Arizona republican., 1918-01-11
HOUSE PASSES SUFFRAGE
 AMENDMENT WITH EXACT
 VOTE REQUIRED BY LAW
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amendment won in the house tonight with exactly the required number of affirmative Votes-
 While members in their seats and throngs in the galleries waited with eager interest, the house adopted by vote of 274 to 136 a resolution provid- ing for submission to the states of the so-called Susan B. Anthony amend ment tor national enfranchisement of women
 But for the promise of Speaker Clark to cast his vote from the chair for the resolution if it was needed, the chance ot single vote to the opposition would have meant defeat. Republican Leader Mann, who came from Baltimore hos pitai where he has been under treat ment ever since congress convened, and Representative Sims of Tennessee, just out of sick bed, and hardly able to walk to his seat, brought the votes which settled the issue.
 The house hardly had adjourned be- lore the suffrage champions began their light for favorable action on the senate side of the capitol. Recent polls there have indicated that the necessary two- thirds vote could not be mustered, but encouraged by the house victory and counting upon influence of President | Wilson who came to their support last night, the suffragists hope to bring the senate into line so as to have fine amendment before state legislatures during the coming year. They feel sure at least of forcing a vote in the senate before the present session ends. Advocates of the amendment had been supremely confident of the result Tn the house after President Wilson ad- vised the members who called lpon him last nigkt to support it. They were so confident that the close vote was received with amazement. Some of the opponents were almost as much surprised.
 When the first roll call was finished unofflclal counts put the result in doubt, and before the speaker could make an announcement there was a demand for recapitulation. Then the name of each member and the way he was recorded was read.
 Announcement of the vote was greet ed with wild applause Women in the galleres literally fell upon each others necks, kissing and embracing, and shopting glory, glory hallelujah."
 The resolution as adopted follows:
 Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the united States extending the right of suffrage to women. Resolved by the senate and house, two- thirds of each mousse concurring therein, that the fol- towing article be proposed to the legis- 1 talures Of the several states as an amendment to the constitution of the united States, which when ratified by three -fourts of said legislatures. shall pc valid as part of said constitution. {, namely: '-' Article l. section 1-The right of cltlzenS of the United States to vote fad ,I--;l United States or by any state on ac- count of sex.
 Section 2-Congress shall have power by appropriate legislation, to en- , 1 loTce the provisions of this article" Every attempt made to amend this Idhsuage was beaten. Representative Gard of Ohio tried unsuccessfullv to put on It, the same limitation carried oy the resolution for the prohibition constitutional amendment, that it must De ratified by the states within seven years from the date of its submission. representative Moores of Indiana sought to have referendum or special convention in each state required. The : Gard amendment was reflected 159 to 24b and the, Moores amendment 121 to 9 PIP. "
 when the final vote came on the res olutlon Representative Austin of Tenn essee challenged the vote of Represen- tatlFe Dominick of South Carolina.
 who appeared late in the roll call and 5 sad he had not heard his name called MT Dominick told the speaker he was z m the hall and listening and did not ! near his name called. His vote was then recorded
 :. The speaker watched the vote, pre- = pared 10 cast his own into the breach I | 1T naPpSSarv
 Note he explained afterward- as he
 chuckled over the victory. would have
 changed the situation and the amend
 nent resolution would have been lost. S | m winch event would have directed , the clerk to call my name and that I would nave been just sufficient to car
 " IL or the total membership of F 4Sp. there were 40 members who o voted. Their lineup followsa s For the resolution, democrats. IO4. r republicans, 165; miscellaneous. ,; to- tai, 274 ' Against the resolution, democrats Total, 136. -' Urgent orders had been given bv the
 leaders to bring in everybody possible
 when Representative Mann walked
 SLOWLY to his accustomed place as lead
 CT or the republicans, applause rang | over the house, members from all sides
 rushed over to him and Speaker Clark
 proke a precedent by announcing from | the rostrum that he was sure every I body in the house welcomed him back. II There were two women on the floor
 during the contest, Miss Jeannetts
 Rankin of Montana, who was represen-
 tatlve of a suffragist state, was ac-
 corded the courtesy of not only con-
 trolling one-fourth of the time of de-
 bate, but of making the opening
 speech and Miss May Offterdinger. of
 this city, who as clerk of the woman
 suffrage committee, sat beside it's
 chairman, Representative Baker of
 California
 The house met at Il o'clock this
 morning, an hour earlier than usual.
 and began consideration of the resolu-
 ton under an agreement to close gen.
 eral debate and begin voting on
 amendments at five o'clock in the af-
 ternoon. It was , o'clock when the
 final roll call began, and just 45 min
 utes later when the speaker announced
 the result. President Wilson's support
 is credited with changing many dem
 ocratic votes. The party divided almost
 evenly. with margin of two ayes. Un-
 til yesterday it had been assumed that
 large majority of the democrats
 would oppose the resolution.
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt president
 of the national American Woman Suf-
 frage Association. said tonight:
 'It is an inconparahle victory which
 tremendously gratifies though it doc-
 rot surprise us. We have felt all