Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-14
MOndeli Resolution to Submit to
States a Federal Constitutions
al Amendment Enfranchising
Women Is Defeated.
RESULT STANDS 204 To ia
Measure Required TwO-Thirds
Affirmative Vote to Pass 1t
--Republican Leader Mann
Favored. Democratic Leader
Underwood Opposed 1t.

Washington. Jan. i2--Thc House OF
r. representatives. tonight by a vote of 90
to ~. refused to submit to the states
an amendment to the federal constitu-
ton to onfranchiso women
Tho vote. tn" second IN the istorv of
Congress on .hc woman suffrage issue
cam" at the close of ~ day of long prc-
pared for oratory during which the many
speakers We're listened to with rreauent
evidences of approval or disapproval by
packed galleries. Tho question vas be-
fore the House on the Mondell resolu-
ton 10 submit constitutional amend
ment providing that the righ. of sur
fraee should not he abridged because
of sex
two-third affirmative vot, was
necessary to pass the resolution; it was
defeated by majority Of thirty.
Party lines were not strictly drawn
In the fight, though Democratic Leader
UNDERWOOD Voicins the attitude Of his
party that sUffrag" is a state ISSUE.
strongly opposed the resolution. while
Republican Leader Mann was one of the
chlef speakers of tho suffraciets
ENTHUSIASM AND DETECTION.
Enthusiasm mingled with detection
when Speaker Clark announced the re-
Sui and int" the corridors from opposite
galleries filed the hundreds of suffraglsts
with their purple ana yellow yashcs and
th" r"d-ros" hedccked auti-suf,agiSts
This was the second defeat for IN" sui
fragr caus" in the national LEGISLATURE
within q year. March 10 last an ,ura
~uffrag. constitutional amendment rgo-
posed by senator Chamberlain of Oregon
received vote Of - To- 2. in the Son
ate. securing a bare majority. but falling
Of the necessary tvo-thirds However.
SufflagiSt leaders Tonight were not dis
mayed. As they left thu galleries 'od
by DT. Anna Howard Shaw. Mrs Carrie
Chairman Gait and other champions Of
the cause. they declared thar the fight
was hY no means over. and that tho SUI
fra@" propaganda would he pressed for
ward and onward until every woman in
America should have the light to cast a
ballot
"'h" result was vha, We expected
said Mr.. Arthur NJ. Dodge. president
of tn" National Association Opposed to
WomaH Suffrage. "I' means that tho
SUFFRAGE movement fo-,erod hv hystcri-
cal women is ON the Wanc'
rh" VOTE ON tine resolution was as fol-
lows:
VOTES FOR SiI'I'HAGl
Voting 70" tho resolution We're: Repre-
sentativey Alan. NcNAnd-r Anderson,
Anthony Austin. Avis. Baker. Eurnhart.
Bathrick, Bell Of california. Rorchers.
Borand, Hiitt,n. Brown of New York:
BRYAN. Buchanan Of Illinois. Butler.
Campbell Carr. Casey. Chandler of New
York; church. clancy. cline. Connolly of
Kansas; Coploy. Cram,nu. Crossor Curry.
Davenport. Decker Dcitrich. Dcrshem,
Dickinson. Dillon. Doolittlc, Drukker,
Eaean EdmondS, Evans Farr, Ferguson,
Ferris, 'css. FitAhenrv, Fordney. Foster,
Fowler Francis. Frear, French. Gal
lagher. GalliVau. George. Gilmore. Good.
German, Graham of PENNSYLVANIA: Green
of Iowa; Griest. Guernsey. Hamill. Ham
lton Of Michigan; Hamlin, Hart. Haugon.
HaWleN Hayden. Hayes. Helsesen, Hell
verng, Ilil.. Uohson. lowell Hughes Of
West Nrcinia: Hulings HumDnrey of
Washinrt n. Johnson cc ~ shirCtou.
Kahn. Heating. Keis,er, Nelinr 81 Mich-
logan; Kelly of Pennsylvania. K"ut.
Kettrer, keiss Ninhaid of Nebrask Ska aud
Ninkead of New Jersey: krkpatrick.
knowland. Laffcrty. La Toilette. LAM
Icy, Liudhcrgh, Lloyd, I.oeue Moan
drews. Mcclure # oklahoma; Mcclellan.
Mckenzie. M"LnUchlin. Macdonald. Mad
den. Maher, Mann. NIanrs. Martin, Metz.
Mitchell. Moudcll Morgan Of Oklahoma
Moss Of Indiana: Not Nurdock. %eely of
Kansas. Nicely of West Virginia Nelson,
Nolan. norton. O'Ilar O'Shaughnossv.
Palmer, 'atton f PENNSYLVANIA; Peter
son Phcl'n, Porter rrouty, Ralnoy. Ra.
kcr. Reilly Of Connecticut; Roberts OF
Massachusetts, Rogers, Rubey. Rucker,
Ruplry, Russel SABBATH. ScullY. Seldom
ridge, Sells Shackeford. Sherwood. Sims.
Sinuott, Slemp, Smith OF Idaho. Smith of
MARYLAND; J. NJ. c. smith of MICHIGAN.
Samuel w Smith of Michigan: smith If
Minnesota; Smith Of New York; Steener.
son. Stcpheus of California. Stevens OF
New HAMPSHIRE. stone. Stout. Strinpor
Sutherland, Taggart, Tavanrer. Taylor of
| Colorado, Taylor Of Now York Trmplc
Thompson of oklahoma. Thomson Of Hi
nois; Towner, Tr,adwaN. Ware Volstead
Walters, Williams Woods, Young of
| North Dakota-total IA
VOTES OPPOSING MEASURE
Voting AGAINST the resolution were:
1 Representatives Ah"rcomhi" Adams.
son, Aiken, Ashbrouk, AsWell, Bailey
! '}altz, Rarchfeld, Rarklry, Rartholdt
! Bartlett. BcakcS Bcall of Texas Black,
mon. Booher. Rowdlc, Brockson. Rrous
sard, Brown of West virginia. Browne
of Wisconsin. Browning, Brumbaugh
buchanan of Texas, Buckley. burgess
Burke of PENNSYLVANIA, Burke of Soutl
/ Dakota. Burke of Wisconsin. burnett
Byrncs of South Carolina, Byrnes OF
| TENNESSEE, Calder, Callawav. Gambler.
cantor, Cantrill Caravan, Carow, Car
! lin, Carter Cary, Clark of Florida
Coady. Collier, Connolly Of Iowa. Conry
Cooper COX, Crisp Cullop. Danforth
/ Davis, Dent, Dies, nifondorfer. Dixon
| pouohue. Donovan, Dooling. Doremus
/ Doughton Driscoll, Dupre, Eagle. Ed
wards E,sch, Estopinal, Fairchld. Fields
Finley, Fitzgerald, Flood, FLOYD, Gard
1 Gardner Garner Garrett OF Tennessee
Garrett OF Texas, Gerry, Gill, c;llett
| Gittms. elias. Goodwin. Cooke Goodwin
! Gordon. Goudon, era ham of Illinois
GRAY. Greene uf Massachusetts Green,
Of Vermont. Gregg Griffin. Gudger
Hamilton OF New York. liardy. Harris