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VOL. CXL NO. 52
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH. N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 19, 1920
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
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STATE REQUIRES NO PROPERTY
TAX FOR PENSION AND GENERAL
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FUNDS UNDER REVENUE MEASURE
DQUGHTQN OFFERS
NEW REVENUE BILL
No Property JFax . Expept For
Schools and Expenses
of Counties
BEGINNING OF TAX
YEAR BACK TO MAY 1
State Tax For Schools Fixed
at 13 Cents On $100 and 39
Cents On Polls; Cities and
Counties Must Keep Within
Promised Limitation of 10
Per Cent; Special Provisions
For the urst year in the history of the
State except one, no tax will be levied
upon property for the use of the State
thii year if the revenue act, submitted
ts the House by Bepreentative B. L.
Donehton. for the joint finance com
mittee and pat a pan its first reading in
roe lower houh un dikbs mwmn
'With the approval by the people of
the income tax amendment luommea
by this General Assembly, I anticipate
that In all probability the State will
never again- levy a tax for its own. use
npon the property of the State," said
Representative Dongnton wnen no pre
sented the bill Worked out by the com'
mittee and asked that it be put upon its
first reading and be made a special or
dr for todiiv.
Ia accordance with the suggctiSB,
bill was put upon its first reading, and
wae made a special order for 8 o'clock
tonight.
Ellis Gardner, of Taneey, insisted on
seeing the bill in print, but the fear
that the printer will not be. able to fur
nish 500 copies in time for members to
have them before the vote tonight, led
him to rely on the newspaper .report,
He insisted, however, that .'He wanted
to thoroughly digest the measure before
wring for it.
Tomorrow friends of the measure
'hope it will pass its third reading, and
en Baturday it will come to the upper
, house for action. There it it hoperi to
pass it through its third reading by Tues-
day and adjournment of the special
session. -
Sallrat Features.
The salient features of the measure
re as follows:
Tax year begins May 1, 1921, instead
of Jan. 1, 1921. Income taxes begin
January 1.
Franchise tax increased from 1-29 of
. one per cent of capital to 1-10 of one
per cent.
School tax at 13 cents on the 100
valuation and 39 cents on polls.
Maximum increase allowed cities and
eon n ties limited to 10 per cent increase.
Special provision for bond issues au-
thorixed and special taxes already levied.
Poll tax limited to amount of total
tat oa $300 property value
Provides for support of six months
schools by special machinery.
Privilege;; taxes on, telegraph, tele-
nhnn. .vnrWK. ftnd nlAn)itff m, CArnn-
rariona increased.
Insaranee company license taxes fixed
'at $250 for fire companies; $200 for ac
iCident and 1300 for life Insurance com
i panics.
property tax for Stat or pension I
(funds.
Tax payer may appeal from ruling of
floral boards to county commissioners.
" Rep. Donrhto Speaks.
In presenting the Revenue Bill, Rep
resents tive Doughioa said:
When the finance committees of thii
General Assembly completed their draft
of the Revaluation Act at the regular
session in 1919, we found the pleasing
situation that this. Act, of such fart
reaching importance, met the approval
of every member of the1 finance com
mittees of the House and of the Sen
ate, and met with a like unanimous ap
proval on its reading in this body and
in the Senate. 3
. "After some two weeks' of careful
consideration by the sub-committees,
and about ten days by the full finance
committees, and after having gotten
the viewpoint of many member of the
General Assembly! not members of the
finance committee, we have succeeded
in drafting another revenue bill, adopt
ing and approving the valuations made
under the xeralnation act, which met
with the same unanimous approval, in
cluding members of both political par
ties, upon a roll-call vote before a joint
meeting of the finance committees: this
afternoon.
J Precedent Smashed ...;LL
"For the first year in the history
of the State, save one, there willjbe
no tax levied upon property for the use
of the State ia the year 1920, and with
the approval by the people of the in
come tax amendment submitted by
tiiis General Assembly, I autiri,irte that
ia all probability the State will never
again levy a tax for its own use- upon
the property of the State. I stated that
this had not occurred before in but one
thirty-sixth state
won, mrs. catt wires
"The thirty-sixth state Is wen,"
Mrs. Csrrie Chapman Catt, president
of the National American Woman's
Suffrage Association, wired Miss Ger.
trade Weil, president of the North
Carolina Equal Suffrage Leagae, from
Nashville yesterday. Mrs. Catt'a meo-
saldj
'House ratifies, bat motion to re
consider made which can be acted
apon anytime wlthla two days. No
danger whatever. Th9. thirty-slxtk
State Is won."
