Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-27
SENATE DEBATES SUFFRAGE BUT
 DOES NOT ACT
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fore pressing a vote managers of the resolution decided to await the return of Seantor LaFollette of Wisconsin who favored the resolution and who was mot paired He is returning from California, and is due in Wash. ington late Saturday. Senator Jones also said that Senator Townsend of Michigan, another absent supporter Of the resolution, but who is paired" desired to vote and could arrive by Saturday.
 With these votes, Senator Jones and other champions of the resolution be- lieve the necessary two-thirds major ity would be mustered on a final roll call. Opponents, however, were con- fident of having votes to insure its de- feat, even with absentees present.
 Some senators supporting the reso- lution would be deefated by one vote. They said the latest private polls showed that the senate stood 63 to 33 in favor of the resolution, just one short of two-thirds majority.
 Senaor Wigiams of Mississippi, in an amendment proposed to enfrap' | chise only white women, declaring that adoption of it would remove most of the objections and permit the sen ate to dispose of the question and give it's attention to the prosecution of the war Beofre adjourning tonight the senate ordered a roll call on the Will Hams amendment as the first order of business tomorrow. Defeat of the amendment geenrally was expected. Senator Hardwick of Georgia, also opposed giving the vote to negro wo- men, declaring that it would add to the white mans burden" in the south | because negro soldiers under consti- | tutions of most southern states can vote after the war. Senator McKellar of Tennessee declared that the fears of senators that the suffrage amend ment would disturb the racial fran chise situation in the south was un- founded.
 Senator McKellar declared the white supremacy over the negro would be increased to 600, ,000 should the res olution be adopted.
 q don't believe it is an invasion of the states rights question" he con- tinued
 After this war Senator McKellard said there would be thousands of young women in this country who are without fathers and to whom the right of suffrage should be given.
 Senator Pomerene of Ohio said he had supported the suffrage emend- ment each time it had been submitted to a vote in Ohio, but since it was defeated each time he would be op- posing the expressed wish of the peO- pie of his state if he voted for the constitutional amendment.
 Senator Jones, in charge of the res olution, in opposing the Williams amendment asked the senate to adopt the house draft without change. To amend it, he said. would mean sending it back to the house, where a suffici- ent number of members could not be mustered this season for a vote.
 "The woman suffrage resolution has been pending for years" Senator Jones said, land the time is approach ing when it should be passed"
 Senator Williams urged that his amendment be adopted, declaring that only by its acceptance could white supremacy in the south be assured.
 Instead of delaying passage of this ! resolution it would hurry it up and insure adoption of the constitutional amendment by three-fourths of the states" Senator Williams declared.
 Senator Williams said congress should dispose of the suffrage question and go home.
 Almost the entire membership of the senate was present when Senator Jones called up the suffrage resolu | tion. The galleries were crowded, | principally by women representing na- Iional organizations favoring or oppOs ing the amendment for which suffrage | forces have fought for half cen l tury. After many petitions for and againsi | the resolution, including one from the women's party, bearing 50,000 names, | had been presented, debate began and i it continued until late in the day, when | the senate went into executive session to consider other matters.
 While debate proceeded, aften with | few senators present and with the | women spectators knitting and at times conyersing so loudly that the presiding officer had, to call for order, animated conferences by and between | leaders of the opposing factors were held on the floor, in cloak rooms and Hobbies. Last minute polls were taken by the resolutions friends and leaders said these prompted the decision toI defer a vote until Saturday.
  JEROME IS QUIET AND THE
 SITUATION IN CONTROL !