Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-12
ASSEMBLY SEEMS
STILL TO Be AGAINST
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
No Important Change When Law
makers Assembled at Dover
This Morning,
OPPONENTS CLAIM 81
VOTES IN THE HOUSE

Specisl Dispatch From STAFF Correspondent
STATE House, DOVER, April IL
There was no indication this morning
of equal sufrage's state OF inocuous
desuetude being broken soon. Senator
Walker said he did not think he would
call up the ratifying resolution today.
Sussex county opponents declared they
are ''he men and will not be moved by
suffragettes appeals. 1t is thought Repre-
sentative Clendaniel has changed from
! unfavorable to favorable, but II is be-
lieved the situation otherwise is the same
now as heretofore. Some ANTI state
2I representatives will vote negatively on
the resolution should the House again
consider ratification. and Others predict
that "A would vote nay.
Suffragettes conferred with Representa-
tives Clendaniel and Snow today concern
ing equal suffrage.
Robert X. Jones. chairman of the Kent
county Republican committee, and John
/ l.. Bradley. Kent county Republican
politician, were active at the capitol to-
day.
RECESS PROPOSED.
Republican politicians proposed this
morning that the Legislature recess to-
morrow or Wednesday for ten days or
two weeks. so Republican legislators
NAV participate in Republican primaries
and attend the Republican state conven-
ton. No action was taken on the proposal!
SESSION HALF GONE.
Today is the fifteenth day of the Cen
eral Assemblies special session and marks
the end of the first half of the legislative
term. which Is limited to 80 days. The
legislators have spent their time and the
taxpayers money for three weeks during
which period they have passed but one
important bill-in the opinion OF many
an act authorizing the Levy Court Of
New Castle county to borrow sS5O.OO0
for the construction OF the Washington
Memorial Bridge across Brandywlne
In Wilmington.
A long wrangle over the School Code
is a possibility for this week.
The Senate and House at ] / 30 clock
recessed for two hours. No business was
transacted by the House this morning.
Thomas W Wilson, general manager
of the Wilmington q Philadelphia Trac-
tion Co, and Andrew c. Gray, attorney,
conferred with Legislators concerning
proposed legislation affecting railways
The state bond commission, for the
purpose Of this act, is authorized TO issue
bonds TO an amount not TO exceed 81 500, =
600.
MAY CALL CODE UP FIIDAT.
Legislators are practicing for game
of football. with the School Code as the
ball The House this afternoon may con-
slider the Senate joint resolution ap-
pointing Senators Bennett, Handy, Hollett
and Richards, Representatives Glen
daniel, Corbit, Gregg and McNabb and
I Pierre S. du Pont commissioners to re-
wise the code.
Representative Lloyd contemDlates pre-
senting AN amendment, proposing the
elimination Of Representatives Clendaniel
and Gregg and the substitution of Repre-
sentatives Hanratty and Soper and the
addition Of Repre- sentative II. s. Smith
| The Senate resolution provides for a
commission of nine, including four SEN
ators, four Representatives and the vice
president of the State Board OF Education.
Representative Lloyds amendment will
propose five Representatives, instead Of
four, and provide for commission OF ten
members