-HURRAH" EXCLAIMS BRYAN.
Bartlesville, Okie-, Aag. 18. -Wll-Ham
J. Bryan when ho learned here
today of the action of the Tennessee
legislature rstlfying the Federsl
Woman Suffrage amendment ex
claimed! "Hurrah for Tennessee"
and dictated telegrams of congratu
lation to leaden la tjh ah State-
French Rejoinder To American
Note On Polish Situation
Is Received
Washington, Aug. 18, (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The American and
French governments are ia entire agree
ment in principle as to the -future of
both Poland and Russia. Secretary Colbv
declared today in a formal statement
interpreting France's, jrejoindar . to .the
American note ito Italy., is statement
accompanied publication of the transi
tion of the French note, which was de
livered to he State Department on
August 14 by Prince De Beam, the
French charge.
. France's declaration "of its opposition
to the dismemberment of Russia" is
"most gratifying," Mr. Colby said and
added:
"The response is a notable declaration
from every viewpoint and brings to the
position taken by the United States a
striking emphasis - and powerful sup
port."
Divergence Ia Policy.
The secretary of state referred to
French recognition of General Wrnngel
in South Russia as a '"divergence be
tween the two governments on one
point, but said the United States was
"disposed to regard the declared agree-
meat of France with the principles of
the United States as of more significance
than any divergence of policy Involved
in the specific action of t rance in tnu
single respect.
"The French note declares tnat tne
French government is 'of the same
opinion' as the American government
'concerning the present rulers of Rus
sia,' and proceeds to condemn the Bol
shevikl in language almost identical
with that emloyed in the American note
to Italv.
Asserting that France is in "complete
seeord" with the United States as to
"the necessity for sn independent Polish
state," the note adds:
Encourage Armistice.
"This is why there is agreement be
tween the French government and the
American government to encourage au
efforts made with a view to bringing
about an armistice between Poland and
Russia while avoiding giving- to the
negotiations a character which might re
sult in the recognition of the Bolshe-
viet regime and in tho dismemberment
of Russia.
Bv this declaration France was re
garded, here as joining with the United
tat' inst any
'ions with
the- Bolshevik! such as had been pro-
osed by Great Britain in the once re
jected London conference-
Mr. CoJby-leissued a reply to an
assertion by Foreign Minister Tehitche-
rin, of the Soviet government of Bus-
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GENERAL CARR REJOICES""
OVER TENNESSEE ACTION
Durham, Aug. 18. With joy unspeak
able I lave just learned that Tennessee
hag ratified the woman suffrage amend
ment Qod be pjjedJhe daughter
has taught the mother a lesson that the
mother might follow with profit. I am
Democracy that prevails In Tennessee
m lure Democrats are unafraid to uphold
the cause of right under any and all
circumstances and have respect for "the
platform of the Democratic party, State
ind National, and are willing to stand
and do -stand four equate upon the
platform of the Democratic jiarty.
These are Democrats after my own
heart. Dear old North Carolina, the
State I loe ,3ke I do my ownv1ife, I
am genuinely sorry, is still content to
trail the, procession; of progress of right
thiuk'ng gnd right doing. I trust, hew.
ever, that the time will come when the
memoers or ine party witn a vision,
will be selected as its leaden. : So
mote it be.
FRANCE IN ACCORD
WITH U. S: AHITUDE
L
E
Williams' Resolution To Ratify
Comes Up at 11:30
This Morning
SUFFRAGISTS TO TRY
FORCE VOTE ON OTHER
Tuesday's Bitter Fight In Sen
ate Flared Up Briefly In Sen
ate When Teague Bad Hi
Vote Registered Against
Warren Substitute ; Vote
Stands 25 For, 24 Against
Agreement npon a special order fixing
today for bringing the suffrage fight
up in tht lower branch of the General
Assembly was reached at yesterday's
session.
The battle will get under way with
an effort on the antis to get considered
first the Republican resolution to ratify
the amendment. This move will be re
sisted bitterly by the suffragists who
want to force a vote on the resolution,
of Sepresentative Harry P. Grier, to
reject the amendment.
The situation in the House brightened
a grtat deal yesterday with the news
from Tennessee. Suffrage forces were
confident that it is pessiblo f or
the original resolution of ratification
to be passed by placing it oa the calen
dar for consideration ahead of the re
jectlon and ratification resolutions the
Constitutional Amendments committee
yesterday agreed to report without
prejudice. ..
