The chronicle=news., 1915-01-12

amendment ana representative II
derwood opposed ii.
A driving rainstorm did not pre-
vent record crowd from gathering
in the house to listen to discussion
on the Mondell resolution providin.
woman suffrage amendment. Al
hour before the session opened. prac
tically all the unrcscrved seats fol
women We're filled with suifragists
and an;i-suffragists
Promptly al II O'Clock the speak
er's gavcl fell and Chairman Henry
of the rules committee presented the
special rule upon which it was agreed
to allow one and one-half hours de-
bate. exclusive of the six hours pro-
vidcd for the resolution itself.
81 shall support the rule because
! believe that a vote should be given
on any proposal which has become Il
national issue, said Mr.. Henry. But
| believe this is purely matter of
state jurisdiction. / shall never vote
for any amendment that proposes to
take from the states powers NOW re-
served to them, and to vest those
powers in the federal government. -
Representative Campbell. Republic
can. spoke for the bill and the Mon
deli resolution. The president and
many of his followers he said, in
sisl that granting the right OF suff-
rage to women is one that must be
dealt with by the states. lie invokes
the doctrine of state sovereignty
with the same enthusiasm and conf
dcncc that others of his party in
voked that doctrine in favor of hui
man slavery in other days.
The president as the leader of his
lion with not having II new idea in
so years should at least find some
buffer for everything new that is
proposed besides the doctrine of state
sovereignty surrendered at Appama
toN court half a century ago.
Progress party support was voiced
rE Representative Kelly Of pcnnsyl-
vania. There is no reason he said,
why the woman suffrage problem
should be met pieccmoal. There is
no reason why it should be decided
in As different places. IT should be
decided once and for all here in
The blackGuard the
thicf, the unconvicted scoundrcl of
every kind walks up and casts his
ballot, hut the American woman
must stand aside
Representative !Iohson argued that
h. rpSntn ian din a ,.,.
from the states.
Representative MUrdock, "r3gress-
i've Of hansas. supported the resolu-
ton. II sm against the American
woman dragA ing her skirts through
the mire of partisan politics" he
said, and foi that reason | favor
woman suffrage as o means tt clean
ing the mire of part politics.
Representative Hulinss of r,Tn-
sylvania and Representative Lind,
bcrgh of Minnesota made briei
speeches favoring the resolution and
Representative Sumner of Texas,
Lcnroot of Wisconsin and Clark or
Florida opposed it.
stupid and thrcadbare arguments
hat the exercise OF the elective
will have an unfavorable
effect upon the character Of women
expose them to undesirable contact,
destroy the finer fiber of the sex and
put in jeopardy their natural charm.
has been utterly refutcd by the eE-
pericncc of every state and nation
which has onfra:"hisod IT'S women
he said.
IF some fortunate women are so
happily content undo" these condi-
tions that they do not desire the
ballot that fact does not constitute
an arSumen against allowing those
women to vote who desire to do so.
The nation has seen fit to prohibit
on account of race.
color or previous conditions of servi-
tudc. The nation may with equal or
greater propricty prohibit discrm!-
nation on account Of sex. Except as
n matter of personal opinion or pref
ercncc. no one is justified in saying
that The question is one for indiNid-
,lal action in the states. rather than
Representatives Dies. Democratic,
of Texas opposed the resolution.
IT have no doubt" he said. that
If women welded the clcaver AT tho
meat stall we would have cleaner
beef steak. But who wants to court
the butcher? Undoubtedly woman
would make good peace Officers. But
who wants to marry a policeman?
Representative bryan of Washing
ton ana stephens and Bell of Calf
fOrnia. declared woman suffrage
success.
The undcncy OF III" world every
where is toward charging the grant
,f powcr 10 those who shall control
the dcstinies of the nations. said
Mr.. Mann. We may stay tho cur
rnui for "A mnmpul tTr civ ii 'Hat ion