The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-21
TENNESSEEANS
FINALLY MARK
O. K. ON BALLOT
Motion To Reconsider Is Lost
In House-Antis Given In
junction Against Certifica-
ton, However.
QUORUM IS LACKING
(By Associated Press)

tby Associated FTSSSI
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 21- The
lower house of the Tennessee legisla-
ture today defeated so to a motion to
reconsider it's action in ratifying the
woman suffrage amendment and ord
cred the senate order transmitted to
the senate that it might be sent to
the engrossing clerk.
However Chancellor James r. New
man today issued writ of injunction
to prevent Governor Roberts, Secre-
tary of State Stevens, and the Speak
ers of the Tennessee senate and house
from certifying to Secretary Colby
Tennessee's ratification of the suf
frage amepdment.
Many legal authoities here regard
the amendment as literally wrapped
up in le@l techntcalities and they
said it is a foregone conclusion that
the courts will have to pass on the
legality of the amendment.
Only So members, seven less than
a quorum, answered to their names
when Speaker Walker called the house
to order half an hour after the regular
meeting time.
The speaker declared the house at
recess for an hour to give the Ser
geant-at-arns time to round up the
absent members.
Stickers Sneak OFF.
Since so of the absent members had
gone to Decatur, Ala, there seemed
little prospect that a quorum could be
had
I. K. Riddick, suffrage leader, de-
caring the legislature was acting un-
der federal procedure, in considering
fha $4
constitutional quorum, was not neces-
sary, moved that the Walker resolu-
tion be taken from the journal The
speaker held the resolution out of
order.
On an appeal to the house the mo-
tion was overruled by a vote of 49 to
eight.
Suffraeists Try To Force 1t
Suffragists were Of the opinion that
1t would be best to remove all doubt
by bringing the reconsideration ques-
tion to vote. If anti-suffragists were
to muster enough votes to rescind the
ratification vote and on another roll
call to defeat ratification, suffrage ad-
vocates planned to contest the second
vote, basing their contention Of IL
legality on Attorney General Thomp-
sons opinion.
If suffragists are victorious in the
end, those opposed to ratification.
Judge Joseph Higgins Of Nashville,
president of the Tennessee constitu-
tional league, has announced will seek
to restrain Governor Roberts and the
Tennessee secretary of state from GER
| tifying ratification to Washington, on
the ground that the legislature lacked
authority under the state constitution
to act on ratification.
DECATUR, Ala, Aug. 21-Twenty-
| five members of the Tennessee house
which was to take final action on the
| federal suffrage amendment today, ar
rived here early this morning from
| Nashville.
Their spokesman said that they
would remain away from Nashville
until the state has been given an op-
portunity to voice an opinion on
suffrage.
S. F. Hall. of Nashville, who acted
as the spokesman, declared that nine
other members would join the party
here later in the day. Four Of the
25 now in Decatur are Republicans
and the others are Democrats
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 21-
Special legislation will be necessary
in Missouri to enable the women OF
that state to vote in the presidential
election in November, the national
.womans headquarters was informed
today by the attorney-general of Mis-
souri,
1t was announced that the governor
had stated some time ago that if such
legislation was necessary he would
call special session of the assembly