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Show MISSISSIPPI If . DECIDE SUFFRAGE JACKSON, .'Miss.,' March L 30. The Mississippi state senate today ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment amend-ment thus reversing tho action- of sev-ieral sev-ieral weeks ago when the amondinent was rejected. The vote on the ratification resolution resolu-tion wa3 a tie and Lieutenant Governor Gov-ernor Casteel cast the deciding vote. The roll call showed that ten senates had reversed their positions since chi unfavorable vote several weeks ago. Tho house rejected the amendment February 18 by a vote of 106 to 23. House leaders, learning .of the senate's action, saJd the session which was to adjourn Saturday might be prolong d to allow another vote in that' body. Suffrage leaders who had abandoned hope of favorable action, immediately notified their supporters throughout the state to return at once to the capital capi-tal and renew the battle. Should the house act favorably on the resolution of ratification Mississippi's action would complete the necessary thirty-six thirty-six states for ratification of the amendment and would permit women to vote in tho November presidential election in most of the states. DOVER, Dol., March 30. The house committee on revised statutes, to which the joint resolution for the ratification rati-fication of equal suffrage had been referred, voted today, -1 to 3 to report the measure put "on its merits." The negative votes were cast Jby Democrats. Demo-crats. Both the senate and house committees commit-tees probably will report the ratification ratifica-tion resolution this afternoon, so that a vote may be taken tomorrow. .nn - |