The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-11
Attitude of President Will
son Undoubtedly Saved
Measure From Defeat
FATE IN SENATE
MORE DOUBTFUL
Announcement of Result
Greeted With Enthu-
siasm By Galleries
(Rv Associated Press.N

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was adopted authorizing submission
TO the states of the Susan B. An
thony amendment for national en-
reimbursement of women.
The vote was 274 to 1876, exactly
the required twO-thirds majority,
but Speaker Clark had promised to
cast his vote in favor of the resolu-
ton if needed. Republican Leader
Mann and Representative Sims, both
Of whom came to the house from
sick beds brought the votes which
settled the issue.
The resolution as adopted by the
house calls for submission to the
states of the amendment, and does
not limit the time that may be taken
10 complete action on the part Of
the necessary three -fOurths Of the
state legislatures.
The resolution was sent 10 the
senate today. Recent polls Of the
senate indicate that the necessary
two thirds could not be mustered
there and a vote may not be forced
until advocates find they have the
strength with which to put it
through. President Wilson's uneX-
pected support of the amendment is
counted on to carry great weight in
The senate.
Amazed at Close Vote.
Advocates of the amendment had
been supremeIy confident of the re-
suit in the house after President
Wilson advised the members who
called upon him Wednesday night to
support it. They were so confident
that the close vote was received
with amazement, and some OF the
opponents were almost as much
surprised.
When the first roll call was finish
cd unofficial counts put the result inI
uOubt and before the speaker could
make an announcement, there was
q. demand for a reCapttulatiOn. Then
the name of each member and the
way he was recorded, was read.
Announcement of the vote was
greeted with wild applause and
cheering. Women in the galleries
literally fell upon each others necks,
Kissing and embracing, and shout !
ihg, GLORY, glory, halleIujah."
THE resolution adopted follows:
1'Joint resolution proposing AMI
amendment to the constitution of the
United States extending the right of
suffrage to women. Resolved by the
senate and house. etc, two-thirds oil
each house COnCuTring therein, that
inc following article be proposed to
the legislatures Of the several states
as an amendment to the constitution |
1f the United States, which, when
ratified by three -fOurths Of said !
legislatures, shall be valid as part of
said constitution, namely:
'Article i, Section THE right Of |
citizens Of the United States to vote |
shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or by any state
on account of sex. Article Con !
Rress shall have power by appTOpri- |
ate legislation, TO enforce the prOvi- !
siOns OF this article"
EVERY attempt made to amend this
language was beaten Representatives
Gard Of Ohio tried unsuCCessfully to |
put on it the same limitation carried ]
hv the resolution for the prohibition
constitutional amendment, that 1t |
rnust be ratified by the states with
IN seven years from the date of its
submission. Representative MooTes
of Indiana sought to have a refeTen-
5um or special convention in each /
state required. The Gard amend
Hnent was rejected 159 to 246 and
k8e Moores amendment 131 to 272.
.1 Lineup of Members.
Of the total membership Of 435
there were 410 members who voted.
Their lineup follows:
= For the resolution:
democrats, 104; Republicans, 1855;
miscellaneous, 5; total, 274.
against the resolution:
Democrats, 102; Republicans, 80;
Progressive, I total 1876.
@Urgent orders had been given by
the leaders to bring in everybody J.
possible. When Representative Mann
walked slowly to his accustomed
place as leader Of the Republicans,
1nse nVnF E0r1ga
hers from all sides rushed over to
him and Speaker Clark broke a
precedent by announcing from the
rostrum that he was sure everybody
In the house welcomed him back.
There were two women on the
aoor during the contest, Miss Jean
cite Rankin Of Montana. who as rep
rBsentativve Of suffTagist state,
was accorded the courtesy of not
time Of the debate, but of making
the opening speech, and Miss May
0nterdinger of this city, who as
clerk Of the Woman Suffrage COM
mittee, sat beside its chairman,
representative Raker of California.
Victory Due to Wilson.
President Wilson's support is
credited with changing many Demo-
cratic votes. The party divided al
most evenly, with a margin Of two
ayes. Until yesterday it had been
assumed that a large majority of
the Democrats would oppose the
Mrs. G. c. Gait, president of the
National American Woman Suffrage
association, said last night:
"It is an Incompatible victory
which tremendously gratifies, al
though IL does not surprise us. We
have felt all along that the house
could be relied on to vindfcate itself
as the forward looking exponent Of
Democratic progress which America
has the right to expect its great ,
law making body to be. Not for a
minute did we concede that the
American congress would lag behind
The parliaments Of Europe in the
making OF democratic history. We
turn now to the senate with COM
Dlete confidence that our measure
will be passed by that body within
s very short time. From the senate
We shall start on our campaign of !
affiliations, hoping that every I
tate in the Union viii ratify and
moving that 36 viii, New York ,
smong them. We expect that most t,
gf the 1918 egislatures-thera are
anIy a few in session this year !
8ili dispose Of the measure favor ,
ably at an early date. The legis-
atures of Al states convene next