Show EXTRA SESSION OF UTAH LEGISLATURE Governor GO Bomberger Will Probably Call Do Body d Together In October to Ratify Women Suffrage Amendment Governor Bamberger is favorably Inclined to the calling or of a special I session of the legislature to ratify the equal suffrage amendment provided provided provided pro pro- vided there are a sufficient number of states that will also ratify it In la latime time to make it effective for the next presidential election The governor has been asked by national and state organizations of women interested In the equal suffrage suffrage suffrage suf suf- frage amendment to have Utah ratify It 11 in time so that women could vote for the next president Two-thirds Two of the Mates states of the Union must ratify ratify ratify rati rati- fy the amendment before it will go Into effect The governor sees no immediate necessity for action however for several reasons As yet there Is no assurance that there will be or special sessions of the legislatures of the various states to ratify the amendment in time for the presidential election If It became a a. case wh where re the ratification of Utah won count and assure such a result Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Bamberger probably would call calla a special session I It Is believed that this tIlls will be known within the next few months A vigorous campaign Is now being tarried carried on by the National League of Women Voters headed by Carrie Chapman Catt to secure the passage of the amendment In two-thirds two of the states calling special sessions where no regular ones are provided Tor Furthermore the governor also favors the calling of such a special specia session if it is deemed advisable inthe In Inthe In the fall probably about conference lt octo b Th rTh-e on soldier settlement is now pending before before before be be- fore congress The governor points to the fact that 1 if it passes It probably ably will take the secretary of the Interior several months to shape his plans and lay out ant his of the funds provided for the various states Then It would be possible to determine determine determine deter deter- mine how much the state must spend to meet the government appropriations appropriations as the Smoot-Mondell Smoot bill provides In Its present form that the state shall provide one-fourth one of the funds to be expended I By October the soldier settlement I program would be laid out and a I special session of the legislature I Could also take whatever action might be necessary to consider Utah's portion of the expense The Thelast Thelast Thelast last legislature authorized a bond Isue isue Is Issue I I- sue of for this work but if the state is allotted perhaps 10 from the federal appropriations it Is likel likely that the state will have to provide additional funds for its share Consequently it is unlikely that the governor will call a special session session session ses ses- sion before fall tall At that time he believes believes be be- it may be if a n sufficient sufficient sufficient number of states are prepared to ratify the suffrage amendment and if the soldier settlement program program program pro pro- gram requires further action by Utah's lawmaker |