Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-10-02

I o'clock, after one oi the most hit-
ter and spectacular contests I'm the
senate In year Today charges and
counter charges OF responsibility
were hurled back and forth In a
last effort to win over Democrats.
President Wilson sc1t personal let
tcrs to senators Overman OF North
Carolina, Shields OF Tennessee. Benet
" South Carolina. Martin Of Ken
lucky and few others. seeking their
support
Amendments voted Down.
All efforts 20 amend the rcsolu-
ton were futile A motion hy chair
man Jones 10 table the amendment
of Senator Williams Of Mississippi
designed to limit the franchise to
white women was carried, 81 90 -.
The proposal of senator Freln shuy-
sen of New Jersey 90 require Amer
lean citizenship of women voters also
was rejected go 20 1873. while an
amendment by senator Flctchet OF
Florida designed TO apply the rcsolu-
lions prohibition against the abridgc-
mont of franchise because ot sex to
the federal government only was lost
Gt To Il.
Chairman jones announced after
h, roll call that be- would not call
up his motion for reconsideration
uaiil he Is positively certain OF hay
NIX the necessary majority The
defeat Is only temporary said he
Tho fact thai We needed only two
votes shows that the country tayurs
llo resolution While ! do not be-.
licye that the presidents efforts
changed vote ! ann glad that ho
anne before the senate and made his
position clear Vow % cannot be-
charged that hp has not done and
did not do al. boo Hls power to secure
adoption of 100, resolution We
made good tight and will return
the next time
Cummins thargcs tramc-J y.
Ia the concluding debate 900 The
senate. Senator CummIus Of iowa
"a sgestcd thai another little group
~ willful men were combined 10 de.
feat the resolution and rrqudiate the
president Tho Iowa senator asked
T they would be- punished hy the
president as o'hDrs have been who
opposed the eAD.u'iNcH war program
,Irrst of woman party members
f1r dcmonstra Boo front Of the
White House was branded hy Sena-
,cr Cummins 1s disgrace he
aid the women disturbed nobody
any more than is common In carry
.ng forward aIi propaganda and
afged
Have the mlliants done any
thing worse than the revolutionary
fathers who threw the - chests
into the sea 2'
Lcnroot CrtiriIcs Democrats.
Senator lcnrnni at Wisconsin an
other Republican supporter. said
that Democrat who oppose the
resolution must bee considered as not
believing the PRESIDENT statement
that the resolution D. war measure.
Senator pittman oC Nevada. a Demo
crat. pr0mireWu-frS championinr tho
measure reiterated suggestions that
Republican had "trickcd the Dem.
ocrats D. Withholding affirmatir,
votes ~ cause defeat because mo
vote would have some effect on
Western senatorial contests 49,
predicted however that tho women
Of The Western states will show their
disappointment go
I'm announcing that No. would sup
port Tho r'solution. Senator Martin
pf Kentucky appointed 90 succeed
no" late Senator James of Kentucky
mo opposed o. declared Doc nl.
moved largely boy the president. ao
peal
How The senator Voted.
The vote con- the resolution uI
lows
Democrat. for Ashursf Cham
hcrlaiu tulhcrson. Gorrt. DUf.
Henderson Johnson of South UaED
H krulr Kirby. LOWS Mcclellan
Martin OFF Kentucky Myers NuFenf
owen rUem rittmau. VausI..
Robinson SHarlth sheppard. smith
H Arizona hpmas Thumu...
.IrdamIu mI Walsh .s
ltrpIhIiHu- for Calder f.#
iYmmu Curt FeruaH Franc.
Colt Crnum IHue. OF Va.hurf.a
t'NoF k.u.aH 90 Fou,u. l.r
200. N.'HuU.. N,Nst. E,...n
sos Nur. rI.". poud.sI.r smith
f Michigan -u.oI -Ierimr -H'H.r
land InHn.'r. Warren uI H..
600
Total fr
Democrat. ..Hu.f H.nlF ....
i'H'i F.n.H. Gmou Utrd....
|lI'.bDu.t Im of N,v u....
Martin u. Virginia. Ovorm4r r..
rene Reed So. uuft Shield. -.
Hon7 Smith Y. Georgia smith .
Maryland Smf. ~ south r.uf...
iramWeI rI.r.Dod William. .r.
WuIr1f
Republican. IrlInst R.I..
Hrnnlegrr. N.# lham ur.u H..
'da' Nris.. Peuro.. r.r.
FH"'i arI ',.. IU
Total HrIu..
Tho 'r.lUvi1. .suaior. uar. l...
H'rslam HI ..ru,tr u......
raIr.' HI'H I..is OF Nse Ham.
.ra and rr.I. I.y.,n ~ N.e d..
F'pI'...H borah uf HH.
'.'rYH.iau ar a. AHI Fa. ..
N'F Nevirn H Hardin rf u...
Republicans of parr.,I..
i."rIHlI ans TH Hift John
.f California She man 3D.. r.
t'puu| swanson .r
F'nI1 u'murr. saainsf with ".
.r. ~ Wiss0u- Hi King af rt.H
Democrat
NJ, car o. Optimisti,