The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-14
Passes Measure as Soon as
Special Session Convenes.
Goes to Senate.
WOULD BE 18th STATE
llabama and West Virginia
Legislatures Meet to Pass
Enabling Machinery.


Ia resolution to ratify the federal
Suffrage amendment was started
Upon its passage in the Connect
hut house of representatives at
b 80 this afternoon. It's. adop-
hon by this body and concur
rent action by the senate was
forcasted.
The house adopted the resolu-
hon with very few votes in OPP
position. 1t probably will be
transmitted to the senate at
bnce.
The Connecticut house rati-
fed the woman suffrage amend
|nent by vote of l16 to IL.
The senate this afternoon also
Ratified the suffrage by 33 to 0.
Despite Holconnb's Message.
The resolution was taken up despite
tIcv. Holcomb's message read when the
w
Iion today to change the election law
Ef the state SO that women would be en-
hbled to become voters this fall. the
Governor said the legislature had no
Constitutional power to enact any other
Realisation than that for which 1t was
kummoned to act upon.
Republican house leader, King, read
HE resolution for passage OF the 1en-
kral suffrage amendment In the lower
house, Speaker Walsh asked II there
WAS any objection TO the resolution and
Here was none, IL was ruieu III VI
her by the speaker. :.
Every legislature is a law unto IT.
lelf." he said The remark was cheereo
Ind the roll call was begun.
Senator John N. Brooks, of Torring-
hon. was the only legislator to interpose
INV objection to ratification. He saldtha'
hOugh he would vote for the resolution
H., hoped the members would return
bext Tuesday, Sept 81 the date set hy
How. Holconb in attempting 10 piotN
htification today,and ratify the resolu'
Hon, which is In the possession OF tne
kDvernor and which the governor dlo
kpt believe could properly come before
kcday's session.
Tbe resolution as passed by botr
houses originated In the house and was
brought up despite the governors re,
lIsai 20 send in the papers received
from Washington.
Without Hardship or Delay.
Charleston, w. Va, Sept. IA
The West Virginia legislature con.
vened here In special session az
noon today primarily Tor tne pu
/ law IN order to make II possible
Il for women to vote at the coming
L November election without hardship
or undue delay. ossior
In his brief call for an extra sesslor
Eov. John j.. Cornwall requested a.
Lmen,lment TO the constitution REGARD
lng Selection OF Jurors and the trial o.
Iri,ninal cases, such action being urse.
bv the Mingo county circuit court, II
Lthich county many are under lh9lc.'
ment in connection with inc IT,,
miners and Baldwin Felts oetee'N'
battle at .Mattewan. ..,a coll I,
for an amendment for better euuoa'
ljonal facilities for Williamson
- - Care for Women Voters: ,,
Montgomery, Ala. Sept. l4liH =
Alabama legislature was conVeh 80,
Extraordinary session a a. no4 10 enac'
bmereency legislation taking care OF I'M n,
Eagistration Of women voters. followInl.
kstifcation of the nineteenth amenu
Ement to the United States Constlssu''tHh, ~,
4 Governor Kilby recommen4eu es
hassage of only twelve bills III nus III; Is,
Erased assessments for law enforce
bnent and repairs to the state esp
Etol and the executive MANSION IL,
Mi recurring all state employees 10 INV
bin Montgomery, ~ county wa!
rs A. Lynne of Morgan county
elected speaker of the mouse Uarrttt n
Isetnatives to succeed II. 2. Merry q
En- 6rst session of the extra session
HE legislature today. BY 1olnI rS eo
hutton If the senate and house tne on
Eslature adjourned, to meet at 80
hear Governor Kilby's message Fe"u'
Temporary status: o,,-
pi.broopd Va. Sept. TWIN Chalr
porer James. of Danville. pre-
l,Sing and more than a majority OF In'
Lnernbers In their seats, the state ueI''o
bcrat,c committee. in special session a
L boteI last night, adopted resolutions
Ietahlishing temporary status To-
democratic women voters IN We. ~
lind providing for state conyeni,,td ~
April, when women VIII pc aur Di.t y,aI,
the party on an equal oasiS WIN
koters. . claude A
Swanson and Carter Glass VINO VA
arrived unexpectedly late IN the an ~,
E.oon axnressed themselves before w
h,,entjpr as satisfied with the een t.n q
loutlook as regards the national 'te -,
ENsAthcr rcmained for the meetlls ~,
lever, much to the disappoln' ~,
women prasent. who had nopeu ~
snyators would remain and address TN
PnnresentatIve Hal d. Flood. VINO u
S,an,har ~ tho committee, stayed 10
3 session More than a score
women of the Equal Suffrage Ieasn
were present by invitation OIL