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Show fTTI TftM Anns P FEU Oil UiulS HEELS WAITING FOR DECISION Whether Woman Takes Seat to Be Announced Later v WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Mrs V.'. H Felton of Georgia, took the mos: direct method today to Impress upon senate loaders that if she did not succeed suc-ceed in taking her scat as tho first woman senator, It would not be through any fault of hers. An hour and a half before the gavel was to call the opening special session ses-sion of congress, she entered the senate sen-ate chambers on the arm of former Senator Hoke Smith of that state, sent her bonnet and cloak to be hung up in the Democratic cloak room, and look up a position on a sofa on the Democratic side, with her senatorial commission In her lap. Meantime senate leaders, perplexed whether to allow her to take her seat In view of the election of Walter P, George as her successor, continued their conference- and Indicated they might delay a decision until tomorrow. They laid out a program for today which provided for adjournment almost al-most as soon as the session opened, as a mark of respect for the late Senator Sen-ator Watson of Georgia, to whose plnce Mrs Fclton was appointed by Governor Hardwick.. Mrs. Felton appeared undisturbed by these preparations, and as she kept her. vigil in the chamber she told in-nulrers in-nulrers that when It opened whether it vas today or tomorrow, she would BTAent her credentials and then if theH- wire not honored, she would make" a speech As a former senator, oven bv appointment, she would have the privilege Of n malning on the floor but could not take part In tho proceedings. proceed-ings. The advent of (he 87-year old woman wo-man lender at the senate chamber caused somewhat of a sensation In the galleries, although there were few on the floor to keep her company She wore a black 6ilk dress and white gloves nnd she peered out with much interest but no signs of perturbation or abashment at what was going on about her. |