112-115;
U. S. Sen. Shafroth on election frauds, 114;
highest testimony exonerates women, 114;
wom. suff. re-affirmed by large majority, 115;
Sen. Shafroth testifies as to wom. suff, 298;
Rep. Rucker, same, 308;
Men's Defense League, 312;
Mrs. Dorr's article, 314;
Richard Barry's slanders in _Ladies Home Journal_;
thousands of copies of Miss Blackwell's answer sent to editor by
women with protest, 314;
report on wom. suff. by Rep. Taylor, 355, 357;
women satisfied with suff, 393;
Sen. Shafroth answers charges against it, 444;
State gives wom. suff, 624.
Committee on Rules,
natl. suff. conv. asks for an especial Com. on Wom. Suff, 373;
grants a hearing in Dec, 1913, Dr. Shaw presides, "antis" out in
force, 383;
names of com, tie vote on reporting res, 397;
grants a hearing 1917 and creates Wom. Suff. Com, 525, 548-9;
names of Rules Com, 548;
sets time for suff. debate in House, 593; 628;
action of House Judic. Com, 631;
Mrs. Park's report of Com. on Rules, 634-5.
Committee on Woman Suffrage,
the natl. conv. of 1913 makes strenuous effort for in Lower House;
appeals to Pres. Wilson to recommend, he approves, 373-376;
three res. for presented, 380;
Rep. Edward T. Taylor's referred to Com. on Rules, which grants
hearings; "antis" out in force, 383;
names of com, 384;
tie vote on reporting, 397;
in 1917 Pres. Wilson approves; Speaker Clark supports; all members
from equal suff. States sign petition, 524;
Com. on Rules grants hearing; creates desired com.; vote on, 525;
House Judic. Com. had prevented it for years, 537-8;
hearing for bef. Com. on Rules, May, 1917, 548;
com. appointed, 549;
it gives 4 days' hearing on Fed. Amend.; names of com, 577;
reports favorably to House, 593;
effort for com. in Lower House, 626, defeated, 628;
full report, Pres. Wilson favors, House votes for, 633;
names of com, 634;
Judic. Com. hostile, 634;
friendly "steering" com. names, 635.
Committees,
of National American Woman Suffrage Association (special) for war
work, 723, 725, 727, 730, 734;
on State Councils of Natl. Defense, 726.
Committees, Senate, on Wom. Suff, 626; 632; 642; 645.
Conger-Kanecko, Josephine, 419.
Congress, United States,
deaf to appeals for wom. suff, xvii, xviii;
converted, xxi;
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