Flare Up Ia Senate.'
Tuesday's bitter fight brer ratifica
tion Hated up for a moment in the Sen
ate yesterday morning immediately af
ter it convened when Senator Teague,
who. did not vote the previous after,
noon, saked that he be recorded as
voting sgainst the resolution to "post
pone sction until January. The Presi
dent ordered that the Senator's vote be
recorded and the vote stood 25 against
and Zi lor the resolution.
Senator Warren arose to declare that
Senator Hawkins, who wag absent, be
entered in the journal as he would .' are
voted affirmatively had he been pres
ent
"How does the Senstor know that he
would have voted 'yes' if he hsd been
Level" demanded Senator Glidewell,
"Senator Hawkins was paired to vote
against ratification,' answered the Sena
tor from Beaufort.
"But the Senator with whom he was
paired voted for the resolution,"
ansswered Senator Glidwell. Senator
Warren explained that the pair had
been arranged on the question of rati
fication and not on the substitute reso
lution. No negotiations were made
for a pair on the substitute, and no pair
was made. The senator of whom you
speak was free to vote any way he saw
nr on the substitute.
Both Senators resumed their seats,
snd the introduction of bills begsn.
The session was opened with prayer
byjRaiWeaton Bruncr. pastor of
Tabernacle Baptist church. Business
)n the Senate moved slowly, the mem
b,err apparently worn out by the strenu
ousness of tho day befdre. The gsl-
inries were deserted. The first roll
rail indicated 49 of the 60 senators
present. -
Every measure that flowed throueh
the hopper during the hour's session
was purely local in character, exeent
that introduced by Senator Humphrey,
et wayne, providing for the amend
ment of the consolidated statues gov
erning divorce. Under the present
law, two causes are recognized as reas
ons for divorce, unfaithfulness and de
sertion f or ar period ef 10 years. Sena
tor Humphrey would make the period of
desertion seven years.
Some More Krjertlonlata la Hoase.
There appeared in the' lower branch
yesterday another species of rejection
ists, There are those, it appears from
bill Representative' "Dick" Herring in
trodueed yesterday,, who would reject
the revaluation act In its entirety and
make new levy for obtaining revenue
nett'year.
The Republicans also offered yester
day a bill to allow women to hold of
fice in North Carolina, Representative
Brownlow sponsoring the same. The
minority saw, its pet measure to abolish
the absentee voters act die agsia on the
motlon of Representative Doughton but
It came right back with a proposal to
establish the Australian ballot system
for North Carolina. .
The Governor's special message ap
pealing for increased salaries for the
State officers wag read is) the House
and a number of new bills were paesd
and several more were introduced be
fore 'the legislative confusion died out
PA
ORDER TO
PREVAIL IN HOUS
GREAT
IN CAPITAL OVER
Fl
Every Southerner In Washing
ton Elated Over Ratification
By Tennessee
DANIELS APPEALS TO
LEGISLATURE TO RATIFY
Senator Simmons and National
Committeeman A. W. Mc
Lean Express Their Gratifi
cation; No Fears That. Action
of Volunteer State Will Re
consider Its Ratification
The News and Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Bldg.
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, Aug. 18. Not since the
signing of the armistice has such joyful
news been received in Washington as
the ratification by Tennessee of woman
suffrage. Every woman suffrage work
er, every Democrat and more especially
every Southerner was elated over the
rews. Secretary Daniels, Senstor Sim
mons and A. W. McLean, National
Committeeman from 'North Carolina,
all expressed their exceeding gratifi
cation that a Southern gtato, a State
east of the Mississippi river and south
of the Potomac, had completed, ratifi
cation of the enfranchisement of tea
million women.
Secretary Daniels said he now eon
tiderad woman suffrage for the whole
country an accomplished faeU Tennes
see might move to reconsider but the
thought) the probability of annnuliing
or cancelling her glorious achievement
wag remote. Tennessee will gee tomor
row how pleased the pabUa opinion of
tne country is wltn Her work sad ens
will not spoil" it. ' What particularly
pleased thr Secretary wag that a State
of the old South that hag go long been
hounded and persecuted by the party
of- sectionalism has by liberating the
women of the nation removed all ex
cose for the charge of sectionalism.
Wanta State to Ratify.
Secretary Daniels has no fear that
the courts will set ' aside ratification.
