Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06

Representatives by n two thirds vote
of the members present, n quorum be-
| ing present. There are 4S5 members or
the House and ninety-six members of
the Senate. n bare quorum is pres
ent in the House CHS membcrs), the
amendment must secure 1i6 favorable
votes II the entire membership of the
House is present. the amendment must
secure 900 favorable votes. In the
Senate the amendment must secure n
minimum vote of thirty three and n
maximum vote of sixty-rour.
2. The amendment must then be rati-
fled by n majority in three fourths
uhrty-six) of the State Legislatures
y Federal amendment, once passed
by Congress, is passed forever. and is
| thereafter before the state LcCisla-
| lures for their considerations If n
State Legislature rejects the Federal
amendment, 1t can reconsider its ac-
| ton. If 1t ratincs the amendment the
| ratiflca ton is final
VIRGINIA WOMEN PREFER
ACTION FIRST by STATE
| Since the Equal Suffrage League of
! Virginia OF which Mrs. p. B. Valentine
! is president. feels that il would pre-
! fer for Virginia TO be given suffrage
| through it's state Legislature. rather
| than by Il Federal amendment the
! Congressional Union has undertaken to
! organize a separate branch of It's own
in Virginia, willing to work for IT.,
and composed Of those who believe
very strongly in the Federal amend
ment. Toward that end n meeting is
| TO be held 1t the jefferson on Thurs
day next. June TO- 10 which all inter
| estcd in tho cause Of suffrage are in
vitcd y number OF noted speakers
will come TO Richmond for this event.
notably Mrs @, II. p. Belmont, of New
| York
Following is the program of the
! meeting:
10 A. M.-Asscmbly in parlors Of the
jefferson for appointment OF commit,
tco TO wait upon Representative Mon.
taCue at II a. NJ.
1890 y. M.-Opcn- air meeting. Ninth
and Main Streets
II y. M.-Dclcgation to Representa-
tive y. j. Montague.
- M-Lunchcon Flemish Room, the
jefferson.
r. M.-Rusincss meeting. parlors of
the jefferson, Mrs. Dexter Otey presid
ing. !. History of Federal Work.
Mrs. Edward n. Brc!tung. member OF
advisory council of Congressional
Union. .. Policy of Congressional
Union" Mrs. o. II. r. Belmont, member
sional Union. 3. Adoption OF Constitu-
ton. !. Election OF officers
$50 i. M-Rcccption, salon. the JEFF
fcrson. Play. War Brides" by Marion
Craig Wentworth Presented by Fran
ces Wilson Grayson. state and Fed
cral Work" Mrs. Donald r. Hooker
member Of executive committee Of Con-
Eressional Union.
ANOTHER SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
II &
y good deal of confusion on the public
mind has resulted from the fact tina,
there were before the last Congress
two bills providing for the enfranchisc.
ncnt Of women. The history OF how
the second bill. known as the Shafroth
bill came to be drafted is an interest
ing bit OF political gossip 1T Washing
ton. Rumor has ii that Senator Borat
has presidential aspirations Fearing
that TO vote for n Federal amendment
would endanEcr his chances in tho
Southern States. and yet afraid to vot,
contrary 10 the desire of those who con.
troll nincty-onc electoral votes. he
caused 10 be drafted compromise bill
designed TO he q mastery bit OF politi.
cal strategy. In brief. il provides thai
when the Congress Of the United State.
has passed an equal suffrage amend
ment, and II has been ratified by thirty
six states, then. upon petition of pc,
cent OF tho voters of n state the I.cgIs
laturc Of that state shall be compelled
TO submit the question to a referendum
vote at the polls. In other words. tht
Federal Congress may force equal suf
fargo on all the State Legislatures hui
may not force the people TO vote fo
IL The objection which the surfra gist
have to this hill is that II is neither
FISH nor fowl. and would not mate
rally advance their cause. They have
therefore resolved to concentrate thci
efforts on the passage OF tho Bristow
Nondcil bill