Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-13
Great Confusion in Galleries
Prevails During Debate; Ohio
Congressman Kissed by the.
Woman,
SPEAKER THREATENS
TO EJECT VISITORS
Opponents Declare Movement
Is on Wane, but Those Fa-
vorabIe Are Not Discouraged
by Result,


fnY sosnise JoUasal SPECIAL LrAsro uiRsi
Washington, Jan. 12.-Thc house
of representatives, tonight by vote
Of 2O4 to la refused TO submit to the
states an amendment to the federal
constitution to enfranchise women.
Voting for the resolution were So
democrats, ~ republicans, . progress
sives, three progressive-repu
and one independents total of ia.
Voting against II We're III demo-
Gratis and S3 repuhlicans-tot 204.
The vote, the second in the history
of this congress on the woman suf-
frage issue, came OF the close Of
day of g-preparod-for oratory dur
ing which many of the speakers were
listened TO with frequent evidence of
approval or disapproval by packed
galleries. The question was before
the house on the Mondel resolution
to submit constitutional amendment
providing that the question of the
suffrage should not be abridged be
cause of sex"
A two-thirds affirmative vote was
necessary to pass the resolution; it
was defeated by a. majority Of thirty.
Party Lines Not Drawn.
Party lines were not strictly drawn
in the fight, though Democratic
Leader Underwood voicng the atti-
tudc of his party that suffrage is a
state issue, strongly opposed the res
oution, while Republican Leader
Mann was one of the chief speakers
Of the suffragists.
Enthusiasm mndgled with detection
when Speaker Clark announced the
result and into the corridors from OPP
posing galleries filed the hundreds of
suffragists. with their purple and
yellow sashes and the red-rose be-
decked anti-suffragists.
This was the second defeat for the
suffrage cause in the national legis-
lature within year March ~ last
an equal suffrage constitutional
proposed by Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon, received
vote Of S5 to "a in the senate secur-
ing bare majority, but failing of the
necessary two-thirds. However, suf-
fragist leaders tonight were not dis
mayed. AS they left the galleries, led
by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw Mrs. Car
rie Chapman Gait and other cham /
pions Of the cause, they declared that |
the fight was by no means over and |
that The woman suffrage propaganda /
Nolud be pressed forward and on
ward until every woman in America
should have the right to east ballot.
Movement on Nanc
The result was what was expect
ed, said Mrs Arthur M. Dodge, pres
posed to Woman Suffrage. TT means
hat the suffrage movement fostered
BY hysterical women is on the wane"
Often during the earnest and at
lines bitter debate Speaker Clark
was forced to interrupt the
speakers on the floor fill the
'hamber with the deafening bat
ering of his gavel and warn both
and spectators that order
must be preserved. Several times he
threatened to have the galleries
cleared unless the disturbance sub
'ided. But the murmurs Of approval
md disapproval persisted as each
peaker voiced his support for or OPP
position 70 the cause of votes for
vomen."
Hiss Ohio Congressman
The turmoil eliminated ia storm
# Kissing that greeted a speech made
~ representative Bowdle of Ohio op-
'osing the amendment. he had treat
d the subject humorously and re-
marked that the women of Washing !
on are beautiful but they have no
interest in affairs of state"
Opponents Of the resolution based
heir opposition largely upon the ar
.ument that for the federal govern
nent TO prescribe qualifications for
uffrage would be an unwarranted in
aston Of the rights Of the individual
tates 10 control their elections and
urther upon the contention that
here was no adequate public de-
land' for the amendment that
hoWed IL to be- necessary"
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