Evening journal., 1920-03-30
SUFFRAGE IN
House today
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ferred, reasonable time before the meas
ure is called up or reported out OF
committee. lie said The Senator may
have sufficient reason for not reporting
The bill and thought that courtesy
should be extended to him. senator
Palmer added that he had no objection
to recording his vote.
Senator Walker also said he cOnsid-
cred That his committee haa not had
the bill an unreasonable time. He said
II a bin is held up an unreasonable
length Of time when there Is way
under the rules to get II out, he said
he had no apologies 10 make I'm this
instance, but did not want senator
Gormley 10 convey the impression that
ne was holding the bill up at the ex-
pense Of the people. lie said the ses-
sion was called for action on three
subjects and asked why one Of the 9TH
eis could not be acted on.
Senator Long made a motion to take
recess.
Senator Gormley started to talk again
when Senator Alice called out: There
is a motion to adjourn before the house,
Mr.. President"
Put that calf on the other side Of
the cow" Mr.. GOrmiey replied.
The Senate then recessed until this
afternoon.
Censor WOman's skirts.
Senator Brown got everyone IN a
good humOr for a minute during the
Senate session when he introduced a
concurrent resolution providing that be-
fore the Federal amendment extending
the right Of suffrage shall be establish
ed, law shall be passed regulating the
length OF women's gowns and the
President Pro TEN. Of the Senate and
the Speaker OF the House rae hereby
appointed a commission to draft and
submit to the Legislature a law design
ed TO cover this emergency"
The resolution was referred 10 the
revised statutes committee.
There was a persistent report today
that In case no action Is taken on the
suffrage resolution within the next few
days there are some Democrats who
will likely break away and support ratl-
ncation.
The situation as TO votes remains
practically the same today as it was on
Monday OF last week. when the legisla-
tors came 10 Dover. With more than
a week OF wire pulling. whip cracking
and propaganda work on both sides not
a vote has APPARENTLY been changed IN
less The report circulated by the antis
that Senator Hlghheld and Representa-
tive Dansenbaker were won over for
their cause by a big anti meeting in
Brandywlne hundred last Friday night
Is true.
The surprising thing about the fight
is the fact that all the mystery as 10
the vote has been caused by others
than members. The members them
selves. or at least all but few, have
not made a secret Of how they stand on
the question. More than a majority OF
The members OF both houses have stat
ed from the opening day that they
would vote against ratification. They
have made no secret OF this. ANY one
desiring 10 ask them the direct oues-
iion could learn just where they stood.
Whether they are justified in their
stand or whether 10 is right or wrong.
tho fact remains that practically all
those against suffrage have announced
they Will vote that way. Some OF the
members have admitted that they per-
sonally favor suffrage. but the senti-
ment Is so strong In their districts
against that they VIII obey the wishes
OF their constituents.
One Senator remarked today that the
lobbyist have been counting "hopes for
votes" but said the resolution cannot be
ratified that way Friends Of suffrage
from the ilrst day have been unable 10
count but seven sure votes in the Sen
ate for ratification Senators Robertson.
Pool, Price, Long. Highneld.
and Alice, while nine senator's, CORN
ley. Latia, HOllett. Murphy, Handy,
Short, Brown, Bennett and Palmer have
been listed as against It. Senator Rich
ards from time to time has been claim
ed by both sides.
This lineup Of the Senate, however,
does not at this time seem near as i'm
p0rtantas the vote in the House. There
is no doubt but what some senator's
are playing for a vote TO be taken nrst
in the House and should suffrage be
killed there 70 Is predicted a vote will
not be taken In the Senate.
In the House In addition 10 the q
members who signed the petition to
vote against ratification Representatives
silas o. Warrington and Clendaniel have
announced that while they personally
favor suffrage they VIII vote against
The resolution because their districts
are strongly opposed. This makes
total OF % members who have repeated !