Arizona republican., 1920-08-22
Ratification Enmeshed in Snarl of Legal Technical ities When Antis Obtain Restraining Order
SUFFRAGISTS PROUD
 OF ROLLER TACTICS
Motion to Reconsider Is Lost When Antis Refuse to
 Heed Roll Call; Many Leave to Avoid Summons
lRepubIican A. p. Leased wirel

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 21-Al- though Tennessee's ratification of suf- frage stood on the record of the house tonight as finally confirmed, a snarl of legal and legislative technicalities re- mained to be disposed of before action can be certified.
 Suffrage supporters, who in the house today overcame every obstacle, claimed full legislative triumph. They declared only temporary injunction secured by the antis prevented imme- dfate certification to Secretary Colby. Speaker Walker, opposition leader, and scores of his ieutenants said the Suf- fragists had ruined their cause and that should the courts hold ratification legal, the litigation would so delay de- cision that the amendment would not figure in the November election un- less some other state ratified.
 Meanwhile 25 legislators opposed to suffrage were in Decatur, Ala, evad- ing service to prevent any legislative action until a new legislature is elect ed in November. They hurried across the state line in a body early today.
 Antis Granted Injunction
 The restraining order granted by Judge Langford is returnable in five days. It was issued on an application contending that under the state con stitution this legislature has no power to pass on suffrage. Governor Roberts and other officials were forbidden to certify to Washington that ratification had been completed and speakers of the senate and house restrained from taking action toward ratification until the matter is heard by the court.
 When the house met today all suffra- gists and a few opposition members were on hand. A roll call showed 5s present or seven short of a quorum.
 Speaker Walker declared a recess and ordered the sergeant at arms to arrest absentees. He reported none appeared to be here.
 T. K. Riddick, suffragist floor lead CT, declaring action on suffrage was a federal matter and that the state laws as regards a quorum did not apply moved that the Walker motion for re- consideration be acted upon Speaker Walker requested him to put the mo- ton in writing.
 A brief recess followed while Rid dick was transcribing his motion ana in the meantime the injunction prohib- l iting certification was served on tht speaker.
 Motion To Reconsider Loses | Rfddick finally offered a motior amended to provide that the house reconsider it's ratification.
 Walker ruled the motion out of or der for lack of a quorum and added that the injunction just served alst stood in the way. On an appeal tht house failed to sustain the ruling ana Walker called Representative Joe Odle suffragfst, to the chair.
 1 Odle ordered a roll call on Riddick'. motion. Walker made a point of order that there was no quorum, but was ig- nored and the suffragists defeated ths motion to reconsider, 50 to 9. l Riddick then moved that the house l transmit to the senate the senate join resolution of ratification. Again Walk CT made a point of no quorum and alsC 1 challenged the right of the speaker pro tenn to put any motion relating to tn, amendment in view of the injunction. | Order Transcript of Resolution Again Odle ignored Walker, ordered the roll call and the motion carried 50 to O, antis not voting. Adjourn ment until Monday was then taken. nti-suffrage leaders declared tha | the procedure could not be held legal Speaker Walker said that on that pre- cedent he would be within his rights i he organized an automobile party o | the bolting antis at Decatur. recrosset | into Tennessee, and, declaring the fiv, or six members a quorum. held a ses | sion and reSeinded the action of tn, house in ratifying.
 No power on earth would force hin to sign the resolution under the pres ent circumstances. Walker said.
 Speaker Todd of the senate said tn resolution needed no signatures.
 The suffragists expressed pride il what they termed their steam roller l tactics.
 Walkout Old Weapon
 Since the days when Andrew John son was merely a state figure in poll | tics a legislative "waIxout" has bee a weapon invoked in the Tennesse | legislature as last resort and all fac tions have resorted to it. The frs 'walkout' was staged in the senate i 1841, when 13 Democrats, one of whoI was Andrew Johnson. broke a quorum to prevent the election of two Whig to the United States senate, the resul being that Tennessee was without rep resentation there for the ensuing tw years. The 13 senators figuring in tn incident are known in political tradi tion as the immortal thirteen
 In 1885, to defeat a registration bil Republican senators barricaded them selves in rooms in a hotel. They wer fed three or four days by hauling bas kets of provisions across the street O a rope.
 In 1909. to invalidate new electio laws Democratic senators broke
 quorum and left for HopkinsVille, Ky continuing out of the state weel This filibuster failed under the holdin of the supreme court
 On April 13. 1911. the same sessior house independent Democrats an Republicans broke d quorum. going { Decatur. Ala. as a result of the cap 1 ture Of the house by regular Demo crats and jcopardizing of the electio law and the prohibition laws
 This '-vali1out' lasted month. tn absentees returning May II. Delibers