New-York tribune., 1918-01-10
BY BRIGGS

ternoon, from Thomas F. Smith, secre-
tery of Tammany Hall, down, said he
expected to vote Tor tie amendment.
Early in the day there was rumor
around the Capitol that Charles F. MUIR
phy had sent orders to the Tammany
en- bloc. 1t may be stated that no such
peremptory position has been taken by
Mr.. Murphy. AS matter of fact, some
of the most prominent members of the
delegation have been hesitating to vote
for the amendment, although they were
IN favor OF it, because some of those
opposed to the resolution might en-
deavor to secure votes against its pas
sage. on the ground that Tammany Hall
was avowedly in favor of it. Outside
the city members, the New York State
delegation has but two Democratic
members s-Representative. Smith, of
Buffalo, and Representative Lunn. of
Schenectady. Both are enthusiastic
supporters Of the amendment.
In spite of the fact that the Woman
whelming majority, to report the reso-
luton favorahly, Representative Saun-
ders, OF Virginia, in behalf of himself
and Representatives Clark, of Florida,
and Meeker, of Missouri, to-day filed
a minority report against the resolu-
ton. The report was laid awav in the
archives and probably will rest there.
The question will come up for con-
slderation in the House at II O'Clock
tomorrow morning, when the Rules
Sommlttee. of which Representative
rou' Of North Carolina, is chairman,
VIII bring in rule providing for the
discussion of the amendment. Twenty
minutes VIII be given for discussion Of
the report, which will be adopted, and
then the Anthony amendment will be
before the House.
-Four Hours Debate Provided
The rule will provide for four
hours debate, with the first roll call
oeglnnlng at 5 O'Clock tomorrow af-
lernoon. The pros and the ants each
VIII have two hours. The time will he
divided among the speakers by Renro-
sentatives Raker and Saunders for the
Democrats and Representatives Jean
nette Rankin and Meeker for the Re-
pubilcans. Judging from the large
number of Representatives who have
asked to speak on the amendment the
Time limit of each speaker must be cut
70 the narrowest margin or the time
tor the debate will have to be cy-
tended.
Early this afternoon Representative
Saunders had been notified by eight
members of the House that they desired
TO speak against the amendment. Miss
RANKIN has SO many requests for time
from those who desire to speak for the
amendment that she has decided to cut
down her own speech and those of sew.
eral other speakers.
Probably the longest speech for the
amendment will be delivered by Repre-
sentatives Walter M Chandler. of the
18th New York District. Miss MARY
Garrett Hay, of New York, asked that
Mr.. Chandler be allowed to speak twen-
ty-five minutes. lie received five min
utes more from Mr. Meeker. But il
was said at Miss Rankin's office late
tins afternoon that. in view of the
threatened deluge of amendment
oratory, Congressman Chandler's time
probably would have to be cut. q
Senator Jones, of New Mexico chair
man OF the Senate Suffrage Committee
said tonight that, if the amendment
passed the House tomorrow, he would
ca.l it up in the Senate within ten davs.
AS the situation is now, there are not
enough votes to pass the amendment
IN the Senate. But its advocates arc
not worried. They have bent all their
efforts to get it through the House and
II It gets through there Tomorrow. the
leaders say. it Will roll through the
Senate on ball bearings.
And so.it would seem that move.
ment started by Susan B. Anthony
more than threescore and ten years
ago "lll have almost reached its cul-
mnatlOn by to-morrow's sunset