Arizona republican., 1919-05-22
NEW HOUSE BILL PASSES GIVING
 VOTE TO WOMEN
Historic Anthony Resolu- tion Secures Majority of 215-Next Fight is in Sen ate - Republicans Bant
 cred for Following into Wilson's Line so Quickly
[Republican A. p. Leased wireI

WASHINGTON, May 21.-National suffrage for women was indorsed by the house of representatives for the second time, when the Susan B. An thony amendment resolution was adopted today by vote of BOA to ss. of the measure immediately arranged to carry their fight to the senate, where although twice defeate'l at the last session, they are confident of obtaining the necessary two-tnirds vote.
 The victory for the suffrage forces today was by 42 votes more than the two-thirds. On the previous ballot, on the resolution cast January 10, 1918. exactly the necessary nun Der of affirmative votes were recorded
 House leaders of both parties, in the brief debate preceding tOday's vote. urged favorable action but many southern democrats opposed the meas ure, as did several New England re publicans.
 The favorable vote was more by fourteen than would have been neceS sary. had all members of the house beer present. The political division of the vote showed that 200 republican. 102 democrats, one independent and OiAC NOAtA lBA dA0pNAOhf while the negative poll showed seventy democrats and nineteen republicans.
 Fail to Amend Bill
 Efforts of opponents to amend the resolution were unavailing. Represen- tative Clark of Florida, democrat, lead CT of the opposition, proposed that the state ratification be compulsory within seven years, and representative Saun ders of Virginia, democrat, sought to compel state adoption by popular vote with overwhelming denial of a roll call g, preceded the vote of adoption, and indicated the relative strength of the resolutions supporters and opponents.
 Suffrage organization leaders CT Q pressed qualification at the large fay orable vote and predicted victory in the senate, due to changes in membership. It is expected the resolution will come up for a vote early next month in that body.
 Unlike former occasions. when suf- l frage was before either branch of con gress, only a small crowd was present when debate began. Before the final roll call. however, all seats were filled. principally by members of suffragist organizations. Frequent applause pune tuated the debate, but the loudest out burst came when speaker Gillett an uounced the final vote.
 ! Both Republican Leader MondeH and | Democratic Leader Clark asked adop- ton of the resolution, the latter refer ring 70 President Wilson's request for such action, while Mir. Monden praised the republican members for their at tltude, pointing out that adoption of tn. resolution was the first legislative ac' of the new congress.
 State Rights Not Disturbed
 MT. Clark denied that adoption @ the resolution would interfere wit
 state rights, as was argued by som
 democratic speakers, adding that n
 favored the resolution, not beeaus
 woman suffrage is going 10 precipi
 tate the millennium, but because it ] not going to cause the damage som
 think it will"
 Representative Kitchin of Nor
 Carolina democratic leaders in tn
 last congress, opposing suffrage, ban
 tered the republicans for quick re
 sponse to the presidents call" and de
 clared the republicans, during eixtee
 years of control of congress, refuse
 suffrage, leaving it for the democratl
 who had courage to introduce tn
 measure.
 Representative Mann of Illinois, for mer republican leader, who was l charge of the measure as chairma of the house woman suffrage commit } tee, declared equal suffrage was nS a partisan question, and added tha 2 though President Wilson and othf } party leaders talked fn favor of sui , frage," that a majority of the demo crats never voted for it RepreseT 5 tative Baker of California, democrat, } supporter, asserted that a combine , democratic and republican vote VI 1 necessary to carry the resolution. The only republican to speak again . the resolution was Representzd' 9 Focht of Pennsylvania
 ] Representative Clark of Florida. u democratic leader of the auti-suffra, 2 forces, in a speech opposing the res | lution, admitted the cards Ee J stacked and the decree is written" Advocates of the measure include ! Representative Bianton, Texas. ar Taylor, Colorado. democrats
 The roll call on the resolution sfoy those voting against:
 pubhcans-Brooks of Penrssyfv'
 nia, Browning, Dunn, Focht, Garisn
 Greene of Massachusetts, Hun of low \ Lampert, Luce Moore of Pennsyivani ) Mudd, Paige. Sanders of New Tor
 Stephens of Ohio, Tilson. Tinlzhal
 Voight, Watson of Pennsylvania-le. 4 Democrats-Almon,- -Bankhead, Be n Benson, Black, Blackmon, Bland n Virginia, Brand. Brinson. Buchana Q Byrnes Of South Carolina Candl' :, Clark of Florida, Coady, Collier, Cris , Dent, Dewalt, Dominic. Doreml n Doughton, Eagle, Flood, Gard. Garn' n Garrett. Hardy of Texas. HarrisC f Hnflin Holland. Hull of Tenness, o Johnson of Mississippi, Kitchin, Ian O ford f.aZaro. Lesher. Lever. McDuff - Mansfield. Martin. Montague, Moon It Tennessee, Nicol Of South CaroliI
 Overstreet. Park, Pou, Ragsdale. Ra
 burn, RioTdan, Robinson of North Ca
 olina. Rouse of Kentucky, Sanders
 Louisiana, Saunders of Virginia, Si
 son, Small, SteagaIl, Stedman, Stee - Stephens of Mississippi. StevensC !, Venable. Vinson, Watkins, Watson Y Virginia, Webb, Whaiey, Wilson l. Louisiana, Wise, Woodt of Virgin 10 Wright-70.
 Ie Total against, Se.