St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-01-16
S;llffragettes Lose
In The House

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE House
OF Representatives tonight, ny woe
Of 5e4 70 174. refused to submit I.
the states nm amendment to the cd
eral constitution to enfranchtse wo-
men.
A two thirds majority would have
been necessary for adoption Ut TIE
resolution submitting tbs amend
mont.
Hundreds of women who had sat
In the crowded gallaries throughcn!
the eight hours of debate, greeted
the announcement Of the result with
varied expressions of approval or dis
approval. Detection mingled with
enthusiasm a. the pueple and yellow
sashes Of the suffragists and tho red
rose bedecked antisuffragists filed
out into the House corridors. wcar,-
cd with the long strain Ut oratory.
Il was the second defeat suffered
BY the suffrage cause in Congress
within . year On Marcl, ~. last.
an equal suffrage constitutional
amendment received a vote OF 80 to
"a In the Senate. obtaining q bare
majority, bit not the necessary two
thirds.
Fight Not Ended.
Suffragist leaders, undismayed by
the result Of tonight's vote. declar-
cd that the fight was by no means
over. DIR. Anna Howard Shaw and
other prominent suffragists who sat
with her In the gallery through the
debate. predicted q more favorable
result when Congress again IL call
ed on to vote on the question.
Anti-suffragists were well sat'sfl-
.'The result was what we expect
cd" said Mrs. Arthur N. Dodge,
president Of the National Associa-
ton Opposed to Women Suffrage.
at means that the suffrage move
ment, fostered by hysterical women.
Is ON tho Wane."
A large attendance on the nc0t
and galleries. filed 20 Ovcr;lowing,
listened to the debate OH the resolu-
ton, which at times was vigorous
and almost bitter. HALF dozen
times Speaker Clark was forced to
interrupt speakers to restore order.
Several times he threatened to clear
the galleafies unless the disturbance
Hiss Gowlle's speech.
The turmoil culminated IN hiss
ing that greeted a speech by Repre-
sentative Bowdle, of Ohio, opposing
the movement.
Women generally" Mir. Bowdlo
said, and not interested in politics
for which the saints be forever
praised. I do not like to think OF
the day when papa's purse will be
called upon to contribute t. TWO Ol'-
posing political wigwams. One is q
plenty.
Yes, Mr.. Speaker. the women OF
this smart capital are oeautiful-in-
deed, their beauty is positively dis
turbing to business; their feet are
their ankles are beautiful
but here 1 must pause: they are
not interested in affairs of state"
This statement brought q. storm OF
Misses from the gallery. Speaker
Clark pounded for order and Repre-
sentative Bowdle, turning to hts crit
les, continued: "This is the last
chance Of the institution, known N
the United States as the Old Man,
to save his pants. -
state's Rights Plea.
Opponents Of the measure based
their opposition largely on the argu-
ment that for the federal govern
ment to prescribe qualifications for
outrage would be an unwarranted
invasion Of the right OF individual
states to control their elections; and
and upon the contention that there
was no adequate public demann"
for the amendment. Advocates of
the amendment contend that the
demand for woman sutf-
rage, its success in the states where
It has been tried. and the principle
Of allowing the people to rule" JUS
tilted submission OF the proposal 20
the states for tatification.
Majority Leader Underwood, op-
posed the amendment and Minority
Leader Mann, announcing his will
lingness to trust the affairs Of the
nation to the management Of its wo-
men, supported it. Representative
contended that the states
should control the right of franchise,
and Representative Mann replied
tho whole trend Of civilization was
toward more liberal distribution Of
the ballot.
How They Voted.