Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-07
.LEEDY RESOLUTION
GETS BIG MAJORITY
Goolrick Against Amendment and
Trinkle for It Make Notable
Addresses.
CONTEST RACES ALL DAY
Senate Early Votes Down Pro-
posal to Submit Issue to
Referendum.

virginia, for the second time in five
'iio'''ns' rejected the proposed Fedora!
amendment granting the ballot TO
Women when the Senate late last
night. by vote OF "a to 10 n,ssad
the Leedy resolution for the rejection
OF the amendment This action fol.
lowed twelve hours of unlimited do
Date and the killing OF substitute
oy senator Trinkle. Of wythc. for ,ho
option OF the amendment
t,c VILE ne certain defeat stared them in
determined battle to prevent pdefan,p p -. "
inc inc amendment, which kills ,ii,
fnonee tMo Sac Tor ratiiicat ton by Virginia fc7
lion Ton to vote of the people We're
s,nn s,purned. one resolution having that
nn opcninr m t1fw of tbn bne,ng voted down at the
Cnaiterabie opposition TO ,isurpa,io,
,n oi state power, by the Federal govern.
ing the adoption of tho Lecdv amend
inent calling for tho rejection OF H.,
hfon%sfd hEainsi tnis fiehssit,uti1nal amendmen'
proponents OF suffrage vainly beat
Debate for Many Hours.
u, ReginninE at 10 O'Clock in the morn
n'ciocll @ tHe lac eGntesf waged until after ii
I cesses for the members TO dine IN
hHr = virtual agreement to do moth
Leaders, PreIent haG ha ndIte Xd9Ite the suffrage
sought to overcome by all parliamen
'aTy To os, means, but without success.
bott' ttT"e[iui si addresses were made By
Goolriek. OF Fredericksburg. maEinr
and dmsssaefiy ssnstnyr !, tax against ratineation
making equally as strong talk for til.
adoption OF suffrage.
eo1n speeches werc compared with
generations. Thnt OF the Fredericks. ks
om1G omTG senator was, pure logic through
;nrSpect or the question. while Senator
,ms,e a,,,,, offered more oratorical arr
SSument, but one which bristled with
i-N-'s hard to controvert.
Lecdy CiOses for Rejection.
70 senator Robert +. Leedy. patron
~. ~ me resolution for rejection. went
Inc Inc nonor oc closing the debate, and
ne Tha hanhled fnsd the situntin cleverly.
and must go to the House newt fn,.
cons Iteration. Although the fionse
put ne e,;,r yoted on u resolution TO
the state, this action is said by thos.
have hasSea no !" .art 8arttiamentary procedure 70
re21tSetins 2t, tho amendment.
:, me vote OF the Senate last night was
amosi ,tS trS, inn expression on the suffrage
came up before the General Assembly
"a; at the special session last fall. and
SrG was Gs', Tt1ecded by, by the House, The meas-
ui: uIeu on the Senate calendar with
Gut ? ACTON having been taken, although
tS rejection was considered n cer-
o,,nni,,. 1u,.,H; ,G Eight years ago. and subse-
6Hercd in the Senate. but never with
decisive action. the frs, move TO grant
mated by the Republican side.
Wanted Vote Without Debate.
When the Senate convened suffrage
opponents Indicated their willingness'to
aotsd ', uni., on me ne. l.sedy resolution without
l,pon motion OF Senator Ciratzltt tn
submit the whole question TO a voir
OF OF the people; debate was shut off by.
senator lcrdy moving the previous.
question. and tho resolution was lost
senator Trinkle then offered as !,
Of the Federal amendment. and il was
TO the substitute the whole session was
given.
The debate was opened by senator
Buchanan. who was followed by Sena-
tor Paul. OF Rockingham. Republican,
VINO was author OF the first suffrage
Senate
:. speak,ng against tho amendment.
Senator Woodson, OF Amherst. new
member. OF the Senate. said that only
two of his constituents have told hin,
they favored the ballot for women. He
IS against dragging women to serve on
juries.
Senator Corbitt. OF Portsmouth. de-
cried the negro woman bugaboo, which
was wa ,lrd raised at previous discussions on
lowed along the same lines by Senator
l;aynnn. Of Craig. who cited the faer
who elected Wilson to the presidency-
four years ago.
GooIrick F1ny- Move.
II advocates of women suffrage will
prove that there is even a respectable
minority sentiment in Virginia for
women voting. Senator Gooirick, IN
adoption of the Federal amendment.
declared that he would supper, equa'
suffrage s., If il Is pnt before the people
however, that he Is unalterably op
Of the State hy. the adoption of any
amendments tending TO centraiize gov
ernment in Washington.
am not opposed u woman suffrage
In the abstract said the Senator from
people in constitutional way wouid
probably support it with my vote
II deny, however. that the General
question before the people. We have
met with flood OF suggestions from
minority asking for its submission. but
money OF the state until 1T least n re-
spectacle minonty sentiment OF Won
en--and men, too--has been shown,
But ther6&is no respectable minority
for the submission Of ,hta
question, which Is agitated chiefly by-
+. few y women who infest tho lobb!es o.
Quotes From FedernIistr.
Cops5,,,,,io ma, ne hiacentn Teen amendment 70 tho
. constitution was tho nrst break Tor
government. was argued by Senator
Goodrich. who declared that not d.
cent white man from Maine 20 Cali
fornia would get up and defend thar 1
crime OF Congress He argued that3,na,
amendlnS power now assumed by those
sc carried 10 any length and ouoted Y
from letters OF Alexander iIanntitoS Il
md James Madison. leading Federsi,.
ISIS 20 snow that even THAT extrems