That is all talk. "But," said the Sec
retary, "North Carolina, the mother of
Tennessee, should share 4his honor with
her splendid daughter, i-very argument
that the antis have used in North Caro
lina has been swept away by Tennes
see's action. The women of North
Carolina will bow vote whether. North
Carolina ratifies, or , not, - why refuse
to ratify I There ia no excuse left. My
great hope is that the sensible men in
the legislature now in seasion at Ral
eigh will yield to the inevitable and
give the State the honor and eredit it
should share in the liberation of the
women of the nation." Secretary Dan
'els aent the - following telegram to
Governor Roberts of Tennessee:
"Congratulations. The volunteer
state has done itself lasting honor in
insuring the women of America equal
voire in government.
National Committeeman. A. W. Me
Lean said as a Democrat intensely in
te rested in the success of the party in
the nation, he was gratified that Ten
n eases has ratified the suffrage amend
ment. Senator Simmons said his joy
was in the fact that a Southern State
had ratified.
"When the news reached the head
quarters of the National Woman's party
rt Jackson Plaee, Miss Alice Paul, the
UF
IE ACTION
LrmjLhHyL nnfnrled j gag ln ,nd, . gtmggh- began in
from the balcony of the building bear-1 . . , . .
m .- . . .v .k.lthis country before the Colonies de-
tag 36 stars or a star for each of the
states that had ratified.
Miss l aui lasuea a glowing atatement
to the country congratulating it on the
success of the ratification of the suf-
lsge amendment. She declared her
party had now attained the end for
which it was organised in 1913.
No Fears For Ratification.
Miss Paul then communicated with
Secretary of State, Colbw on the ques
tion of issuing the proclamation at once
Secretary Colby assured Miss Paul that
lie stood ready to sign at the first pos
sible- moment the proclamation that all
the women of the nation were enlran-
rhined. Miss Paul did not fear the -e-
rults of. the efforts to reconsider at
Nashville but, of course, ' everything
possible would be done to prevent surh
setion. The antis, she said, had told
the suffragists in the House that they
had done all they could and that they
might now go home but they will not
do so til! the two dsys for possible re
onsideration have expired. -
-TheTwTrnrpproximatelT-"2f ,000,80
women of voting age in the United
States, as compared with something
over 29,000,000 men.
Under State laws 19,000,000 women
already held, the presidential fraachise,
nut only 7,000,000 were entitled to vote
for members of congress. The rstifi-
endment therefore
gives presidential suffrage-to an addi
tional aight-million 4aad tae-gat-JA
iota for congress to 80 ,000 WO.
VIRGINIA AUTHOR PROUD
Or TENNESSEE'S ACTION
Richmond, Vg., Aug. 18. '1 am very
grateful to hear of ' It, f said Mrs. Kate
TQ RESCIND ACTION; STEPS TO
TEST LEGALITY 'ALREADY TAKEN
Su ffrage Rati
Honor Roll.
Gov. Leg-is. Date Seaate Hoase
1. Wisconsin R. K. June 10 24-1 54-2
2. Michigan R R. June 10 Unan. Unan.
3. 'Kansaa R. R. June 16 Unan.' Unan.
. Ohio D. R. June 16 27-3 73-6
5. "New York, D. R. June 16 Unan. Unan.
6. Illinois , R. K. June 17 Enan 133-4
7. Pennsylvania R. R June 4 32 6 153-44
8. Massachusetts R. R. June 25 34 5 184-77
9. 'Texas D. D. June 29 Unan. 96-21
10. Iowa R. R. July 2 Unan. 98-5
XL "Missouri ; D. Div'd July 3 28-S 125-4
12. 'Arkansas D. D July 20 20-8 76-17
13. 'Montana D. R. July 30 ' 38-1 Unan.
14. 'Nebraska R. U. Aug Unan. Unan.
15. 'Minnesota R. R. Sept. 8 60-5 120-6
16. 'New Hampshire .... R. R. Sept. 10 1410 212-143
17 'Utah D. D. (Sept. 30 Unan. Unan.
18. 'California R. R. Nov. 1 Vnn. 73-2
19. 'Maine B. R. Nov. 5 24-5 '72-68
80, 'North Dakota B. S. Dee. 1 38 4 103 6
21. 'South Dakota R. R. Dec. 4 Unan. Unan
22. 'Colorado R. B. Dec. 12 . Unan. Unan
23 Rhode Island R. R. Jan. 6 37-1 89-3
24. Kentucky R. Div'd Jan. 6 30-8 72-25
25. 'Oregon R. R. Jan 12 Unan. Unan.
26. 'Indiana R. R. . Jan. 16 43-3 Unan.
