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FEDERAL AMENDMENT FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE 633 (N. M.) had been appointed. Senators Nelson (Minn.), John- son (S. D.) Cummins (Iowa) and Johnson (Cal.) had been added to the committee and Senators Ashurst, Sutherland, Clapp and Catron had retired. In the House the resolution was introduced by Representatives Rankin, Raker, Mondell, Taylor, Keating and Hayden. Both Houses agreed that only legislation pertaining to the war program should be considered during the extra session, which excluded the amendment, but there were some forms of work not prohibited. On April 20 the Senate Committee gave a hearing on it with Mrs. in charge and very strong addresses were made by her and Senators Shafroth (Colo.), Kendrick (Wyo.j, Walsh nO, Smoot (Utah). Thomas, Thompson and Representative Rankin. Thousands of copies were franked and given to the >nal Association for distribution. On September 15 Chair- man Jones made a unanimous favorable report to the Senate. In the House efforts were concentrated on securing a Committee on Woman Suffrage, resolutions for which had been introduced by Representatives Raker, Hayden and Keating and referred to the- Committee on Rules. Mrs. Park's report said : Our first step was to get the approval of Speaker Clark, who gave u* cordial support. Later, to offset the fear on the part of certain members of conflicting with President Wilson's legislative program. a letter was sent to Chairman Edward W. Pou (N. C.) of the Rules nittee bv the President, who stated that he thought the creation of the committee "would be a very wise act of public policy and also an art of fairness to the best women who are engaged in the cause man suffrage." -etition asking for the creation of a Committee on Woman signed by all members from equal suffrage States and nny of those from Presidential suffrage States, and from Arkansas. This was presented to the Rules Committee, which, on 1 $. granted a hearing. On Juno 6. bv a vote of o" to 5. on motion "-. Cintrill a resolution calling for the creation of a Committee on Woman Suffrage to consist of thirteen members, to which all action touching the subject of woman suffrage should be -^1. was adopted bv the Rules Committee, with an amendment. Mr. Lenroot to the effect that the resolution should not be reported in the House until the pending war legislation was out of the v Tho report of the Rules Committee, therefore, was not brought r nuse until September 24, when the extrrmelv active orv ->f Chairman Webb and most of the other members of the