The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-06-06
WOMAN SUFFRAGE WINS
AFTER FORTY YEARS IN
UNITED STATES SENATE
Only Twenty-Five Votes Are
Cast Against 1t
More Than Necessary Two-Thirds OF
Senate Vote to Have States Vote
ON Constitutional Amendment Civ
ing the Vote to Women.

ing the Vote TO Women.
Washington, June 4.-Action by
congress on equal suffrage-subJect
of fight of forty years duration
ended late to-day in adoption by the
senate by vote of Sc to rs of the
historic Susan B. Anthony constitu-
tional amendment resolution.
The proposed amendment, adopted
by the house by vote of 3O4 to ~,
MAY 81, as the first act of the new
congress, now goes to the states, rat
ification by legislatures of three
fourths of which is required for its
Incorporation in the federal consti-
tuition.
The roll call to-day showed two
votes more than the necessary two
thirds for the resolution, which was
drafted by Susan B. Anthony in 1876
and introduced by Senator Sargent,
of California, ir 1878. Counting
paired and absent members, the SEN
ate actually stood sc to 80 for the
measure.
Loud applause, unchecked by the
presiding officer, swept the senate
chamber when the final vote was an
nounced following two days debate
and many jubilation meetings were IN
progress tonight at headquarters OF
various women's organizations which
have been active in support of the
measure.
Immediately after the senate's &C
ton, the resolution was taken to
Speaker Gillett's Office and signed.
1t was rushed back to the senate for
it's presiding officers signature, but
arrived after the senate had adj
iourned and will be approved to-mor-
row. President Wilson's signature,
it was stated, is not necessary, al
though the resolution will be sent to
the white house as usual and may
be signed by the executive. 1t will
be certified to the states by the state
department.
The Roll Call Vote.
Upon the senate's roll call to-day,
the vote was as follows:
For neutrality-suspicious., Cap
per, Cummins, Curtis, Edge, Elkins,
Fall, Fernald, France, Frelinghuysen,
Gronna, Hale, Harding, Johnson, of
California; Jones, of Washington;
Kellogg, Kenyon, Reyes, LaFollette,
Lenroot, Mccormick, McCumber, Nc
Nary, Nelson, New, Newberry, Nor
ris, Page, Phipps, Poindexter, Sher-
man, Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Suth-
erland, Warren, Watson. Total, SO.
mocrats-Ashurst, Chamberlain,
Culberson, Harris, Henderson, Jones,
of New Mexico; Kendrick, Kirby, Nc
Kellar, Myers, Nugent, Phelan, Pitt
man, Ransdell, SHEPPARD, Smith, of
Arizona; Stanley, Thomas, Walsh, of
Massachusetts, and Walsh, of Mon
tana. Total 20.
Total for Adoption-56.
Against - Republicans, Borah,
Brandegee, Dillingham;, Knox, Lodge,
Mclean, Moses and Wadsworth. To-
tai 8.
Democrats -Bandhead, Beckham,
Dial, Fletcher, Cav, Harrison, Hitch
cock, Overman, Reed, Simmons,
Smith, of Maryland; Smith, of South
Carolina; Swanson, Trammell, I'm
derwood, Williams and Wolcott. To-
tal17.
Total Against-25.
Those paired were:
Senators Ball and King for, with
Shields against; Calder and Town
send for, with Penrose against; Ger
ry and Johnson, of South Dakota, for,
with Martin against; Gore and Colt
for, with Pomerene against.
Senators Owens, Robinson and
Smith, of Georgia, were absent and
were not paired.
OF the absentees, Senators Owen
and Robinson favored the resolution
and Senator Smith, of Georgia, was
an opponent. Including paired and
absent senator's, the actual senate
lineup was 40 republicans and 26
democrats for the resolution, and 9
republicans and 81 democrats in OPP
position
Text of Amendment.
The amendment as it will be ad-
ded to the constitution if ratified by
the states reads:
"Article--Section l. The right Of
citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by
the United States or by any state
on account of sex.
"Sec. 2. Congress shall have pow
er, by appropriate legislation to en-
force the provisions of this article"