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Show RECORD CROWD I TO HEM DEBATE Suffragists and Anti-Suffragists Fill Galleries in Spite of Driving Storm. SPECIAL RULE OFFERED Six Hours Vigorous Debate Opens on Mondell Woman Suffrage Amendment. Washington, Jan. 11'. A driving rainstorm did not prevent a record-breaking record-breaking crowd from gathering In the house today to listen to discussion on the Mondell resolution providing a woman suffrage amendment. An hour before the session opened, practically prac-tically all the unreserved seats for women were filled with suffragists and anti-suffragists. When the women wom-en doffed their waterproof coats the purple and yellow banners and sashes of the suffragists filled the galleries with color A block of reserved seats was occupied by women wearing wear-ing the broad satin ribbons. Many brought their knitting and needlework needle-work and passed the time by working on garments for the war sufferers in Europe, The gallery to the left of Speaker Hark's desk was occupied by the suffragists. suf-fragists. On the right the anti suf-trpsists. suf-trpsists. each wearing a red rose, knitted and sewed as they waited Separating the hostile camps was th men's gallery Prominent Suffragists Present. In tho suffrage gallery Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, .Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs O. H P. Belmont, Mrs. Pethick Lawrence of London, and the congressional committee of the National Na-tional Association were in charge. ' Across the way were Mrs. Arthur B. Dodge, president of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage, Suf-frage, Mrs. A. J. George. Mrs. Daniel A. Markham and the legislative committee com-mittee of that association. The galleries applauded generally when Dr. Shaw and several other prominent suffragists were Invited bj the speaker to leave the puhlic gallery gal-lery and take places in his private gallery. Senator Martlne, who chanced io pa.ss through the house chamber, at- tracted attention of the ant; ml . e delegation The women greeted him with annln kniiin vi vine . roses as he answered their welcome. Miss Paul Cheered Misb Alice Paul of the suffrage executive ex-ecutive committee was cheered as she took her place In the gallery. Promptly at 11 o'clock tho speaker's gavel fell and Chairman Henry of the rules committee presented the special rule upou which it was agreed to allow al-low one and one-hall hours debate exclusive uf the six hours provided lor the resolution itself. House Adopts Rule. After an hour and a half of debate the house todaj adopted 209 to 31, a special rnlr for considering the pro-posed pro-posed constitutional amendment for woman suffrage and then settled down to six hours' actual debate before be-fore voting on whether to submit the resolution to the states for ratification. ratifica-tion. The overwhelming vote in favor of the rule was by no means indicative Of the sentiment on the resolution itself. Many, who FOted tor the rule In order to bring the question io a yea and na: vote, announced their intention of voting against the resolution resolu-tion Itsell Vntl-suffraglstG asserted the suffragists suffra-gists would not iniif.ter tho inr,- rv two-thirds vote: the suffragists did not predict more than thai the house would register a majority for their proposition. The debate on the rule had been spirited, bringing Hunnort and ouuosi- tion from all parties Heavy Artillery Brought Out The real debate which began at 1 o clock with six hours to run, brought out the heavy artillery of both Bides and promised a vote some time after 7 o'clock this afternoon. To the applause and cheers of .ui-porters .ui-porters of both sides of the question packed in opposite galleries, the house plunged into a debate fully as spectacular spectac-ular as that which attended the vote on the prohibition amendment recently. re-cently. Representative Webb, chairman of the judiciary committee, led off tiu-debate tiu-debate in opposition to the .Tim ad-ment ad-ment He believed it the question were voted on by women more than 8' per cent would vote againsi sut-Irage. sut-Irage. Debate on the special rule had been Concluded by the floor leaders ol th Republican and Democratir sides Rep resentatlve Mann supporting the amendment and Representative Underwood Un-derwood opposing it. Representative Campbell, Republican Repub-lican spoke for the rule and the Mondell Mon-dell resolution. Campbell for Suffrage. 'The president and man) of his followers," he said, "insist that granting grant-ing the right ot suffrage to oni'.-u is one that must be dealt with by the state. He invokes the doctrine of states sovereignty with the same enthusiasm and confidence thai others or his party invoked that doctrine In favor of human slavery in other days. "The president as the leader of his parly, when he charges the opposl- tion with not having a new idea In thirty years, should at least find some buffer for everything new that is proposed, besides the doctrine of states sovereignty surrendered at Appamattox h?.ir a century ago." As Representative Campbell was speaking, disorder on the floor and in the galleries called forth a rebuke from Speaker Hark. "The gentlemen on the floor must preserve order," he said. "The spectators spec-tators In the gallery are here by the courtesy of the house. If this disturbance dis-turbance does not stop I shall order the galleries cleared." oo |