Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-13
mondeII Resolution Meets
Defeat by a Vote of
204 to ia
ILLINOIS Is SUPPORTER
Only Two From State Oppose
Leaders Of Cause Not
OiSmayed.

Washington. D c. Jan. 13. - The
house or representative Tuesday
night. by a vote OF 204 to I7i. refused
90 submit 10 the states an amendment
10 the federal constitution to enfran-
eh.se women
The vote of the Illinois members
was
F-r - Madden. Mann. German. Sa- f.
bath. McAnIrews. Buchanan. Gala Z
ghsr. Britcn. Thomson. Copley. Mc-
Kenz.e. Taven1er. stone. Fitz Henry. /
OHair. Borchers. Raiuey. Foster. Fow-
Ter HM
Aeaiusf-Grahlm and BaItz.
Absent and not voting -Hinebaush /
and HoNw0rth.
The vote. the second in the history
of congress on the woman suffrage
issue came AZ the close OF a day Of
ions prepared for OratOry during
which tae many speakers were listen
et Pol with frequent evidences % ap-
-rGvai Cr disapurCvai by packed gal
ler.rs. The question was before the
rc1se en- the MOudeil resolution 20 .
submit q constitutional amendment
providing that the right Of suffrage
should not be abridged because Of
sex. a
a twc-thirda Affirmative vote vas
necessary 20 pass the resolution. lt ID
vas defeated by a majority o. 20.
Party lines were not strictly drawn
iE the hEht. Democratic Leader Tn
derwood voiced Zee ATTITUDE OF his par
N that suffrage - state issue. strong I
" opposing the resolution. while Re :
publican Leader Mann vas one OF the 2
chief speakers for the suhraEists. Z
Enthusiasm mingled with detection {
when Speaker Clark announced the re- !
suit anu into the corridors from oppo- ]
site galleries filed the hundreds OF suf- q
fraEists with their purple and yellow {
sashes and the red rose bedecked anti q
sl1raefsts-
Second Defeat
Tdis was the second defeat for the
suffrage cause In the national Ieglsla-
rgre within a year. March - last an
equal suffrage constitutional amend
ment. proposed BY Senator Chamber
.at1 ofiOregOn. received a vote OF 80
10 "a 90 the senate. securing a bare !
majority. but falling OF the necessary
,vo-thirds. However. suffragist lead,
srs last night were not dismayed. As
'hey Jeff the galleries led by DIT. Anna
Howard Shaw. Mrs. Carrie Chapman a
-att and other champions OF the cause. n
hey declared that the fight was by no r
means over and that the suffrage prop d
iganda would be pressed forward and q
inward until every woman in America b
.nOuld have the right TO cast a ballot. Ia
"Tde result was wha. We expected"
aid Mrs. Arthur NJ Dodge. president al
Z the National Association Opposed n
% Woman Suffrage. 1t means that k
he suffrage movement fostered by Il
lystericaI women fs on tbs wane.~ II
Often during the earnest and at ~
ines bitter debate preceding the vote b
Speaker Clark was forced to interrupt "
ne speakers on the floor. hll the cham 10
er with the deafening battering of
is savel and warn both members and Ct
pectators that order must be preserv d'
&. Several times he threatened to NJ
ave the galleries cleared unless the
isturbance subsided But the muir Il
lurs OF approval and disapprOval per- =
.sted ss each speaker voiced his sup
ort for or opposition 10 the cause OF
votes FOR women"
5owcIe 10 Kissed.
The turmoil terminated In a storm
kissing that greeted a, speech made /.
? Representative Bowdle OF Ohio op- ~
0sing the amendment He had treat -
the subject humorously. \,
Opponents OF the resolution based =.
'eir opposition largely upon the ar T.,
Inent that for the federal govern ~
ent 20 prescribe qualifications for ir
I1rags would be an uuwarranted
.vas!on OF the right OF the individual Go
atss 20 control their elections and an
rthsr upon the contention that there Ies
a. no adequate public demand" for al
iis amendment showed IL TO be nee ca,
sarv~
Advocates of the amendment con- in.
aGed that the widespread demand for
: woman suffrage. its success In the we
ates where II has been tried and the ov,
tnctpie OF allowing the people TO
u" Justified the submission OF the o'c
opposed amendment to the states for of
Q aeation pal
Failure % the NondeIi resolution Mr
get even a majority vo:e In yes the
rday's historic contest In the house
vas believed today by democratic
'ders world discourage efforts at io7
: session To have the question =
ain brourb, nm 1bes