Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-21
BILL PROVIDES
EXTRA DAYS FOR
REGISTERING WOMEN
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fecting the several counties been pre-
sented. but other bills some OF them
providing for bond issues for this or
hat section have gone into the leg
lslatiye hopper" and Delegate
Burke Of Baltimore county this after
noon introduced a measure to amend
he automobile law of the State. Just
what progress these bills will make
is a matter Of speculation. The DIR"
forces also are on hand in an effort
10 have the State go on record for
the enforcement of the Voistead law
hy the civil police officials.
A big move toward forestalling I'M
necessary legislation, however, was
taken when a resolution was adopted
which provides that no other bills
could he offered after today, without
the appreciation of constitutional
majority of the members.
The administration bills have been
made special orders in the House to-
morrow at noon.
The Senate sailed on much
smoother sea today. Only short ses-
sion OF that body was held, and it is
the attitude of the majority of Sena-
tors TO pass two bills. and two only.
One is the administration Dill, which
relates TO the registration of women
voters, and another making all refer
snces in the election laws to men
equally applicable to the women.
AS is well known, the administra-
ton bin win provide two additional
lays of registration in the counties
and Baltimore city; would change the
hours of registration in the counties,
would change the hours of polling in
both city and counties and would au-
.horize the election supervisors in
city and counties TO provide an adj
iitienal polling place in all precincts
having more than 500 registrants.
Apart from the explanation of the
bill the Governors message was
mainly strong plea that the Legisla-
ture confine itself to consideration
only of measures fairly related to the
suffrage question.
That advice, if followed, would pre-
clude consideration of the prohibition
Enforcement bill which the Antisa-
loon League wants passed. 1t would
not, in the Governors opinion. pre-
:lude consideration of a resolution to
ratify the Suffrage amendment. But
The Governor, who did not mention the
amendment as an issue before the
Legislature, has made up his mind not
% urge ratification or rejection pri-
vately, and with him in that hands-off
position the Democrats generally are
expected to be against ratification, for
Senator Smith told all the Democratic
members who called on him that he
hought the suffrage amendment
should not be ratified.
What G. o. r. Wants
Thus. as practical matter, the
Democratic leaders would limit action
solely to the administration bill and
o the routine appropriation bill nee
essary to pay the expenses of the Leg
stature Against that, the Republic
IAN leaders plan a program of bills
which would change the dates of the
wo additional registration days
throughout the State from those pro-
posed by the Governor and would pro-
vide for an additional polling place
N precincts having more than 500
registrants. And, going far beyond
hose and other minor details in leg
station to increase registration and
voting facilities. they propose the fol-
owing legislation:
A sample" ballot, providing that
Republican candidates shall be put in
one group. Democratic candidates in
mother, and candidates of other par
les in still others. and mark for
he party name at the top Of the
group would carry vote for all can.
lidates in the group.