27. 'Wyoming R. B. Jan. 27 Unan. Unan.
28. 'Nevada D. Div'd Feb. 7 -Unan. Unan.
29. New Jersey D. K Feb. 10 , 18-2 34-24
30. 'Idaho B. B. Feb.. i: 296 . Unaa. -
31. -'Anuria R. T. Feb. 12 Unan. Unan.
32. 'New Mexico R. R. Feb. 19 17-5 36-10
33. 'Oklahoma ......... P. D. Feb. 27 24-15 84-12
34. 'West Virginia ...... D D. March 10 15-14 47-40
35. 'Washington ........ B. R. March 22 Unan. Unan.
36. 'Tennessee D. D. Aug. 18 25-4 50-49
State Which Have Defeated Ratification.
Gov. Lexis. Date Senate House
L Alabama D. D. Sept. 2 18-13 60-31
2. Georgia D. D. July 24 39-8 118-20
3. Mississippi D. P. Jan. 21 31-16 106-25
4. South Carolina .... D. D. Jan. 24 No Vote 93-21
5. Virginia D D. Feb. 12 24-10 62-22
6. Maryland D. V. Feb 1 18-9 64-36 .
J- Delawaro . B. B June - 2 ... MUi 24-10
8. Louisiana D. D. June 15 23-19 - 67-44
States Which Have Not Acted.
Gov. Lefts. Gov. Legls.
1. Connecticut B. R. 8. Vermont R. B.
2. North Carolina . ... D. D 4. Florida t D. D.
Ratification Results.
26,883,566 women arc made eligible to vote in all elections.
17,000,000 were already entitled to vote for President under State laws.
7,000,000 were already entitled to vote for members of Oongresi'under State
lawa. .
(These figures are number of women 21 and over in the United States esti
mated for 1920 from 1910 census.)
'Ratified at special sessions,
tin favor of ratification.
Fight For Suffrage Dates
Back to the
Federal Amendment To Const!
tution Eventually Will En
franchise 25,000,000
STRUGGLE STARTED IN
MARYLAND IN 1647
Foil Suffrage Rights Now En
joyed By Women In Twenty
One foreign Nations
- Washington, Aug. 18. Ratification of
the suffrage amendment to the Consti-
clared their
eventually
independence. It will
enfranchise 25,000,000
women.
Woman i.ffratre first raised its voice
in America in Maryland, in 1647, when
Mistresg-MaTgaret"Brrnt, fce.ir of Lord
Calvert, demanded a plaee in the legis
lature of the eolony as auproperty holder
rf wide extent. And in the days of
the Revolution Abigail Adnms wrote
her husband, John Adams, ut the Con
tinental Congress, .-.which was framing
the lawa of the infant nation that, "if
in the new laws particular care and
attention are jiot paid to the ladies, we
are determined to foment t rebellion
and will not hold ourselves bound t-j
obey any laws hi which we have no
voice."
Organized; work for woman suffrage
began in the United States with the
Woman s Rights Convention in ben ecu
Falls, N. Y, in 1848, which was ealled
by Lueretia Mott and Elisabeth Cady
Stanton, early leaders of Massachusetts
and New Turk, in response to tho Jadig;
nation aroused by the refusal to permit
women to take part in the anti-slavery
convention of 1840. From .he date of
that convention the suffrage movement
in . the .United States ..began the fight
that lastsd eewrnty years and ended
with victory. ? Another convention fol
lowed ia 1852 at Syracuse, N. Y at
which delegates from Canada were pres
ent and it was thr that Susan B.n-
thony assumed leadership of the cause.
to which she devoted her life.
Organise SasTraga Association.
Ia 1869 the National Woman Buff rage
Association, with Miss Anthony and
Mrs. Stanton at its head wag formed In
New Tork and it the same year the
fication Facts
Colonial Days
E
Nominee and His Aides Predict
Enfranchisement Will
Help Democrats
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 18. Governor
Cox and his aides joined today in haii
m Tennessee's ratification of the woman
suffrage amendment That the enfran
ehisement of women would help the
Democratic presidential and also local
tickets was predicted universally by
the govtinor's advisers, who said that
they t eiieved a great majority ... of
nomen stand with Governor Cox on the
Leagut of Nations issue.
Governor, Cox, upon receipt of the
rews from Tennessee, issued g formal
tateirent declaring that "the mother
of America would stay the- bsnd of
war" and alan that the ratification was
a premise of performance of Demo
tratie platformpipages. The text of
his statement said:
Gov. Coi't Statement.
