Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-26
PLEDGE
SUFFRAGE EFFORT
Republicans Make Attempt
to Expedite Vote Extending
Right to Women.

An effort to expedite a vote on the
woman suffrage constitutional amend
ment resolution. adopted by the House
last week, was made in the Senate
today after the republican senators,
at a committee conference. had
pledged prompt action on the meas
ure
Senator Watson. of Indiana, chair
man OF the woman suffrage commit
tee, called up the motion of Senator
Jones, republican, of Washington.
proposing that the committee be dis
charged from it's consideration and
the resolution placed on the Senate
calendar. Senator Watson said he
would like to have the resolution
taken up Immediately and final vote
reached before adjournment.
Southern Opposition.
Southern democratic senators OPP
posed hasty action. Senator Under
wood of Alabama said the resolution
was sent through" the House with
no lengthy consideration, and that the
Senate should act in an orderly man.
ner on q subject of such Importance.
After some discussion a motion to
table the MOTION of Senator Jones
was defeated, "a to 81, and Senator
Smith. democrat, of Georgia resorted
further debate.
Leaders Of many wonhen's organiza-
tions were in the galleries for the de-
bate. Vote on the motion was pre-
ceded by parliamentary tangle. dur
ing which Senator Smoot. republican.
h Ia 60 To- dov
of business. Vice President Marshall,
however, decided all questions in
favor of the suffrage supporters.
Efforts to Prevent a Vote.
The opponents of woman's suffrage
in the Senate under the leadership of
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia i'm
mediately began a series of parlia-
mentary Instructions to prevent a
vote on the motion to discharge the
committee from further consideration
of the woman's suffrage resolution.
Senator Hoke Smith first moved to
lay the motion on the table. This was
defeated. 81 to 81.
After the roll call had been taken
Senator Smith, in order to gain time,
made a point of no quorum and the
roll was called again. He then offered
an amendment to the motion to dis
charge, providing that the committee
should be discharged from further
consideration of the resolution il 1t
failed to act in three days. The roll
was called on this also, Senator
Smiths motion being defeated, So
to "a.
The hour of / o'clock having been
reached, the Vice President, who had
ruled that the motion to discharge
was not debatable under the rules of
the Senate until 1 o'clock. ruled that
it was not debatable. Senator Jones
of New Mexico appealed from the de-
cision of the Vice President. His ap-
peal was defeated. 69-10. however,
and the debate on the resolution be-
gan.
Peace Treaty Resolution Breaks In
At 2 o'clock the resolution of Senator
johnson of California calling upon the
Secretary of State for the text of the
peace treaty, automatically came before
the Senate as the unfinished business,
displacing the motion to discharge the
woman suffrage committee from fur
Their consideration of the suffrage reso-
luton.
Senator Jones of Washington attempt
ed to get action on the motion to dis
charge by unanimous consent, but OBJ
lection was made and the woman suf-
fYaRe data went over