Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-28
DELEGATES ACTION
IS SURPRISE MOVE
Referendum Is Ordered by Vote
Of SIS to SO After Ex-
haustive Debate.
QUESTION is UP TO SENATE
Opponents of Anthony Amend
ment Declare House Guilty
of Passing the Buck"
QUESTION is UP TO SENATE

BBy a vote of 90 to 80. the House OF
delegates yesterday afternoon voted
OF ratification or rejection of the Susan
u. anthony Federal suffrage amend
ment and submit 1T to the voters of
the state in referendum.
This action by the lower branch wa.
wholly unlocked for and followed al
most four hours argument for and
asnfnst rha ranrds ra,ittcation Of the amendment.
to pass by was as follows:
Roaiss ayisss-Andsrson. KmMIss Barnes s;nae Bolton
Deans. Dickerson. Digs. DipeFtSt Fets. Fam. EGpn.
agad, agan, e; r Fuller; Fulton, CARRIER.
don, Henley, W +. Hicks. i Hundiey,
Hunter, Hyatt. Jesse, Langhorne,
Soland. Scna peTG ompsi d,g P,adgete Pitts. Powers
bush, Shepherd. Charles +. Smith, r.
Hugh Smith, Horace r.. Smith, l.. r. !
Smith; snead. story, Templeton. Tur-
WI,,ams TsTi mniiaSS W,,,,s Watts: WILCOX wilkins.
Noes-Blair. Bondurant. Boschen.
Bosnian. Carter, Chase. Cherry, Crock. Crock.
Ter. Gray. Green. Groomc. Guerrant,
Il. A. Hicks, Horsley. Hurt. Joyce. Mas
sey, McNutt. Moffctt. Nottingham.
son, shelton. Sinclair. snidow. Steph-
enson. Stuart, Tabb, Taylor, Tiffnny.
Warren. Young-39.
ieiiSu-ilali, ago. 6uIOFU, no.
Many Discuss Suffrage
From shortly after the noon hour
until almost 4 o'clock the walls Of the
hall of the House resounded with the
oratory OF proponents and opponents
of the amendment to the Constitution
of the United States that would en-
franchise women
Able arguments were advanced both.
measure, and the stage was set, for tie
decision that, in the words of Floor
Loader Wills. Of Roanoke city. ardent
was to mark historic era, an Illus
trous epoch. in the history Of Virginia.
Delegate r. Lindsay Gordon. of
womans rights, had just closed for
the proponents Of tho amendment,
when Delegate Rev. OF Accomac, arose
to point of parliamentary procedure
and reminded the chair that his mo-
tion to pass by, introduced early in
the proeeedinss, had precedence over
troduccd by tho Delegate from Louisa.
ayes" Win the Count.
viva voce vote resulting In
deadlock. n division was called for.
With bated breaths. the several hun
seat in the rear OF the hall and Ia the
gallery. and who crammed every nook
and and . eranny' my hunE .,,o on each aye" and
tuck neither faction apparently hav-
ing the advantage. Then followed
snScsssipn snccs sig ~, of ayes. The counter
frage frightened and the faces OF
those of the. opposition became tense.
on eye eve Of announcement by Clerk
J.hn w. Williams OF the vote. Dele
gaze rarkc =. Deans of Isle of Wight.
chahSed his vote from the negative to
1s,nsd 5he 1''rmatys; maj hn ,,a He Afterwards t.
he nigh, move to reconsider the vote.
Delegate Themas w. ozlin. OF Lunen-
1cct, moved Immediate
mcnt; The chair Ignored the motion.
and Floor Leader Willis called for the
consider The motion was defeated.
SufrNEists Are Eintcd.
Advocates OF woman suffrage left the
Capitol highly clated and contend, tho
action Of the House augurs we'll for,
the success of their cause. Discus
sion of the action of the lower branch
suffrage. from their point of view, fea-
tured an informal gathering at Equal
STurraSe hsadquarters, at Fourth and
Following adjournment of the House.
Action of the House was character
iZed by DsIegate ozlin as passing the
Duck. Wholesale sidestepping" on
the part of those voting for the Rev
tresol"tion tss ,,u, to to pass by was another
bill to reject.
sephss Ths Rev fNy rssontion now gees to the
conference COME. with opponents of the An
thony amendment in the Senate Dele
gate Ozlin was confident that the up
per branch would vote against tha res
olution and pass substitute meas
nre calling for rejection of the amend
ment.
Serves to POSTPONE Action Two Years.
IN, IN other quarters action OF the
until the next. or 1922, session OF tho
General Assembly. by which time sun
porterS OF the suffrage amendment as
sert the necessary thirty-sx States
WILL nave ratified.
L, , those speaking in advocacy OF tho
amendment Were: Floor Leader willis.
Anderson Republican). Wilcox. Hun.
and Gordon.
The opposing forces were represent
Gn by Chase IRepubiican). Robinson,
n,iiard, an I!1, Hunt, Bowies, Sinclair. Bosch
warren. Joyce and Guerrant.
The suffrage question was taken un
under under special and continuing order.
setting the hour of 2:30 as the time
at which final vote would be taken.
suggesting one hour for those oppos-
ing ratification. and an hour and a
quarter for those advocating ratifica-F
tion. Delegate Gordon attempted to
have the Deans resolution SO amended
so as TO give each side an hour and q
half. The amendment was voted down
and the Deans resolution adopted
Gist OF Rews's Revolution. @e1%
Delegate Rev presented a resolu.s
tion providing that action on rat!f1ca-s
ton be deferred during the present :
to the people. ITsE
Delegate Gordon offered a resolution !,
advocating ratification. which ne or
iNTsa Bslessts as Chs for the whole
an address opposing tho Anthony
amendment. his opposition being baFad
on the color line" Tho question. he
said. was one OF the most Important
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