h"ny amendment to the General
ss.mb!% Mr.. Williams is regarded
ednre IN ,hs II Ionsd asef Galn
'eFNed as clerk for many terms.
House 10 Watch SENATE.
III, Was indicatcd by those in touch
T,ih the situation last nigh, that the
iouae Nigh, await tho action OF the
senate on the l.cedv resolution to re-
sct the Federal amendment. should
Ssnaie adopt The Lcedv resolution,
seems iairiy certain that the HouS.
would take similar act ion. because ihc
l,aJ"F'ty OF the members arc under
ION in the Senate and adoption Of The
,,zd, ,'zlin resolution in the House wonid
"i thc session for concurrent nction,
ncmbcrs of the Legislature said YES.
Arpointment OF Albert Rcnurers-s
Thornhil as. Dairy and Food Commis.
GG,omer by Governor Davis was con
rrTmsn r1nnsn :! YESTERDAY by the, senate and
pn3 intinent OF Mr.. ThornhiiI 20 s,ir
NNSe1 Ne. hSnrain!n l.. Purcell was given
hill will take Office on March i.5n
and will serve for four years. ''''
Start Rcapporticnment Fight.
neanpor'ionmHnt Of the state into
nense9ria! ,i.s9 and House districts as rc.
- 81,
rided in a Joint resolution ;n,roduccd
n the House yesterday By DeleSatr
Dodson. OF Norfolk, and adopted with.
III, joint committee Of five from ,r
ne two branches shall be appointed
:" 'uay The census, and map out the
~ Wttothe INC COMMITTEE are 10 be from the
house and two from the Senate. and
report Is to =: rendered TO the ncxt
General Assembly
according 10 cansuS figures y,r,i.i
WI! DC consulted In making the rean
nort eminent. Richmond will gain three
ior IRI"L%s Rnnnnts ana y one additional sGna-
ok VII! also have their renrescnta
lion Increased
sale aais 6, o, Lee Camp Hall. on Broad
"ill he FASTENED by a h:il n,ssrd T.,
me Senate Yesterday. The bill. WIKI
provides '9 'I,nss IN, r. Cannon as patron.
ti p"ia''1n*' such as Lee Camp. Con-
,..hc,t r"t" Veterans. may vote bv proxy
Tnon Mnahi" to attend meetings Of
,;,,,,5p ~ ,Ps po,ailon. In moving that con.
non., ~; reading Of the bill he dis
$3.50, VIII, senator Cannon said chat
SenGrai c meetings had been called to
Sonhrm the sale OF The Broad So. ~
property. but that it had hcn, Tforvv5 fo,1
impossible to secure !, niiorn,n i1uiiu
purchaser had thrcatcnrd 80 i .l',, tiir ne
me dca! unless speedy ,.t;o,; @ vi,
taken The bill was passed 20 ~
Women May Practice Law
one, other Senate bill was n,ssod
ny e!iminating constitutional rra,iJmr
II provides for the cStabiisbn,S,'t'
=. Circuit Court for Buena V;eia" o,
the suspeusion OF the present C,nr,ali 60, anu
ton Court. senator 4. Wills Rnhor,
son was patron OF the bill. which We
reported from committee wi, mas W..
amendment "''hout
Admission OF women to prac,;c, ,
~ state courts was sanctioned yest"r
day by tho Senate, when II n,ss.',
Nll providing for the amcndmnn, q
The Code of Virginia to permit tb;. ~.
The Oliver bill charging the nomnn
Gf police justices to admit ncrsnns
ha! was passed without Il dissentinoo
vote. ''e
On the. motion of Delegate Dodso,
Of Norfolk, the House took IN Seno,n
Kill No. 81 out OF order and passed !,
with companion House bill The biii
creates new Circuit Court in No
folk. Tho circuit. which will be Nor-
folk city alone. will be tho thirtv-
second in the State. Only the sigma
ture OF Governor Davis is needed for
The passage OF the measure The biII
was sent to him yesterday afternoon
for approval.