The evening world., 1915-01-12
HOSTILE CAMPS
Of SUFFS AND ANTS.
q SEE WAR RFoRv VOTE.
Kept Apart in Gallery of Con-
gress With Men Sitting
Between Them.
HOT DEBATE ON BILL.
Suffragists Face Defeat, but
See Victory in Even Having
\ Their Cause Put to Test.
HOT DEBATE ON BILL.

hour and . half Of debate the House
to-day adopted. 200 to 81, a special
rule for considering the proposed
constitutional amendment for woman
suffrage, and then settled down to
six hours actual debate before vot-
ing on whether to submit the reso-
lution to the States for ratification.
This opened the way for a decisive
vote ON the Mondell resolution. en-
bodying the constitutional amend
msnt, inserting new article reading
~ follows:
Tho right Of citizens Of the United
States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by
. State on account CT sex.
"Consress shall have power. by ap-
propriate legislation, to enforce tho
provisions Of this article"
The hope of every woman sufYraglst
In the United States that the question
q their right to vote be considered In
Congress was realized to- day. At ii
o'clock the House opened debate on
the Mondell resolution. The galleries
were jammed, mostly with suffragists
and nearly every member of the
House was in his seat when Chair
man Henry OF the House Rules Com
mittee presented the rule providing
for six hours debate. Unless there Is
unexpected parliamentary dickering
. vote Is expected at 8 p. NJ.
Tho gallery to the lett Of Speaker
Clark's desk was occupied by the
sufYragettes. On the right the anti
euffragettes. Separating the hostile
camps was the mems gallery.
In tho suffrage gallery DIR. Anna
Howard Shaw. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, Mrs. o. H. p. Belmont, Mrs.
Pethick Lawrence of London and the
Congressional Committee OF the Ma
tionAI Association were In charge.
Across the way were Mrs. Arthur NJ.
Dodge. President of the National As
ISOLATION Opposed to Woman Suf-
frage-Mrs. A. ]. George. Mrs. Dan
committee of that association.
Nearly one hundred members of
tho House declared their intention
early In the day to speak on the
amendment and the leaders believed
because OF this demand that they
would have little opportunity to pre-
sent their views. The time Of the de-
bate was controlled by Representa-
tive Mondell of Wyoming. Taylor OF
Colorado and Volstead OF Minnesota
and Chairman Henry of the Rules
Committee. The first three support
ed the suffrage cause. Henry, assist
cd by Representative Webb Of North
Carolina, opposed 1t.
Mr.. Henry. voting for the rule, said 1:
II believe q vote should be given
on any proposal which has become a
national issue. But believe this Is
purely a matter Of State Jurisdiction.
shall never vote for any amendment
that proposes to take from the States
powers now reserved to them and to
vest those powers in the Federal Gov
ernment."
Representative Campbell, Republi-
can. spoke for the rule and the Mon
dell resolution.
'The President and many of his
followers" said he, insist that
granting the right OF suffrage to
women is one that must be dealt
with by the States. He invokes the
doctrine OF States soverelgnty with
the same enthusia sm and confidence
: that others of his party invoked that
doctrine in favor of bumap slavery
In other days.
''The President, a. the leader OF his
party. when he charges the opposi-
4 tion with not having new idea In
thirty years, should at least find
. some buffer for everything new that
10 propos, I'd besides the doctrine o.
States sovereignty that surrendered
at Apppmattox half a century ago"
Progressive party support was