votes on Fed. Amend, xxiii;
no power to give wom. suff, xxiii;
committees urged by suff. leaders to appt. com. to investigate
results of equal suff, 49, 54, 353;
they refuse, 54, 62, 363;
many members kind and helpful, 508;
first petitioned for wom. suff, 618-19;
submits 14th and 15th Amends, 619-20;
receives first petition for 16th, 622-3;
insurgency in, 625;
no. of members elected by women, 643;
James Madison says it has right to confer suff, 657.

Congressional Committee of National American Woman Suffrage
Association, Mrs. Catt reports for, 62;
Emma M. Gillett's report; com. entered upon polit. work; letters
sent to candidates for Cong. asking opinion on wom. suff.; dif.
bet. Dems. and Repubs, 319;
com. for 1913, tribute to by natl. cor. secy.; assn. cooperates,
366-368;
in 1910-11-12, Mrs. William Kent chmn, 377;
declines to serve longer, Alice Paul appt.; report for 1913;
hearings bef. Senate and House coms.; processions, pilgrimages,
deputations to Pres. Wilson, State campns, press work, etc; fav.
report from Senate com.; reasons for progress, new Congressl. Com.
appt, names of, headqrs, 380-1;
Washtn. and Chicago officers, Mrs. Medill McCormick's work,
403-4; 409;
com. for 1914, 411;
protest against Congressl. Union's effort for Dem. caucus on forming
Wom. Suff. Com, 412;
members of Cong. canvassed, 413;
Shafroth Amend. decided on, 414-15;
attends hearing on the original amend, 415;
its lobby, publicity and campn. work, 418-422;
self-denial day, the "melting pot," 419;
assists Neb, 421;
natl. conv. appreciates its work, 422;
on "blacklisting" candidates, 424;
Ethel M. Smith's report; members of Cong. catalogued, pressure from
women of home district to vote on Fed. Suff. Amend, checking up
records, votes compared with those on Prohib. Amend.; work in
Congressl. districts necessary to success, 448-450;
Mrs. Funk's report, important work for vote on Fed. Amend.;
for Shafroth Amend, 451;
Mrs. McCormick's report, 452, 465;
shows 6,500,000 votes cast for wom. suff. in 1915, 473;
instructed by natl. conv. to concentrate forces on Fed. Amend, 501;
report of work in 1916 by Mrs. Roessing, chmn, 503-511;
effort for Fed. Amend. in Cong, fav. report from Senate Com.;
Senators urged acti