The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-11
SUFFRAGE CHAMPIONS
 BEGINS FIGHT IN SENATE
Recent Polls of the Senate Have lndl. cated That the Necessary Two. Thirds Vote Cannot Be Secured, but Advocates of Measure Are Hopeful

Washington, Jan 10.--Woman sui lrage by federal constitutional amendment won in the house tonight with exactly the required number of affirmative votes.
 While members in their seats and ,hrong5 in the galleries visited with eager interest, the house adopted by a vote of 274 to 136 a resolution pro- yiding for the submission to the states If the so-called Susan B. Anthony amendment for national enfranchise- ment of women.
 But for the promise of Speaker Clark Co east his vote from the chair for the resolution if it was needed,
 he change of a single vote to tho opposition would have meant defeat
 publican Leader Mann. who came from a Baltimore hospital where nc has been under treatment ever since cGrYosS convened and EeegasertR tive sims of Tennessee. just out of a Fiek bed and hardly able to walk to his seat brought the votes which set
 led the issue.
 The house hardly had adjourned before the suffrage champions began their fisht for a favorable action on inc senate side of the capital Re cent polls there have indicated that the necessary two-thirds vote coud not be mustered but encouraged by the house victory and counting upon the influence of President Wilson, who came to their support last night, the sutfragists hope to bring the sen ate into line so as to have the amend meut before state legislatures during the coming year They feel sure of at least forciug a vote in the senate before the present session ends
 Advocates of the amendment had been supremely confident of the re- suit in the house after President Will son advised the members who called upon him last night to support it They Were so confident that the close vote was received with amazement and some of the opponents were al most as much surprised
 When the first roilcall was finished unofficial counts put the result in doubt and before the speaker could make an announcement there was q demand for d 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 liter ally fell upon each others necks kissing and embracing and shouting: Glory Glory, Halleujah.'
 The resolution as adopted was as follows
 Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States extending the right of suffrage to women.
 Resolved, by the senate and house, etc, two-thrds of each house con- curing therein, that the following ar ticle be proposed 10 the legislatures of the several states as an amend ment 10 the constitution of the United States which when ratified by three fourths of said legisla5Ures, shall be valid as part of said constitution, namely.
 Article l. Section 1.-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 shall have power by appropriate legislation tQ rnforce the provisions of this article. Every attempt made to amend this language was beaten Representative Gard. of Ohio tried unnecessarily 10 put on its same limitation carried by tn resolution for the prohibition con titutional amendment, that it must ba ratified by the states within seven years from the date oA it's submis- sion Representative Moores, of ln- diana. sought to have ! referendum or special report on 1t In each state required