Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-03
SUFFRAGE: FIGHT
ONCE MORE LOOMS
IN LEGISLATURE
Senator Walker Offers Joint
Resolution to Ratify Federal
Amendment.
TO ClINCH MATTER BY
STATE CHANGE ALSO

4 battle whose extent and result
cannot hc guessed now. began in the
General Assembly. Yesterday afternoon.
when Senator Walker presented in the
upper branch n Senate Joint resolution
ratifyng the amendment to the Con-
stitufion of the United States that con-
fcrrcd the right cf suffrage on women.
Presentation uf the resolution was pre-
dlctcd early IN January but interested
persons made denial and secret scouting
possibly has been done meanwhile \
hnt ght nearly one year ago resulted IN
srtular resolution berg adopted once by
tlc Senate and rejected twice by the
II tr~a Senator Walker says e has 1c-
vl.,i the matter because he thinks Della
Varc should ratify tie Federal alnerd-
m,at. Others believe he proposition is
rart e plan to obtain ratifCatiors by
Stltcs sufficient in rumber to offset
amy which nIght be annullcd by cases
p'-iiIC ~ the Suprcne Court cf the
,it,d states
r. CLINCH WoyAN'S VOTING PRIVILEGE.
~crator Walker also introduced
III urap, sing an amerdm crt to the
Constitution # Delaware which would
provide article l.. IS follow :: No cIti-
zcu r the ~tatr q Delaware : ball lie dis
cl. lf...I - l,li ard eule any fec or
ly rca~.,1 III SIX
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
TIE senate corcurrcd ii tie House
jut res 'lutiau arpro printing Sl.tG962
p4v the cxpcrS of the inauguration
~ ,,ovcrGar Nillam1 ID Denroy
I}v Vote II - tp ,, with Senators
Hnt1~ rd Iatta .>,rtur and Ser
81 = Hlghhcld, Mum ly ard Short at
IL IA tl, i,ii
t,ue1lIug ai act that apTroprlatCs $4,000
.rualv T. the state Livestock Sanitary
f}a TT ~ tie purchase and distribution
II latihpg cholera serum and vnus
~taatar \lloc advocated economy in
Store appropriations and saId S2,o00O0O
c.AI at h appropriated out oi an IN
Isl i 100000 Tie thought the Legs
l4r 9 li discontinue clas, legislation
81 ID 81. -ei has re more night 70 huy
.. >su.> for hogs than lt has for
t ruadeac tor children, spray
ii. .a iar iriut trees or ruup medicine
far cMcAer>
senator Latte stated helping the farm
crS would haedt the general public
Senator Bennett who raises hogs on
li> farm remarked that he Is as willing
~ buy serum and virus for them rs paris
E.con for potato bugs
lltbT l:4tl.tl itAtEtQ tttltl4tis1l!Ct
cf fhe appropriation II II would not tlnan
caI.l cmtarrls~ the STATE.
The senate concurrcd IN the House
jolnt resolution authorizing tho govern
or u appoint = commission - mcCf with /
like commission from the state oi New
.lcr~lF and draft notifications OF the
laws regulating ihC taking Of fish in th
pclavare rlvcr and buy and report Is,
: me 10 tho General Assembly OF
state of Delaware
The senate nll providing ST.
budget system was reported faYora'
- the Senate
senator Walker introduced q bill 81
proving and confirming the report of
commission appointed In l>>9 10 examine. +.
survey and re-c~tabhsh the circle OF New /
ta,rlc ~ The boundary line between
PcaHsylvaull and Delaware The | nited
States Congress and the Pennsylvania
Legislature have approved aad confirm
"a the commission 5 report but the Della
II legislature has not
senator RoiertSaA.Istroduced in skele-
ton a bill authorizing the Board Of
Public EdEacauon Of Wilmington Ia
borrow money for tho purchase Of school
sltcs and the erection and equipment Of
school buildings
senator Robertson also introduced
hli making L unlawful II deliver or at
tempt - deliver !a tins state any quantity
~ goods or chattel, agreed - be sold or
doEvere! purporuug to bc oi 3 greater
met weight ~ measurement than the same
siall acr4allT hc II tho time of the de-
Agery
senator Prettyman introduced biz
extend q he area ia the Delaware hay J
ier oyster planting and fxiag the license
is@-
~ou,aor Handy introduced q bill cor
rrc'Ing an error relative 70 the open
season f0r rabbits
senator Richards introduced bill |
making II unlawful for any railroad to |
MAINTAIN OF use overhead bridges at or /