ll was reported and placed early on the calendar
for the next year.

1918. Mr. Horton, House leader, was requested by the league to
withdraw the resolution and state that as President Wilson had
declared himself in favor of the Federal Suffrage Amendment and had
requested members of Congress to vote for its submission the league
would concentrate on this amendment. After the vote in favor by the U.
S. House of Representatives letters and telegrams were sent by leagues
and individuals all over the State requesting the Senators to vote for
it. Both voted against it but with the election of William P. Pollock
the suffragists were encouraged. The amendment was submitted to the
Legislatures June 4, 1919.

RATIFICATION. On January 14, 1920, Senator Neils Christensen
introduced a joint resolution to ratify the proposed Federal Suffrage
Amendment, which was referred to the Judiciary Committee. On the 23rd
it was reported unfavorably; on motion of Senator Christensen the
report was laid on the table; on the 28th the resolution went to a
vote and received 32 noes, four ayes--Christensen, Duncan, Shelor and
Walker. In the House on January 21 Representatives Bradford and Hart
introduced a concurrent resolution to reject the proposed amendment;
on the 22nd a motion to refer it to the Judiciary Committee was
defeated by a vote of 85 to 26. The debate on the resolution to reject
extended into the afternoon and the vote resulted in 93 ayes, 20 noes.
Even members who were opposed to ratification made strong speeches for
justice and denounced this unprecedented action of voting for a
measure before it had been referred to a committee or placed on the
calendar.

FOOTNOTES:

[162] The History is indebted for this chapter to Mrs. W. C. Cathcart,
member of the State Board of Public Welfare and chairman of the
Legislative Committee of the State Equal Suffrage League for six
years.

CHAPTER XL.

SOUTH DAKOTA.[163]

Here beginneth the last chapter of the history of woman suffrage in
South Dakota. At the time this is written (1920) women have the same
rights, privileges and duties politically as men except that they do
not serve on juries but the law will undoubtedly be amended to permit
them to do so if there is any demand for it. For many years the
suffrage work was conducted by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
its officers acting for the suffrage societies and its legislative
committees doing the lobbying. The acti