The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-25
SUFFRAGE MEASURE
COMES UP TUESDAY
Susan. B. Anthony Amendment,
Named Cock Robin, Raising
Post-morten Hubbub.

So far as Mother Goose relates, the
original Cock Robin staged no come
back. Once dead, he remained decently
in that condition. Moreover. his women
friends mado no effort to bring him
back; nor did they poster the official
graveyard custodians.
But the world has moved since
Mother Goose lived. and the Cock
Robin under present discussion, though,
officially dead. is raising n considerable
post-mortem hubbub and may be
brought to life with a bang In Congress
The present Cock Robin is the once
called Susan u. Anthony suffrage
amendment, rechristened Cock Robin
by Congressman Carlin OF Virginia.
The graveyard attendants-trled and
true. IL nervous-are the members OF
the House judiciary Committee; and the
pestiferous. would-be revivers are the
battling suffragists.
The trouble an started when Carlin
walked out Of a subcommittee, which
was to have reported the resolution 10
the whole committee. and announced:
well. we've killed Cock Robin"
Found Many Excuses.
He meant that the subcommittee had
determined not to report the measure to
the full committee. where one OF those
aye-and-nO votes would have to be
taken.
However. here enter the lady reviYi-
fers-the sunragists. They foun1
that the resolution had been referred to
the subcommittee while four OF their
friends In the committee were away,
and they began campaign for votes 10
bring that measure back before the
whole committee and a record rollcall.
They found deplorable amount o.
ill-health. previous engagements, prom
ises to friends, official business out o.
the city, and sickness in the family
among the Congressmen-all OF which
conspired to keep them away from com
mittee meetings they would like to at
tend.
And so: Good morning, Congress
man." smiles a good looking young wo
man. How are you this morning7"
Never better" beams Mr.. Congress
man.
do l look TT"
your family in good health?'
Eyes. yes. indeed"
You don't expect to be called out o
the city,"
mo-
well. I'm so glad TO know this
can there, why you should not be abb
to vote tomorrow to bring Cock Robil
before the whole committee?" (Busi
ness OF drawing out a notebook an
pencil)
Some Not Afraid to Vote.
mo. and / amt scared to stay an
vote, neither" answer some.
"whew," say others. after their sec
retaries have rescued them from pain
fully obvious stalling. and the Lad
Friend has left.
SO far, II. Ii. Moss. OF West Virginia
has been called from sick ben to vote
life for Dale. of New York. has beef
Just one official-business-out- of-town al
has developed a memory.
was for at least one more lease Of If
for Cock Robin; but when morning
dawned he remembered an agreement
made previously with other members
not to force fellow Congressman to vot
either on prohibition or suffrage thi
season. Sorry. but I'm a matter OF hon
or what can n man do?
Williams. OF Illinois. remembered 70
while that IL would be decidedly EN-
barTassing, for certain other member
IL they had to vote yes or no. Tn
sunragists finally brought him around
SO there lies Cock Robin. perhap
dead. perhaps simply in suspended ami
nation and with the pulmotor squa'
manning the oxygen pumps: the grave
yard attendants murmuring somcthinl
about ghouls; and the resourcefulnes
of Congressional minds being taxed [,
the limit. Next Tuesday will tell Cool
Robins tale.