New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-15
House Committee Reports
Federal Amendment for
Consideration
NO RECOMMENDATION
MADE ON MEASURE
Campaign VIII Be Launch
ed TO Force the House
to Early Action

Washington, Dec. I4.-Woman suf-
frage advocates won n partial victory
in their long Eight to have the Susan
y. Anthony Federal amendment voted
on in Congress to-day, when tho House
Judiciary Committee reported the
measure for consideration without rec
ommendation. a campaign now will
be launched TO get special rule to
bring the amendment before the House
for action, probably some time in Jan
uary.
Both sufracists AMI anti-suffrsgists
EXPRESSED satisfaction over to-day's de-
velcpmcnt, and are confident Of victory
on the floor.
Though anxious that the resolution
be reported favorably, the suffraGists
were pleased because the committee.
which generally was regarded as hope
lcssly against their cause, went as idr
as 10 did. On the other hand, their op-
poncnts declare on opportunity TO have
the House vJtc on the issue inevitably
means a defeat for suffrage. which VIII
settle the question nationally for many
years.
The vote in favor OF reporting the
resolution, Il 70 s, does not represent
the sentiment OF the committee on the
issue. Some of its bltterest enemies
voted favorably, most of them conf
dent of seeing IT beaten on the floor
and DESTROYS Of quoting charges of
"smothering" I'm committee. One Gle
nent Of the committee, headed by Rep
81 n
yainly TO prevent action.
"Wc are glad that the Federal
woman suffrage amendment has iiu-
allv been reported 20 the House said
Miss Lucy Burns, vice-chairman OF
the Congressional Union for Woman
Suffrage. tonight, "but what sufra-
gists arc asking for is not a mere re
mort and q vote in the House, but the
passage Of the amendment through
Congress. The women OF the nation
will watch its progress with greatest
interest"
paves the way for the most important
suffrage victory for years. declared
Mrs. Walter McNab Miller, first vice
president Of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association and chair
man Of the Washington committee.
"The importance Of the report, OF
course" she continued, "lies in the fact
that IL virtually insures vote IN the
House Of Representatives, and that vote
is going TO be q big surprise. do not
mean to predict at this time that we
will muster the two-thirds necessary
for the submission Of the amendment
TO the states, but we are going 10 show
strength which will surprise our oppo-
nents. g, O.,
"Of course there will be rollcall
when the question comes up, and II
will be a matter Of distinct interest TO
friends Of suffrage i'm the various dis
fricts 10 see how their representatives
stand on this important question
From all parts of the country on
Saturday will arrive members of the
directing board OF the National As
ISOLATION, 10 lay plans for the winters
work. The time was selected by Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait, national presi-
dent so as to enable members Of the
loard to be present Sunday at the dedl-
cation exercises Of the Susan &. An
thony memorial room, in the new
Washington headquarters OF the Va
t.onal Association, 1926 Rhode island
Avenue. This meeting will be the hrst
of the board in its new home.
Jane Adams, Of Hull House, Chicago,
Just before leaving Washington to-day
made a trip of inspection 10 the new
suffrage headquarters calling on Mrs.
Walter McNab Miller, an old personal
friend. Miss Adams is a former vice
president and lifelong member OF the
National Association.