Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-20
Constitutional Amendment Is
Laid Before Body in New
Form by Mr.. Shafroth.
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED
LIKE DEFEATED MEASURE
Leaders in Movement Not Dis
couraged Because They Lost
Fight Yesterday.

The proposed constitutional amendment
or woman suffrage was laid before the
senate today i'll Il new form. Senator
-kafroth of Colorado offered joint reso-
luton proposing to submit to the states
Il constitutional amendment which would
compel any state of which more than 8
er cent of the voters demanded such &C
lion to submit to the voters Of the state
the question as to whether women should
have the franchise in that state.
An attempt was made by the enemies
If the woman suffrage amendment to
judiciary committee instead OF to the
committee on woman suffrage. A
majority of the members of the
judiciary committee is believed to be
Bryan of Florida made the motion that
he resolution be referred to the
Judiciary committee instead of the
woman suffrage committee
BY vote of 81 to % the Senate refused
% send the resolution to the judiciary
committee, where it would undoubtedly
ave slumbered for u long time, if not
forever. The Vice President then an
nounced that the motion of the senator
from Florida had been out of order any
way, according to the rules of the Senate
he motion of Senator Shafroth for the
7eference of the resolution to the COM
Tn!ttee on woman suffrage was then
-,dopted on a viva voCe vote.
Senator Bryan told the Senate that
ne had offered his motion to send the
resolution to the Judiciary committee,
not because he did not have confidence
IA the woman suffrage committee, but
because he thought that all constitu-
'ional amendment resolutions should
ue sent to the judiciary committee.
How the Vote Stood.
The vote on the reference of the resc-
ution to the judiciary committee was as
ollows: Twenty-Five ayes-Senators
Sankhead. Bradley, Brandegee, Bryan,
'atron. Clark ONyoring), Dillingham;.
ames. Johnson. Lippitt. Martin, MARITIME.
German, Overman, Reed, salisbury.
South Carolina), Swanson, Thornton,
TiIlman, Vardaman, Weeks and West.
Thirty-seven noes-Senators Ashurst,
Grady. Bristow. Burton. Gallinger,
"a Toilette. Lane, Lea, Lewis. McCum-
Ger, Mclean, Myers. Nelson, Newlands,
Norris, Owen. Page Perkins, Pittman.
Poindexter. Shafroth. Sheppard. Sher-
nan. Smoot. Stephenson. Sterling,
thomas, Thompson, Townsend, Walsh,
Warren and Works
Senator Bristow of Kansas intro
iuced a resolution providing for nation
vide woman's suffrage, identical with
he resolution which was defeated in
he Senate yesterday afternoon. Sena-
Ior Bristow. in explanation of his act,
pointed out that the necessary two
ihlrds vote to carry that resolution
ad been lacking only eleven votes.
II six senator's should change their
opinion, Senator Bristow said, the reso-
luton probably could be passed. He
said that he wished to have this reso-
luton pending before the Senate so
that the women of the country could
work on with the hope of it's ultimate
passage.
DR.. Cora Smith King. treasurer of the
National Council of Women Voters,
made it plain today that her organiza-
ION stands back of the original. suf-
age amendment, and will not support
he one introduced by Senator Shafroth.
Advocates Not Discouraged.
Advocates of woman suffrage today de-
AIRED that they were not discouraged be-
ause they lost their fight in the United
states Senate yesterday.
Suffrage leaders We're pointing today to
ne majority of one vote in favor of the
4mendment as proof that their cause had
rored triumph in defeat and was far
stronger than its opponents had ever been
Wiling to admit. They profess to see in
lie action of the Senate only a tempo
airy setback in their fight and express
he belief that woman suffrage will
cventually come.
The National American Woman Suf-
rage Association announced today through
hrs Medill Mccormick, chairman of its
congressional committee, that il would
-uppOrt the new amendment.
Suffrage sentiment in the Senate. said
Mrs. Mccormick. lis strong enough 10
arrant US in renewing our efforts to
secure national legislation and the amend
raent proposed by Senator Shafroth will
meet many of the objections raised dur
ny the debate in the Senate and the
a4use OF suffrage will be far advanced
We can secure favorable action on this
-csolutiou during the present session.
Yesterdays action of the Senate fol-
owing weeks of debate on the floor of
ne Senate during which many leaders
the suffrage movement pleaded for
Dostponement of the final vote, marked
nc climax Of a spirited campaign launch
ID here the day before the Inauguration
Of President Wilson.
Immediately after the vote Senator
Shafroth of Colorado sought to intro
iuce a new resolution for a constitutional
-mendnent requiring each state TO vote
IN granting suffrage to women upon pc
-ition of per cent OF its voters. The
senate went into executive session be-
tore the senator could get the floor,
however.
Defeated Resolution First Effort.
The resolution defeated yesterday was
he first introduced in the present Con-
sress. 1t was presented by Senator
chamberlain of Oregon, and the woman
suffrage committee later authorized Sem
ator Ashurst to report 1t favorably
Senators voting for the suffrage amend
.uCnt were:
Asnurst, Brady, Bristow, Burton,