"The civilization of the world is
saved, Tlfe mothers of America will
stay the hand of war and repudiate
those who trifle with a great principle.
The action of the Tennessee legislature
has another significance. It is an earn
est of 4he Democratic policy to pay its
I'lstforni obligations."
- Senator Harrison of Mississippi, lead
er in the Cox organization, who came
bere today from New York to arrange
the Gcvcrnor's speaking itineraries,
said: '
.'!'0u( campaign plans will hot be
changed as a result of Tennessee's
ratification. They will proceed,, with
the League of Nations the paramount
issue and I am confident the league is
sue will appeal to women especially..''
Thanks For Governor.
Governor Cox was called upon by a
delegation of woman . suffrage workers,
headed by Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, of
the National Woman's party. He wt
thanked for the efforts to secure ratifi
cation ia Tennessee and posed with
COX JOYFUL OVER
SUFFRAG
VICTORY
Ul'FUKlUJMiY
Speaker Walker) Changes Vote
So As To Get Privilege For
Reconsideration of Action
of The Lower House
VOTE ON RATIFICATION
STOOD 50 TO 46 AFTER
WALKER CHANGED VOTE
As Speaker Can Call Up Beso
lution For Reconsideration
at Any Time, Suffrage Advo
cates Are Tightening Lines
To Prevent a Disastrous Sur
prise AiiacK. , members Ab
sent When Vote Takes
Vote Came After Long De
bate, Furnishing Drama, Ex
citement and Suspense In
Fnll Monaiira
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 18.
- j tauiicu W1B
Federal woman suffrage
amendment, the lower house of
the legislature by a vote of 60
to 46 concurring in the action
of the senate, which last Fri
day adopted the ratification
resolution by a vote of 25 to 4.
Although it was the thirty
sixth state to act favorably and
tho imnn-lm.-t .1 IJ I
v lumens Diiuuiu pecoma
effective as soon as certified by
bainuridge Colby, Secretary of
State, whether 17,000,000
women of the country would
in November remained to be
determined. The house still
has an opportunity to rescind
its action and preliminary steps
lar tpaf inor ttis aniu -
;ation by, the egisature, if re
consideration shoud fail to up
Jet 1. already has been taken
jy the Tennessee Constitutional
League on the ground that the
assembly had no authority to
Walker Changes Ola Vote.
After the ballot today Seth Walker,
speaker of the House and leader of the
opposition, changed big vote from "no"
to in order to avail himself of
the privilege of moving for reconsidera
tion and announeed.lhat he would de
so. Under the rules only Mr. Walker
can offer this motion and it may bo
done at any time he so desires. Ho
must aet, however, either tomorrow or
rridny.
Absentees For Saffrago.
Ninety-six of tho ninety-nine mem
bers of the House were present toSlay,
and the alignment, nntil a vote oa eon
enrrene was taken, was a tie, each fae
tion polling 4H votes on a motion by Mr.
Walker to table the resolution. On the
ballot for concurrence the lineup was
49 to 47 until the nnMk Li.
vote. This appsrently would give the
suffragists an advantage ef only two
votes, but their leaders declared tonight
two members in favor of suffrage, who
were absent today, would arrive prob
ably tomorrow morning.
Tighten Their Llnee. "
" nTwuaiufr urn r db car-
ried by a majority vote of the members
present and since Mr. Wslker can aet
without a moment's notice, -the suffra
gists expected to be on hand in full
force during the next two dav. Tt
evident the. only hope the speaker had
of overturning today's .action was
through desertions from the suffrage
ranks or failure of the suffras-iats to
nave virtually every member present nn-
ni tnn Mouse adjourns Friday. The ,
suffrage leaders declared they expected
no aerections among their forces, but
- ..... -ne titt'iieuing
their lines. The opposition leaders to
night were waging an active campaign
in an effort to increase their strength at
the expense of their antagonists.
Dramatic Conclusion1 V
T1, MnA ;ili Mn.ll. . JJ '
ne. Debate on the motion to eonenr
had been in progress little more thsa
an hour and there wag no Indication
vote was imminent when Speaker Wal
ker called Representative i Overton to
a suffragist, who had charged that '
special interests were at work to defeat
ratification. n
''Thebsttle has been won anOhe
measure has been- defeated." MirrWal-
ker said. "1 resent the iniquitous re
marks that special interests ore here
alone against tht .measure, I resent
this on behalf ef the womanhood tht
is both for and against suffrage, Mr.
Speaker," he shouted. ; I move that
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