The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-28
Resolution Is Withdrawn by Friends With Promise to
 Renew Fight Next Week
CHARGES OF UNFAIR TACTICS ARE MADE
 BY TWO FACTIONS
Some Supporters Say Action May Be Indefinitely Post pOned-Would Avoid
 Actual Defeat

aSnlngton, June 2l.-Ef- forts to bring the House reso- lution proposing submission of the Susan B. Anthony equal suffrage amendment to the fed eral constitution to vote in the Senate today failed.
 After three hours of debate and parliamentary jockeying before crowded galleries expecting final ac- tion on the franchise proposal pressed for 40 years, the resolution was with drawn by it's managers, but with a promise that next week the fight would be renewed and forced to a con- clusion. Some of it's supporters, how ever, expressed belief that action might be postponed indefinitely. Charges that unfair advantage waa sought were exchanged by leaders .n both sides. Opponents asserted that a vote today was being demanded be- cause Senator James was unable to be present and could not secure the custom ary privilege of being paired. Managers Of the resolution charged its opponents with filibustering to prevent a vote be- cause, with Senator James absent, they lacked votes to defeat the resolution.
 DATE IS UNCERTAIN
 The date next week on which the reso- lution will be called up. Senator Jones said tonight, depends upon clearance of 1fnfNr .Favfa trx..
 aration for the recess. Positive of hav-
 ing a majority of the Senate, at least. he and other suffrage leaders declared they could and would prevent a recess until the resolution Is disposed of and expressed confidence of it's final adoption. Few set speeches on the resolution were made. Without objection the Senate de- bate proceeded until o'clock when the army appropriation bill automatically was laid before the Senate Senator Jones then moved to set 1t aside and proceed with the suffrage resolution.
 REED LEADS IN DEBATE
 senator Reed. in the debate on the mo- tion declared refusal of the suffrage leaders to arrange a pair for Senator James demonstrated that "the first fruits of suffrage are to set aside courtesies all decencies' of Senate procedure and then spoke for nearly an hour and half, but mostly on the army bill
 JONES MAKES EFFORT Chairman Jones of the Senate woman suffrage committee made an effort to force vote by moving to hold the res- olution before the Senate and displace the $2,0oooo,0o0 army appropriation bill The plan was abandoned. however. and the resolution was withdrawn temporari- ly after opponents had indicated debate would continue indefinitely
 Stating 1t was evident great delay would occur, not only in disposing of the suffrage question, but the army and other important appropriation measures. Senator Jones said he withdrew his mo- tion but only until after the important supply bills are passed.
 This resolution" he added, then will be brought before the Senate and kept before the Senate in the face of any at tempt for recess of Congress for the summer.
 UNDERWOOD OPPOSES During the discussion Senator Under wood of Alabama said if pair were ! arranged for Senator James the resolu- ! tion could come to vote without delay, but advocates of the resolution said they had nothing to do with arranging pairs and later Senator Jones withdrew his motion. The Senate then proceeded with consideration of the army bill.
 i Disappointment over the outcome was l indicated by friends of the resolution 1 consideration of which by the Senate had drawn throngs of advocates and oppo- l nents to the Senate galleries early in the day. These included national leaders | of womens organizations for and against suffrage, Mrs Emmeline Plank hurst, English suffrage leader. also was an interested spectator.
 | Alice Paul, chairman of the national woman's party. in a statement tonight l charged President Wilson with respolfsi- biity for the failure to secure a vote. ! We face this second postponement only because President Wilson failed to work with sufficient earnestness and determine ation for the amendment" said the state ment. "Is his support mere pretense. ' The patience of American women cannot be much longer taxed"