Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1920 — THREE PLEDGES STILL NEEDED [ARTICLE]

THREE PLEDGES STILL NEEDED

TWO-THIRDS OF HOUSE MEMBERS HAVE SIGNED UP AND SENATE LIST MAY BE J FILLED TODAY

Sixty-seven state representatives, or two-thirds of the membership of the lower House, had signed pledges Monday night that they would meet in a one-day special session of the Legislature to ratify the Federal suffrage amendment, but the failure of three Senators to commit themselves to the plan blocked the way /for an issuance of the call by Governor Goodrick last night, Pledges had been received from thirty-one’ Senators, whereas thirtyfour are required to mate thpjjjecessary two-thirds of ; the upper house. Failure to obtain the required ■ number of pledges will probably delay the special session of the legislature until Friday, the suffrage leaders believe. Miss Helen I bridge of Terre Haute, president of । the Woman’s Franchise' i>ague of i Senator their pledges today «o that the suffrage committee can go before Governor Goof’d rich With the names of two-thirds of the members of both houses. If the required two-thirds is obtained it is expected that the Governor will issue the call today for the special session. Governor Goodrich told the women last week that he desired two days to elapse between the issuance of the special call and the convocation of the Assembly. If the Governor still . adheres to that plan it is expected the legislators will convene Friday. ’ The provision, of the state constitution that “no bill shall be presented to the Governor within two days next previous to the final. adjournment of the General Assembly” wiU have no bearing whatever on the one-day special session plan, Governor Goodrich said last evening. ;. x ' . < , He said that this provision of the constitution has been interpreted as not being mandatory and as a result it has been the custom of the Indiana Governors to receive Wils on the last day of a session. The constitutional provision has been interpreted as merely being offered as a protection to the Governor in order to prevent the floodimr of his office with bills at the end of the session, he said. A,- . v The provision can in no way be applicable to the present case, the Governor pointed out, for the reason that not “bill” will come before the one-day session. When the session is called it will be certain that no other matter than the suf:r e ™. en m d » m «e n r t .^u 1 A, »Mh ft dw» not require the signature of the Governor nor does it have to be presented to him after passage. The notificatibn of tte ,pro|>osed A. Roach, secretary of state. This S a be to the secretary of state at Washsary numbef of states have ratified the amendment to the constitution. In the entire procedure no action is required by the Governor.