New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-15
Leaders Now Count On 81
Votes i'm House, II More
Than Enough to Insure
Victory for Ratification
Senate Resolution
Closely Guarded
Precautions Taken to Pre-
vent Trickery; Speaker
Resents Wilson Note

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 14.-Sixty-
two members Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, it was declared tonight by
suffrage leaders. can be counted upon
10 vote for ratification of the Susan B.
Anthony amendment when the resolu-
ton comes before that body next week
This is twelve more than the majority
Of fifty required.
The Senate yesterday passed the
resolution by a vote of IS to 1, a much
larger majority than had been ex-
pected by the most sanguine supporters
Of the measure. Adoption of the reso-
luton by the House would complete
ratification Of the amendment.
President Wilson'S telegram to
Speaker Seth Walker Of the House
urging the passage Of The resolution
had not converted Walker from opposi-
ton 10 the resolution. He telegraphed
the President to-day refusing to agree
with tie Presidents views.
y have the profound honor to &c
knowledge your wire Of August 49," said
Speaker Walkers message. Il 90 not
attempt 10 express the views Of other
members of the love- house Ct Ton
nessee, but s7ea1 for myself alone,
which OH the anthony amendment are
contrary 10 yours. You were TOO great
to ask it, ana / do net believe that men
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convictions cor political e.,nediency or
hsrn.ony.'
senate Resolution Guarded
Under the constitution C the s'ste,
unamended since 1872, it requires that
each bill or resolution TO be valid must
be eng.ossed by hand on parchment
In the past errors have often Deen pur-
poseiy made by engrossing clerks to
inva..date measure and on certain oc-
casiors the engross ed bill has been lost
or stolen. The Senate resolution Of
ratification mas been engrossed. COM
lsred for errors, found correct, and tc-
night IS in the strongest safe in Nash
vile undev time lock where it cannot
possibly ne tamorred with
Mon1ay afternoon a. o'clcck, when
the House oonvenes. il will be formally
preSentoQ 90 the clerk by g Senate
committee and it VIII be brought to
his attention so fore bly, that IL viii
ne obliged % put i on the calendar
IN the past clerks have frequently
fsileA to find bills or resolutions, but
no such action is looked for in this
Instance
A Senate resolution under House
rules takos precedence OF all House
bills, so it viii come up as regular
business and will be tae first item.
Then Is adoption viii be moved. 1t
Is expected that Speaker Walker viii
attempt to refer it to the same COM
mittee IN which he allowed the House
resolution to siumber from Thursday
IN case this occurs the suffrage mem
bers will move to- take it away from
the commi.,ee. in case the Speaker
rules thai II VIII take a two thirds
vote to Go this an appeal from the
chairs railing viii be taken. 4 mai or
ity can override the chair, so the
measure sill certainly be brought up.
Tee. Vote Is Assured
The rrcs f-re viii insure the taking
Of tss tc When the anti-sutfra-
glsts se .as- the cards are stacked
against them they arc expected to
Chamber upon the band wagon On the
final vote snd give rousing House
majority for ratification.
This was the case in the Senate.
there were twenty-one votes for ra'i
hcation before the debate began. When
the first test came, on a move to table
The minority report against ratification.
the vote Of twent. one for showed the
ants the hopelessness Of their case.
So when the time of final decision
came four more voted for suffrage
For this reason at least seventy-hve
are expected for ratification on the
record vote in the House.
So determined are the suffrage mem
hers Of the House to pass the re olu-
ton that they have signed an agree
ment which binds them to stay in
Nashville and attend every session Of
the Legislature until ratification IS an
aactualIiy. After the Adjournment Fri
gay shls agreement was put in circula-
uon Friday night over forty sigma
lures were secured TO 1t, and to-day
Mere are more than majority of the
members signed.
United states Senator Kenneth d.
.N9chellar is spending q good deal Of
Tine there, so is Governor Roberts.
representative ]. VIII Taylor is on
oand TO look after Republicans.