The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-11

Advocates of the amendment had been supremely confident of the re- suit in the House after President Vii son advised the members who calle1 upon him last night to support 1t. They were so confident that the close vote was received with amazrpent ; and some Of the opponents were ai- most as much surprised.
 When the first roll call was fin- ished unofficial counts put the result in doubt and before the speaker could make an announcement there was demand for reorganization. Then the name of each member and the way he was recorded was read.
 Announcement of the vote was greeted with wild applause and cheer ing. Women in the galleries literally fell upon each others neck, kissing and embracing and shouting, Glory glory. hallelujah."
 TEXT OF RESOLUTION
 The resolution as adopted fol- lows:
 .Joint resolution proposing m amendment to the constitution of
  rirht of suffrage to women. He- solved by the Senate and House, etc., twO-thirds of each House concurring therein, that the fol- lowing article be proposed to the legisIature of the several states as nm amendment to the cOnstitu- ton of the United States, which
 when ratified by three-fOurths of said legislatures shall be valid as
 part of the said constitution.
 namely.
 "Article I, Section I. 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.
 Section 2. Congress shaif have
 power. by appropriate lesisIation,
 to enforce the provisions of this
 article"
 AMENDMENTS BEATEN
 Every attempt made to amend tn language was beaten. Representa-, Gardo or Ohio, tried unsuccessfully to pl on it the same limitation carried by u resolution for the prohibition sconstitl tional amendment, that it must be rat fled by the states within seven yea from the date of its submission. Repr sentative Moores of Indiana sought have referendum on special conventit in each state required. The Gard amen ment was rejected 159 to 246, and u Moores amendment 1S1 to 212. When the final vote came on the res lution, Representative Austin of Texa challenged the vote of Representati Dominick of South Carolina. who a peared late In the roll call and said had not heard his name called. N Dominick told the speaker he was in u hall and listening and did not hear h name called His vote was then recorde SPEAKER WAS WATCHFUL The speaker watched the vote, pr pared to cast his own into the brea If necessary. "One more negative vote he explained afterwards, as he chuc led over the victory, would have chang the situation. and the amendment res lution would have been lost in whi event would have directed the cle to call my name and that would ha been just sufficient to carry it.
 LINEUP OF MEMBERSHIP
 or the total membership of 4s5. the were 40 members who voted. Their lin up follows:
 For the resolution: Democrats, 104; publicans. 165; miscellaneous 5; tot 274
 Against the resolution: Democrats l republicans. 8; progressive, I; total.
 Urgent orders had been given by leaders to bring everybody possih When Representative Mann walked slo N to his accustomed place as leader the republicans. applause rang over House, members from all slides rush over to him and Speaker Clark brf IA precedent by announcing from the F 4eum that he was sure everybody in House welcomed him back. There VI tWo women on the floor during tue cl
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