The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-05
Senate Adopts Suffrage Measure;
 Underwood Amendment Rejected
Bill Adopted by Vote of 56 to 25 and Proposed Constitutional Amend ment Now Goes to States for Ratification

w aSnlngIon, J une 0.-iAcIloA by Congress on equal suffrage subject of fight of 40 years duration-ended today in adop- ton by the Senate by a vote of 56 to p of the historic Susan 5. Anthony constitutional amend n1ent resolution.
 The proposed amendment, adopted by the House by vote of BOA to g. May 21, as the first act of the new Congress, now goes. to the states, rati- fication by legislatures of three fourths of which is required for it's incorporation into the federal consti- tuition.
 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 iu trodueed by Senator Sargent of Caii- fornia in 1873. Counting paired and absent members, the Senate actually stood 66 to 30 for the measure.
 Loud applause. unchecked by tie presiding officer swept the Senate chamber when the final vote was an- nourced following two days debate. and many jubilation meetings were in progress tonight at headquarters o, various women's organizations which have been active in support of the measure.
 Immediately after the Senates ac- ree ta n Speaker Gilletts office and signed. It was rushed back to the Senate for its presiding officers signature but ar rived after the Senate had adjourned ands will be approved tomorrow. Presi- dent Wilson's signature. 1t was stated, was not necessary, although the reso- lution will be sent to the White House as usual and may be signed by tne executive. It will be certified to tlia states by the State Department.
 THE ROLL CALL
 Upon the Senates roll call today the vote was as follows:
 For Adoption--Republic Camper. Cummins, Curtis, Edge. Elkins. Fall. Fernald France, Frelinghuysen. Gron- na, Hale. Harding, Johnson of Calfor- mia, Jones of Washington. Kellogg, Kenyon, Reyes, LaFollette Lenroot. Mccormick, McCumber, McCary, Nelson, { New. Newberry. Norris. Page. Phipps, Poindexter. sherman, Smoot. Spencer. Sterling, Sutherland. Warren and Wat son. Total--S6
 Democrats Ashurst, Chamberlain. C1lhsrson Hsrfis. Henderson,, Jones of New Mexico. I3endrick. Kirby. McKel- lar, Myers, Nugent Phelan Pittman. Ransdell Sheppard. Smith of Arizona. Stanley, Thomas, Walsh of Massachus- etts and Walsh of Montana. Total-20. Total for adoption--56.
 Against-Republicans Borah. Bran degee, Dillingham;. Knox. Lodge. Me- Lean, Moses and Wadsworth. Totals. Dem ocrats: Bankhead. Beckham, Dial Fletcher, Gay Harrison. Hitchcock. 9verrnan Reed, Simmons Smith of Maryland, smith of South Carolina. < Swanson, Trammell Underwood Will Hams and Wolcott, Total-17.
 Total against-25.
 Those paired were: Senators Ball and King for. with Shields against; Calder and Townsend for. with Penrose against Gerry and Johnson of South Dakota for, with Martin against; Gore and Colt for, with Pomerene against
 senators owen. 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 ar- gent members, the actual Senate line- up was 40 republicans and 26 demo- crats for the resolution, and nine re- publicans and 21 democrats in opposi- tion
 The amendment will be added to the constitution if ratified by the states. The amendment which will be added 10 the constitution if ratified by the states. reads:
 "Section I. The right of citizens
 of the United States to vote shall
 not he denied or abridged by the
 United States or by any state
 account of sex.
 "Sect. 2. Congress shall have
 power by appropriate legislation
 to enforce the provisions of this
 article.
 UNDERWOOD AMENDMENT
 All efforts to amend the resolution in the Senate failed.
 By vote of 55 to 2S the Sem
 ate rejected the amendment of
 Senator Underwood, democrat, of
 Alabama. proposing submission of
 the proposed article to popular
 state conventions instead of state
 legislatures. Amendment by Sem
 ator Gay, democrat. of Louisiana,
 proposing enforcement by thc
 states instead of the federal gov
 ernment. was voted down 02 to 10.
 
 roll call, revision of Senator
 underwOOd's amendment, proposed
 by Senator Phelan, democrat. of
 California. to fix methods of call-
 ing conventions.
 Although no state legislatures now are in session. woman suffrage cham pions tonight claimed that ratifica- . tion soon would be secured, probably by next spring.
 Approval of the resolution by the Senate today followed the seating uf l new members elected last Novem bAr and also the transformation of a few Senators from opponents. into support CTS.
 Opponents again occupied most oi today's debate and reiterated areu. ments that the resolution is destruc- tive of state rights and popular rule Since the resolution was drafted py Susan B. Anthony. the woman suffra Se pioneer, virtually continuous fig.i; has been staged for submission b, states. President Wilson on last Sep. tember 4 addressed the Senate and urged adoption of the resolution as . war measure and reiterated his re quest for congressional approval NR<NrYAYDrrrr