The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-11
By Score of 274 to 1856 Advo-
Gates Of Votes For Women
Score Another Distinct Ad-
vance
VIRGINIA DELEGATION
is ALMOST 'SOL.DLY
ACAl..ST INNOVATION
Eight Vote In Negative, Con-
gresham Holland Not Rec
orded as Voting. While Slemp
Votes In Affirmative

Washington, Jan. 10.--The woman
wufyraRe constitutional amendment
bill passed the house tonight ny
vote of s74 to 1856. Only the bars
two-thirds majority were obtained
Speaker Clarke not voting.
The result was so close that the VIC
tors had actually not single vote to
spars. Two-th4rds of 40 votes tthe
total of 274 ayes and I3s naysJ makes
las and two-thlrds. But the house
parliamsntarian ruled that you can
not split a man" into one-third OF any
fraction.
Had not Representative Ms an and
Sims both risen from their SIX BEDS
in order to vote aye" the result
would have been In dire jeopardy. 1 he
only thing that could have saved the
suffrage day would have been that
with only one of these men present.
there was still Speaker Clark to be
counted upon The suffrag .sts had
him as AN Rced hole for he was
scheduled To vote aye.
Mama sand Sims Praised.
Suffrage leaders ~sers enthusiastic
tonight in their praise for James X
Mann the Republican leader and l. w.
Sims. chairman of the interstate COM
mstce committee Mr.. Mann haH been
very III in q hospital In Baltimore and
MT. SlAN, one Oh LhS AVA ~shSSN 1885,
Democrats. fell on the Ice two days
ago ana iujui ed himself painfully.
Mr. Mann was given a splendid ova-
taon when ne appeared on the hoor
Mr.. Sims, too, was greeted with cheers
Hta daughter. Mrs. Louis Brownlow. is
president of the LEGAL suffrage sani-
xation and also the wife of enc OF the
district commissioners
soath In Opposition
Unexpected opposition to the amend
rnent bill. In spite of the president
declaration In favor of the measure
kept the result uncertain up to the very
isst checking up of the Anal roll cali
Southern Democrats In several IN"
stances voiced bitter opposition against
the presidents action. During ths DAY
this antAKonisui from the south stead
NV Increased until IL looked for time
during the nrst roll call on the anal
80. th.t the ussudrnent had been de-
feated
democrats Who Voted aye"
n.uocrats who voted In favor
amendment;
Alexander. Ayres, Barkley. harm
hart. Beakes. Beshlin' tsahton, BOO
her Borland. Brodbeck Brumhaugn.
pvrns. of Tennessee: Caldwell. Camp
bell. OF Pennsylvania: Cantrili. Caro-
way Carew, Carter. of Oklahoma
Church. of California; Connaiiy, or
Texas Connolly. of Kansas: COX
Crosser, Dale. of New York; Decker
nantnn. Dickinson. Dill Dixon, Dooi-
ing. poolittle. Drane. Easan. Evans
Ferris. Fields. Fisher, Flynn, Foster
Gallagher, Gsiiivan. Candy. Garrett
Of Texas; Gregg, Hamilton. Godwin.
OF Arkanss/ Hastings Hamlin. Hay
hen. Helvering, Hensley. Hilrard. igoe,
90 Ion a.
Of Texas. Healing, Kelly. OF Pennsyl-
yapia: Kettner. Lea, of California
ranthincum. I.ittlepsge. Lobeck. Lunn'
MeAndrews McClintic. McKeowan'
Nsher. Mays, Nicely. Oldneid. Oliver.
cf New York: O'Shaughnessy. Pheian.
Rsiney, Raker, Romtue. Rudey. Ruek-
sr. Russell. SABBATH, scully. Sears.
shackieford, shailenherger, Sherwood,
ehouse. Sims, Charles B. Smith.
Thomas r. Smith. Stephens, Sterling.
Sullivan, Summers, Taylor. OF Arkan-
sas' Taylor. OF cforado: Thomas
Thompson, Tiliman. vandyke. Walton.
weaver. yelling. wingo. Total. io%.
Democrats voting in the negative
we're:
Almon. Ashbrouck. Asweil. Bank
head. Bell. Black. Blackmon. Brand.
Buchanan, Burnett. Byrnes. of South
Carolina: Canister. Carlin. Clark. OF
Florida: Claypool. Coady, Collier.
Crisp. Dent Dewalt. Dies. Donin'ck.
poremus. Doughtou, Dupre. Eagle,
Estopinal. Flood. Gard. Garner. Of
Texas: Garrett. of Tennessee: Glass,
Goodwin, Goodwin. of Arkansas; Cor
don, GRAY, OF Alabama: Hardy. Harrt-
son. of Mississippi: Harrison, OF vir-
xinia: Hefsin. Helm. Houston. Howard,
Huddleston. Hull. of Tennessee: Hum
phrcys. Jones' OF Virginia: Kehoe
Key, Kincheloe. Kitchin. Larsen, La
FARO Lee, of Georgia: I.esher, Lever.
Lonergan, McLemore, Mansfield. Mar
tin. MONTAGUE. Moon, Nichols, OF
South Carolina. Oliver, OF Alabama:
Olrey. Overmyer. Overstreet, Park,
Polk. OF Delaware: Pou, Price. Quinn
Rngsdale Rayburn. Reardon. Robin
son. Ronse Of Kentucky: Sanders. OF
louisiana: Saunders. OF Virginia;
sheriev. Sisson siayden. Small, Shook
9teaxall. Stedman. Steele. Stephens
VI Mississippi: Stevenson. Tague. Tai
bort. venahle. vinson. Walker, Wat
sen. Webb welty. whsIey. White OF
Ohio: Wilson. Of louisiana: Wilson
Of Texas: Wise. Young, OF Texas
Total. loS.
y Republicans Voting Aye.
Republicans who voted In the af-
flrmative were:
Anderson. Anthony, Austin. Bacha-
I rach. Bland, of indiana bowers. Brit
ten. Browne. Burroughs, Butler. Camp
bsil. Of Kansas; Cannon. Carter. 81
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