Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-05
EQUAL VOTING BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
AFTER 40 YEARS
Senators Approve Susan B.
Anthony Resolution by
56 to 25 Vote.
LOUD CHEERING FOLLOWS
WHEN RESULT is STATED
Jubilation Meetings Prepared for
Immediately After Roll Is
Called.
SPEAKER SIGNS MEAS SURE
Presiding Officer Of Upper Branch
VIII BE Given Opportunity to
Attach Signature Today.
LOUD CHEERING FOLLOWS
WHEN RESULT is STATED
SPEAKER SIGNS MEASURE
tBy Associated Press. !


Congress on equal suffrage-sub biect OF
a fight for forty years duration--ended
late today in adoption by the Senate
hy a vote OF sc to 25 Of the historic
Susan Is. Anthony constitutional
amendment resolution.
The proposed amendment. adopted by
the House by a vote OF 304 to SO, MAY
2l as the first act OF the new Congress.
now goes to the States. ratification ;by
Legislatures of three-fourths of which
is required for it's incorporation in the
Federal Constitutions
The roll call today showed two votes
more than the necessary two-thirds
for the resolution. which was drafted
by Susan b. Anthony in 1875 and intro
duced by Senator Sargent. OF Califor-
MIA. - 1873. Counting paired and alb
sent members. the Senate actually
stood sc to 80 for the measure.
Applause Sweeps House.
Loud applause. unchecked by the pre-
ber When the final vote was announcnd
to!owing two days debate and many
jubilation meetings We're in progress
women's organizations which have been
active IN support OF the measure.
lits5 '@s HAS Ss9afss a&s As to
Speaker Gilletts office and signed. il
M;i Wa. rushed back TO the Senate, for its
rived after the Senate had adjourned
and VIII be approved tomorrow. Presi.
Is not necessary, although the resolu-
tion will be sent TO the White House
as usual usual and may be signed by the
States by the State Department
Upon the Ssnate's roll ll-call today he
vote was follows:
Text of Resolution.
The absentees, Senators owen and
Robinson, favored the resolution and
Senator Smith. OF Georgia. was an OPP
ponent. Including paired and absent
Senators. the actual Senate lineup
was forty Republicans and twenty-slX
Democrats for the resolution. and nine
Republicans and twenty-one Demo-
Gratis In opposition.
The amendment as it will be added
to the constitution, If ratified by the
States. reads:
Article =, section /. 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 ac-
count OF sex.
Section . Congress shall have
power by appropriate legislation 10
enforce the provisions of this article
Al! efforts TO amend the resolution
IN the Senate failed. BY vote OF
% TO IS, the Senate rejected the
amendment of Senator Underwood.
democrat. OF Alabama, proposing sub.
mission OF the proposed article TO pos
uiar state conventions instead OF Stats
legislatures. An amendment by SER
ator Gay, Democrat. Of Louisiana. pro-
posing enforcement hy the States in5
stead of the Federal government. was
voted down, 62 TO 10. The Senate also
rejected without "A roll call a ravisien
or senator Cnderwoods amendment;
proposed by Senator Phe!am. Democrnt
o. California TO fix methods OF caling
popular ratification conventions.
Confident of Ratification
Although few State IcY,sla,rres
no" are IN session, woman suffrare
champions tonight claimed that ra,i
nbnt'on sbf,, IN. soon would be secured. prob
pate, however, Senator Gay predicted
that, with the Southern States opoos
ing the measure because of entaiied
required thirteen States would refus.
10 ratify and cause It's rejection.
Appfova! OF the resolution by the
senate TO-DAY followed the seating of
ana also the transformation of a few
Senators from opponents into sun
norters.
3pponents again occupied most Of
nients that the resolution is destrur-
tive of State rights and popular rule.
SINCE the resolution was drafted by
susan b. anthony. the woman suffrage
has been waged for its submission
by Congress. to the States. Amons
'hc spectacular features of the CAM
palSn was the picketing and other
demonstrations Of the so-called mill
tant sufragettes. of whom between
400 and 500 have been arrested and
l64 given jail sentences ranging from
three days TO seven months. Presi-
dent Wilson. on last September 80 ad-
dressed the Senate and urged adoption
or the resolution as a war measure
and reiterated his request for con.
eressional approval In his message TO
the present Congress.
Measure often Rejected.
Senate adoption of the resolution 10.
day followed four reflections II Was
defeated In 1887. when 1t secured only
fourteen Affirmative votes TO thirty
four negative votes. In 1914, the Se>.
ate voted 1t down by eleven votes.
Again in September. 1918. 1t was re-.
Jected by two votes, and again Last
February by one vote. The House has
voted upon the resolution three times
rejecting II In 1915 by sevanty- eight
votes, pa>sing IL in 1918 by margin OF
one vote, and again two weeks ago
with fourteen votes TO spare
Senator Brandesee said Congress was
becoming a funnel through Wdhicn
embarrassing questions were passed
on to State legislatures for decision
The Senate" said Mr.. Brandegas
didn't used 70 be composed OF men cs
that hsckhapc. In the days OF ca hes.n.. :, :,
Webster and Clay, Senators were not 4