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Show WOMAN SUFFRAGE FINALLY RATIFIED BY CONNECTICUT HARTFORD.. Conn. Sept H. The Connecticut legislature this afternoon, by concurrent, action, ratified the woman suffrago amendment to the federal constitution consti-tution making Connects ut the 38th state to ratify The resolutions was taken up despite Governor Marcus H. Hol-comb's Hol-comb's message read when the legislature was convened in Bpe-cial Bpe-cial session todav to change the election law of the state so that women would be enabled to become be-come voters this fall The governor gover-nor said the legislature had no constitutional power to enact any other legislation than that for which Is was summoned to act upon. When Republican House Leader Lead-er King read the resolution for passage of the federal suffrage amendment In tho lower branch, Speaker Walsh asked If there w , any objection to the resolution and there was none It was ruled in order by the speaker "Ker legislature is a law unto Itself." he said The remark was cheered and the roll call was begun be-gun The vote In the house on the resolution of ratification was Yes 216, no IX. Ir. the senate there was no vote In opposition. nn . |