Arizona republican., 1919-06-04
WATSON DETERMINED TO PASS SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT TODAY
To Keep Senate in Session Until Voted Reed Bor- ah, and Underwood Op- pose-Changes Are De- feated
IRepubIican A. P. Leased wirel


 WASHINGTON, June 3-Final ac- tion in the house on the senate reso- lution of the Susan E. Anthony Wom- an suffrage constitutional amendment. was presented today by debate, prin- cipally by suffrage opponents, and by discussion of the peace treaty. The resolution was made unfinished busi- ness and it is believed that before ad- journment tomorrow the roll call will be reached with adoption apparently assured.
 When managers of the resolution which was adopted by the house two weeks ago, BOA to S9, gave up hope of a vote today Chairman Watson of the senate woman suffrage committee an nOunced that he would insist upon holding the senate in session tonor- row until the final vote was reached.
 Senator Watson spoke less than a minute in support of the resolution. Senator Lenroot, republican of Wis consin, also urged it's adoption. Sen ators Reed of Missouri and Under wood of Alabama, democrats, and Borah, republican, of Idaho, made the principal addresses against the meas ure. The senate rejected, 5S to IT, an amendment by Senator Harrison, dem ocrat, of Mississippi, limiting benefits of the proposed equal franchise to white citizens. An amendment by Senator Underwood, left pending when the senate adjourned, would provide that popular state conventions in stead of state legislatures should act on the proposed addition to the con- stitution.
 Speakers against the resolution took as their argument that the franchise n.irvf and impair popular government. Sen ator Lenroot, in replying to Senator Borah, denied that popular govern ment would suffer and asserted that t would be promoted instead.
 Reed Says It's An Outrage | In opposing it, Senator Reed de- nounced it as "an outrage upon our l form of government.
 It is as undemocra.ic a thing as ever was attempted" said the Mis- souri serator.
 Militant suffrage workers were criti- cized sharply by Sena.or Reed, V no 1 declared they 'gloried'' iA jail sen tences imposed by picleiing the White House and other acrs.
 l Senator Borah co1celde1 that rati- 1 fication of the amendment hy three- | fourths of the states would over ride ruthlessly by Prussia nism'-:ie | termed 1.-the rights of a few oppos- | ing states He brought Up the negro question and declared that, even with adoption of the resolution, negroes in ! the south would not ke allowed to voIe and that the constitutional amend ment therefore would be a solemn ! lie"
 | Senator Williams, democrat Of Mis- sissippi, said the amendment would not become effective in the south. but denied that negroes are discriminated against at southern polls.
 Advocating popular conventions to pass upon the proposed amendment instead of action by state legislatures | Senator Underwood said the constiIu ton provides both methods subject to the will of congress, and that popular action would be q fairer method.
 The Alabama senator inyei3hed against eentralization of authority ir the federal government and encroach- ment upon state powers. He declared the resolution involved not the qres- tion of women voting, but whether the fundamental principles of local self l government should continue