The sun., 1918-01-11
Women Cheer Madly as
Even Two-thirls Majority
Is Announced.
MAY FAIL IN SENATE
Outcome There Doubtful,
but Presidents Stand Re.
Tarded as an Aid.
SOUTH VOTED AGAINST
Adoption Of Anthony Amend
mcnt Due Almost Wholly to
support of Republicans.
SOUTH VOTED AGAINST
SrSc'n' Despdtck TO THr SrN

wAsHrNG1oS. Jan. 1o.--Py the mar
rcwest Of margins in the House OF Rep
r.sentatives women tonight won the
s-ea,es, victory of their seventy years OF
striving for the ballot After three
fruiiiess efforts 10 stave or defeat and a
careful recspitulation OF the vote oppo-
si,or 70 woman suffrage went down to
defeat and the resolution to submit the
Susan 4. Anthony amendment TO the
states for ratification carried by 214
votes 10 1876. Passage OF the amend
meat required two-thirds Of those pres
.nt--2ii. Thus a change OF one vote
would have defeated the amendment.
\; the close of the hard fought battle
though which hundreds of women had
sat packed in the galleries for hours.
Alternately jubilant and fearful. the
strain snapped and pandemonium broke
loose when Speaker Clark announced.
The ayes are 37] and the noes 1856.
The necessary two.thlrds having voted
aye the amendment 10 adopted.
Hours before the session began women
packed all Of the galleries OF the House
cry only. one opposite the Speakers
ros,run,. is reserved for men. This was
mi all day. but the spectators were
shifting continually. The plomat.c
ssllery and the gallery reserved for the
resident and his family were the only
ones which were not jammed to capacity
with women. The galleries we're filled
he'ore 9 o'clock and scarcely woman
deserted her post until the House ad-
;olrned at nearly 1880.
prowaeA BY women's Cheers.
When the vote vas announced hats
and furs. gloves and handksrchiefs went
alott and the cheers IN the galleries
completely drowned out the more feeble
Efforts on the floor OF the House.
Three efforts were made to amend the
resolution before II was allowed to come
. vote. Representative Moore OF
Indiana offered an amendment providing
hat the people of the States must ratiry
The suffrage amendment to the Consti-
'uuon instead Of the legislatures. The
roll call on this vote showed 13l in IA
vcr Of this and 272 opposed. This was
ths first test of strength and the figures
ave The women suffragists renewed
hcpa
Representative Gard Of Ohio then Of
fered an amendment providing that the
smend nent must be ratified by three
'ourths Of the States OF the Union within
seven years or be imperative. This pro-
vision was carried on the prohibition
amendent, and that was the principal
e~Eunent Mr.. Gard made for It. roll
cal was taken on this, and it was de-
,oi.ed ois to 16s.
When this vote was announced the
suffrage members on the floor and suf'
In, tI,A
most all hope. They regarded it as A
conclusive test OF the final vote on the
resolution. They figured that those who
voted for the amendment proposed bS
Gard would vote against the resolution
srd that therefore woman suffrage would
lose
Even Men III Cast Vote.
Representative Saunders Of Virgins
moved to strike out a part of the reso
,Ition but Representative Lenroot o.
Wisconsin blocked this on point o
order. The voting on the adoption o
the resolution then began.
m Indication OF how closely the line!
We're Drawn was afforded when fou
men really too i'll to take any part II
tho suffrsge fight put in appearances o'
the noor and voted. Representative
Mann Of Illinois, the Republican leader
'ett Johns Hopkins Hospital In Balti
more to-day to come to Washington an
cast his vote for woman suffrage. WheI
he appeared on the floor at o'clock
'nac.a.ed and pale. Republicans an
h"mocrats alike stopped the debate 10
five minutes while the sick leader wa
eVel a great ovation.
Representative Tinkham OF Massachu
N;'s, with his right arm In a sling whic
he has worn since an Italian war moto
d7opt,~S Aim OF a cliff in the Alps, ap
p'a-Ad FOR the first time too. lie cas-
his vote against the amendment. Repre-
sentative Sims OF Tennessee. with
broken shoulder. remained at the Hous
A7'i' NJ voted In the Affirmative. Repre-
sentative Barnhart Of Indiana wa
ton.ht from his bed in a local hospits
To vote lie voted for the amen iment.
~ tho voting proceeded the Hous
h"rau" more and more quiet. When tn
'".' All was half through It was gen
'"'' believed that the resolution wa
h'a''1 or that it would be adopted b
a oAromo'y small margin.
Reorganization Dema nded.
When tho roll call was finished an
VI" clerks had completed the tabulatio
ava handed the result to the Speaks
"7'"lnNc Representative Dominic
'f FN'' carolina demanded that h
.''" n" recorded In the negative. Rel
."'f at'e Austin Of Tennessee trie
prevent tniH The Speake- decide
- y NJ. pominick was in the Hou,
N'1 is'frinc when his name was calls
es vas entitled 10 he recorded.
The Speaker then announced the vo
NO tho fact that the resolution ha
'een adopted The celebration Of frlen,
'' woman outrage was suddenly check.
Nhrh Representative Saunders dnnands
computation Of tho vote Eeslizii
81 'n instant tha, - clerical o. ror mig
2'"1 d"f"u instead "f tho victory IN,
'"r h"rtldei moment Lcfore abs
'|F s'su"c settled ovor the House Al