Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-16
WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
AMENDMENT PASSES
IN CONNECTICUT.
Legislature, Called Primarily
to Enact Laws Facilitating
Vote, Decides to Pass on
Act Itself

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 14.-The
Connecticut legislature this after
noon ratified the federal suffrage
amendment.
after the house had adopted the
resolution the senate took similar
action.
Irrespective of the final result or
the tangle resulting from ratifica-
ton by Tennessee, which was the
thirty-siXth and necessary state to
pass the amendment, equal sur
frage is now part of the constitu-
ton.
The house vote was PIG to II.
The legislature was called pri-
marily to enact laws contingent on
women receiving the vote. Because
of the mix-up over the ratification
by Tennessee, the thirty-sixth state,
however, proponents of suffrage de-
cided to ratify the amendment to re-
move all doubt of it's legality.
The vote in the senate was 33 to 0.
DOUBT OF VALIDITY
IS NOW REMOVED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.-Con-
necticut's ratification of the federal
woman suffrage amendment re-
moves all doubt as to the amend
ment's validity as well as the pos
sibility Of the fall elections being
carried through the courts into the
house of representatives, according
to the opinion of legal authorities
here today.
Connecticut makes the thirty-sev-
enth stat (which has ratified, count
ing Tennessee, where the action of
the state legislature is under attack
in the courts. Even though Tennes-
sees ratification were knocked out,
the amendment would still have the
necessarily number of state ratifica-
ticns, Solicitor General Frierson said
Officials as we'll as suffragists were
relieved and surprised when informed
of the rapidity with which the Con-
necticut legislature had ratified.
Officials had feared that the SUI
preme court would be unable to act
on the Tennessee suits until after
election. A decision adverse to suf-
frage at that time would have
brought the legality of women's
votes and consequently the whole
election into question.
While suffragfsts some time ago
announced they would try for Con-
necticut ratification, ley had no in
timation today that it was coming so
quickly. They mad prepared to face
stiff opposition in the state.
HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 15.-Thc
Connecticut legislature, which yes
terday ratified the federal suffrage
amendment, must vote on that meas
ure again.
Governor Marcus Holcomb. believ-
ing yesterdays action was unconsti-
tutional, has called another special
session of the legislature for next
Tuesday, for the specific purpose OF
acting upon the amendment.
Governor Holcomb, holding a spe-
cial session of the legislature may
act only upon such legislation as
is contained in the call, Is withhold
ing certifcation of yesterdays vote.
Miss Catherine M. Flanagan, for
the suffrage association, last night
secured a certified copy of The reso-
lutio nof ratification and left for
Washington to file it with Secretary
of State Colby.
The legislature next Tuesday
will receive from Governor Holcomb
the rescript of the nineteenth
amendment and proclamation which
Secretary Colby sent him, and on
which he expects the Legislature to
act. The governor has said THAI
the action of the Legislature yester-
day did not concern him. He added
that he has outlined how ratifica-
ton can be rightly accomplished by
Connecticut and that he would not
certify action until it was done in "a
legal way.