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Show WOMEN PROTEST AGAINST VOTE Washington-, March 19. Protests against immediate action on the proposed pro-posed constitutional amendment extending ex-tending suffrage to women, under debate de-bate in the senate, continued to reach the capltol today from suffrage leaders lead-ers throughout the country. Senators leading the fight for the amendment, however, were prepared for a final vote within a day or two. satisfied that while they face almost certain overwhelming defeat, nothing can be gained by further efforts to delay action. Senator Ashurst in charge of the proposed amendment, reiterated his assertion that a majority of the senators sen-ators wanted immediato action. He said he had canvassed the entire membership of the senate and found sentiment strongly In favor of disposing dis-posing of the question, as quickly as possible. |