The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-02
ROBERTS WILL
CERTIFY HOUSE
ACTION, CLAIM

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 2. (Spl. y
Opponents of ratification this afternoon
declared that they had assurances that
Governor Roberts would certify ME ac-
tion as requested by the Tennessee
house of representatives this morning
which adopted by a vote of 43 to 36, a
motion to furnish the governor with a
sworn transcript of the action taken
by the house Tuesday in nonconcurring
IN the suffrage amendment resolution
and ask the governor to certify this
transcript to Secretary of State Colby
at Washington. According to the mo-
tion as made by Representative Hail. a
committee Of three win secure the
transcript.
A written motion was introduced in
the senate this afternoon accepting the
message from the house, returned yes
terday, and ordering the message which
recited the houses reconsideration and
nonconcurrence last Tuesday in the SEN
ate's action in the ratification resolu-
tion. The motion reads:
Without undertaking to determine
the question as to the validity or in
validity of the action Of the house and
without undertaking to determine the
legal status OF senate joint resolution
number one (the ratification resolution)
i move you that out of courtesy and
Difference that one house owes to the
other, we receive the message from
the house and spread the same on the
journal, as is customary In these mat
ters" The motion was adopted 81 to 4.
The claim is made today that the
governor of Tennessee has never GER
titled to Washington that the action
of the ratification resolution was "le-
gally and constitutionally" had. Mem
bers Of the house who held a confer
ence with the governor last night said
today that the words legally and con-
stttutionally"' appeared in rought draft
Of &. the eertifieation prepared by Attor.
that when Governor Roberts came to
these words in urepafing the. certifica<
tion which went to Secretary Colby.
he eliminated them,and supplied passed
and adopted In manner and form
appearing on the journals Of the two
houses"
The house adopted a joint resolution
today calling for adjournment for the
general assembly sine die at 1890
o'clock Saturday. The senate adopted
a resolution for adjournment 10 pm.
Saturday
The house also passed the bill pro-
viding for the appropriation of 100000
for the erection of the National Vic
tory Memorial building at the national
capitol, amended SD as to make the
appropriation contingent upon the other
states of the union making similar ap-
preparations Of their proportionate
amounts.
The senate late Wednesday declined to
receive the message of the house notify
ing the upper body of the houses ac-
tion in nonconcurring in the senate
joint resolution ratifying the federal
suffrage amendment. A battle of words
was engaged in by the senate mem
bers and the message was finally sent
back to the house by vote of II to 8.
The house concurred in the senate
joint resolution providing for 800 ad .
ditional expense money to each men,
ber. This Is the second appropriation
of 500 voted each member during the
special session. The house also con-
clurred in joint resolution giving ser
geant-at-arms, engrossng clerks and
assistants the same mileage as men,
bers of the legislature for the special
session. The state funding board was
authorized to borrow $1.000,000 to re-
plenish the state treasury.
The house tabled the bill providing
for the exemption of eX-service men
from poll tax and road tax. The house
passed the bill providing for the is
suance of $685. normal school bonds
at six per cent to be exempt.
The senate set a special order for this
morning the bill regulating foreign cor
porations operating in Tennessee. This
is one of the governors pet measures
which he advocated during his recent
campaign,