Arizona republican., 1919-06-05
PASS SUFFRAGE AF TER Al YEARS
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Original Susan B. Anthony Amendment Now Up to States-Seventeen Demo crats and Eight Republi- cans Oppose-Final Sen ate Vote Finds Two to Spare

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Action by congress on equal suffrage-subject of fight of 40 years duration-ended late today in adoption by the senate by vote of 56 to 25 of the historic Susan B. Anthony constitutoinal amendment resolution.
 The proposed amendment. adopted by the house by vote of 304 to Se. May 21, was the first act of the new congress and now goes to the states ratification by legislatures of three fourths of which is required for its incorporation in the federal constitu tion.
 The roll call today showed two votes more than the necessary two-thlrds for the resolution, which was drafted by Susan B. Anthony in 1895 and in troduced by Senator Sargent of Cali fornia in 1898.
 Loud applause, unchecked by the presiding officer swept the senate chamber when the final vote was an nouncer, following two days debate, and many jubilation meetings were in progress tonight at headquarters of va roius women's organizations which have been active in support of the measure.
 Immediately after the senates ac- ton, the resolution was taken to Speaker Gillett's office and signed It was rushed back to the senate for it's presiding officers signature, but ar rived after the senate had adjourned and will be approved tomorrow. Pres ident Wilson's signature, it was stated is not necessary, although the resolu tion will be sent to the white house as usual and may be signed by the exec utive. It will be certified to the states by the state department
 How They All Voted 1 Upon the senate's roll call today, the l vote was as follows:
 1 For adoption: Republicans-Capper. 1 Cummis, Curtis, Edge, Elkins, Fall. | Fernald, France, F'relinghuysen, Gror- 1 na- Hale, Harding. Johnson of Cali | fornia; Jones of Washington, Kellogg. Kenyon, Reyes, LaFollette, Lenroo1. Mccormick, McCumber. McNary, Nell son, New, Newberry Norris, Page. Phipps, Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot. Sterling, Spencer, Sutherland, Warren, Watson. Total sS.
 Democrats-A Ashurst. Chamberlain. -Culherson, Harris, Henderson. Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick, Kirby. Me Kellar, Myers. Nugent, Phelan. Pitt man, RansdelI. Sheppard. Smith of Arizona, Stanley, Thomas, Walsh of Massachusetts, Walsh of Montana. Total 20.
 Total for adoption: 56.
 Against: Republicans -Borah. Bran degee. Dillingham;, Knox. Lodge. Moses and Wordsworth Total s.
 Democrats Bankhead Bechman Dlal, Fletcher, Gay, Harrison, Hitch COCK, Overman, Reed Simmons. Smith Of Maryland, Smith of South Carolina swanson, Trammell. Underwood. Will Hams and Wolcott. Total r.
 Ttal against 9.
 Those paired were: Senators Bal and King for, with Shields against. Caldar and Townsend for, with Pen. rose against; Garry and Johnson of South Dakota for, with Martin against; Gore and Colt for. with Pomerene against.
 Senators Owen, Robinson and Smith or Georgia were absent and were not paired
 ot the absentees, Senators Owen and Hoolnson favored the resolution and senator smith of Georgia was an opDo- nent The exact lineup was 40 repub- llcans and 26 democrats for the solution and nine republicans and 21 demoerate in opposition
 Text of Amendment
 Ine amendment, as it will be added to the constitution if ratified bv inc states. reads:
 Section 1.-The rights of c;ti } zens of the United States to vote l shall not be denied or abridged by , the United States or by any state on account Of sex.
 , Sec. 2-congress shall have . , power, by appropriate Ieqisjstion
 to enforce the provisions of this
 article"
 All e1forts to amend the resolution. m the senate failed. By 8 vote of 5, lo @o the senate rejected the amend
 Ihent oI senator Underwood. democrat
 or AIaoama, proposing submission of . the proposed article to popular state conventions instead of legislatures An asnenuiheht by Senator Gay. democrat
 oi Louisiana, proposing enforcement h., the states instead of the federal e,os.
 ernment, was voted down. 62 10 10 Tba senate also rejected without a roll-csll f d revision or Senator Underwood-e e dihehoment, proposed by Senator phe Ian democrat, of California ro ii, : methods of calling popular ratifieatio Q conventions ''s'' 'ee' tloii ', Ai.hough lew state legislatures now q are Tn session, woman suffrage cham 0 piohs tonight claimed that ratificatir,,
 spring. "s iieAl F Senator Gay today predicted ,,,, : With the southern states opposins-,S,.. : measure because of entailed enfran e chisement of negro women. the reo,I;rad @ thirteen states would refuse to rat;e, V and cause its rejection. e Opponents again occupied most of to- y uay depate and reiterated arguments s that the resolution is destructive of
 state rights and popular rule. r Fight Waeed Bitterly V since the resolution was drafted b, e susan B. Anthony. the woman s,,f e rage pioneer. virtually a confinno,,s r iisht has been waged for it's subnois- sion by congress to the states An,on., e the spectacular features of the cam h paign was the picketing and other dern-
 onstrations of so- called suffra eettes oF
 whom between 400 and 500 have beeT
 arrested and 164 given jail sentences - ranging from three days to seven = months. President Wilson lasf Sen 2 tember 30 addressed the senate and r asked passage of the resolution as a o war measure, and reiterated his reouest IT for congressional approval in his mes q sage to the present congress. Senate
 adoption today followed four reiections
 It was defeated in 1888, when it secured
 only Ii affirmative and 34 negative n votes. Inl914 the senate voted ii do,yn e "v eleven votes. Again. in September d 1918, 1t was rejected by two votes and
 again last EahrItar,- lx- oro ,...- r,,. eN