Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-11
SENATE DEFEATS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
SINGLE VOTE
Ballot Stands IS For and
20 Against Rcso-
luton.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS
IN SIXTY-SiXTH CONGRESS
Suffrage Leaders Claim Gain of
Two in New Senate, Assur-
ing Favorable Action.
roLLoCK VOTES AFFgRMATIvELY
South Carolinian Declares American
Women Have Won Right to
Exercise Of Franchise.

WASHINGTON, Feb. io.--Lackins
only ono vote. the suffrage amend
'nent to the Constitution failed Of
paasase IN the Senate to-day The
vote VAS 55 TO 20
Ono vote changed from the negative
TO tho affirmative would have given
sHe'rcGuircd tao thirds and insured tho
submission Of the amendment TO the
rcoplc.
Twenty -four Democrats and thirty
oac Rcpu ublicans voted for the amend
'ncn;. and eighteen Democrats and
eleven Rcpublicans against II.
The question now goes 20 the next
urnendmen. claim they vii! have Il ma
the, sutt-asistg will gain three votes
Massaehuseits: BAIRD. Of New jersey.
againat the am endmcnt will be sue
speetive!y, who will vote for it.
Pollock, OF South Carolina, who sup
portcd tho amendment at the urgent
personal request OF Presidcn; Wilson
oSsd Gy Ss5isErIm n m, from Paris will be sue
MORE THAN TWO-TuiRDS
OF KEW HOUSE FAVORABLE
IN tho House. where the Republicans
wtli have majority Of forty-cight
wotes. It Is said that more than two
,hlroa OF the membership VIII support
senator Hollis. OF New Hampshire
who hes been one Of the leaders OF the
suffrage forces. made the prediction
Immediately following the defeat OF
the amendment that a new resolution
Sor!e5a,ng sen sGraSe upon the
Congrcss contenes and Will be the first
measure passed by the Congress.
yoted on the @ amcndment ] fu' to ds day. ii L
would still have lacked ono vote of
passing. II all the ninety five msmSess
2pefltces were Paired makes the vote or
thc3fnl1 Senate 6I TO 80, and sixty-four
votes would be required.
now SENATE VOTED
: s..s ON SUFFRAGE RESOLUTION
The ivote on thu amendment was as
Nor the amendment,
pemocrats-Ashurst. Gu bcr n.
Ior,,kk paEo,e: Jones, ett' Of New Mesico:
kendr.sk. KIRBY. Lewis. McKellar.
Myers, NpFent: Pi,.man. POLLOCK. Rams
Vardaman and Walsh-.4 RepubiI.
,ohss Msrd'ns af ISassGn %;
Frelin huysen. Gronna, Colt. Cummins.
Curtis. Fcrnald. France. Kellogg. Ken
W.Narx Ess,e Se.aa is snroG Nor4is Fas
shd Foindester. Se' sherman. smith. OF Of Mich.
igan; Smoot Spencer, Sterling. Suther-
land. Townsend. Warren and Watson
81, Total for-o5.
Against
Democrats Bankhcad, Beck n,,
sr.rtin. OF VII 4fsnia; overman, fsoeE Pomer
ene, Salisbury: simmons. smith, OF
Georgia; Smith. ,3f South Carolina;
liana and Molrot.-,s. Republicans-
Baird, Eorah, BrandcSce, Dillingham;.
llale. Lodge, Mclean. Moses, Penrosc;
Wadswotth and Wccks--ll. Total
s.sainst-e9.
LIST OF SENATOR'S
1 WHO WE'RE PAIRED
The following were paired:
Chamberlain. OF Oregon, and Martin.
oa Ct Of West WIZ sa and 1 owen Of
Hollis. of New IIumpshirc. and King.
and Phelan. OF California, and Fall. of
Ncv Mexico. with Smith: OF Maryland.
The ceremonies attending the defeat
pcrfunctory order. There was little
debate. both sides being willing to end
ne long struggle .e, eSsr The ~ aneE.i9n
erS.had ,nahe.a careful poll of the situ-
ation and even the most optimistic
T forecast. Of the results showed that
,teyfwould be short by one vote ncccS-
The desire OF both sides for show
down on the amendment was 80 strong
\ e,ew Mexico, who had the amendment
/ ir charge. asked unanimous consent to
bring 1t up, no objection was made.
\ GALLERIES CROWDED, ROTH
SIDES WE'LL REPRESENTED
Tho galleries were. crowded to over
Gowing, both sides being well repre-
sented. IN the gallery facing the Vice
Y M deEs eTasen Mrs. 81 'aes hs Mads
f!S'' hy H"SSS'o bevy Of those WHO have helped
hero in the tight against the amend
Another section Of the gallery was
Mled With members of the National
huhser lrnH:ers, strike fame: Mrs Abbie Scott
s Mss maua secon ss
members member, Of tho national Suffrage As.
support Tho amendment:
o fSofe asboe Fl hsG sSntn beeo
ncn;. so. his taking the. floor occa-
oaed s aenamGn snrn5ss Would dc not deflared ntel
states and .sniid, Woald have nc effect upon
york have tho same rislr: to vote as
mon, he aid. and the men have no
right. under. the, Constitution to deny
the right OF voting to women.
SENATOR POLLOCK GIVES
HIS VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE
They earned this consideration"
Senator Pollock said, ,''at the hands
OF the manhood OF America before this
awful war. and who will say that the
women Of this land have not doubly
earned all they ask. all they desire.
ali that could be bestowed upon them
by their, magnificent spirit OF patriot
ioiu since we have been engaged In
las donc and IL doing with Wofnon'S
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