The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-04
VERY INTERESTING FROM ALBANY.
fht SirOng-Sindsd Ladies' In tho Assembly.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Proceedings In the Legislature.
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ACTION ON IMPORTANT BILLS,
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Gates those hea ing in the Assembly cham
Der yesterday afternoon The large room was literally
mined before the mmittee arrived The ents ain
msnts were opsred BY Miss Su.An Anthony who pro
oesded to stse the reasons why demanded tho
Lief peutoned for They wanted husband and wife to be
tnass common OF property without regard to survi
Worship; postnuptal acquisitions ahould belong equally
TO husband and wife; that married women should be
entitled TO execute letters testasntary and Of sdias
taton that thsy should have power make contracts
and transact business though they were unmarried
should stand In the Same possoo - single
parties or witnesses in legal psoosedings-sols
Of their minor children-homestead invoabIs and in
shsrable for themselves and ehidrsn-dvorcs laws 70
observation-disclosures be made sufficient for divorce
have the rish: Of sunrsgs-hoid office, legislative
judicial, and ministerial &c, &c.
Nias Anthony also read the foil ,wirg the womens
Rights PLATFORM
Woman asa lin the bshalf and for his own bsaehN
On unequ.yoc. declaration that womsas legal and 20
BY m.irss. h.eSy merged ana tha. all sSs IN.
ash. sast.ue ton: snolese. psions
results OF suoh feudal fiction and petfogsing faacy sh.
ss.sfs '','''A'' 'A' '''' .aa 100 'n' present ana
n wasn 'os s 81
owned by then, and without suryiv rshp. but snso
MN .s1s,ssIs
Volume page which ,i.s shall Be- rss.rasG
An snsotmsnt has wife competent solely to accept
sas o. m he. or Al and
hub.nd hen ,he trust power has conferred on
BOTH g they we're 2, usI a,,. T ;ss
vol Page ssa and The Tqn.as rlshs s,.su!:s q
les % PsSf r.Ss page age
b md
dsssh had m,red Sc CORN WY ~
:nsns
AysS.a ;hsula. a.ysr.hsls.s having s.s.m. : .ifs.
s,.i,T VIZ ]; s'S.,s IsSsss Isl
.nd unmarried female. section
b.ss q All 81 seer R S.s
VOL $50 which eoosrs AFTER shs word
married woman shonld, like one unmarried. be L.
81 ds %s sS w S
with both Or either o. al them asy and contract
.'s i .s :: :as 9s t III sias
uAiy in oonjupo,i0n or oOparnersap with the husband
always hsd Sssa nd svsr iaendd 70 b. Sa
hi ..;sss
supper. Ssrss g With edua.o.. SpSys
S at arising out Of snsr rs.sion q
court y osnais la 10 her her
ofSusbsnd and wife, or other should belong equally
Every wife should be allowed 70 beooms in AL courts
saS. ba & either patty o. witness IS she might
wife should have equal control with hsr husband
l's ains sSs nor q
valid without her Concurrence whether BY ndsnture w
.iSe, should miles. juals,.y rejected for ,no.p.
S.. q her mine, ehilar.n. AID properly
Tor sss: SI S1:
NOT ways sassp, asr authenticated oonssns in
The Ia :. .sl.ao. 70 sspsrston ana divorce
bessr defined an Hssiius drur isuSsss and
ether rreen. causes Of mere SEPARATION should justify sb
Wsn:n Especially sirlD right. of personal property
.u%nens q gwen 'ss
.sysl: ssn
y: i.. -, prov
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sis :h.s par. s, ysi p.ss asa sss is CHAP.
I' ss.
shish ss:eS mot ss1 1' i ram
soss.a,. submit her p1sP.sy sss
naP';tf Ss 1a h:F
sy
3
may town Sns .Sa
i;ass ''''ni'
=
f;Sn Becoming and should be
l6 Woman should Jurors, selected in The same way q
nan ssa sub and article us 4, chap s. part Sd
wen,. 'ASns b sii,sls !: employment n AL public
81 H on
SAD for IKE - pupils and ssaehers All en-
So s. re- snd rewards ought
ds al: Il: ..s ss s ss.n 9.
wsrd Such composed either Of both
sess..sf.i .ss esS.. ssur. il sSoussass upon thou
81 y s . ss ~
lt.Aon, especially among members Of the family
i3 clause Issd 70 statutory definition, Prescribing
cn.d n. fsmniss shall b implied tsse.ps where such
Q, n,trgc9n would n It's ensss q ospnecsien be absurd
y Judicial esRriss .. S SosisSsu.s
raj and conventional rights woman win INDIGNANTLY al.
claim =. mp,n 70, Grim. in her nab
of her contracts cendue because his
n Be- % os G' hsn ha o " o.
win and Of duty uided BY conscience enlightened By
The %
show HOY ,.n .s sna i.l.. or R..ssa.,.
tenn and domestic Of eonosdn 70 woman hsr
sa sas fsr
ss ns. rs a m,. - JSg az
became stasueaw but year. and provided
eslutary Such will always be the effort Of
legislative justice nevertheless Of the usual sereotyped
again demanded and inii,pen sabls
without which inrlher moral BY man must DO ndeh
niiey postponed.
Mrs. Ernmn L. Rom WAS then Introduced 70 the ecm
nittes and audience She spoke hour and half re-
captivating The address which she delivered on frequent
oo,soos before audiences at twenty admission
She upqusstionably . well Informed woman. gifted
With rstsntive memory. in pleading the cause OF
mans rights she fquehty touched the obdurats hearts
OF the stern with her poetic touches AM fights OF
clio tuenee The idea being prevalent that she Is .
nrmed inndel carrying her belief far done BY
Fanny Wright previous to her marriage deprecated her
very materially In the minds Of the audience. At the
conclusion OF her speech she heartily chesrsd and
npphused In the galleries. and she retired conscious Of
having made ~ imp ession upon the committee that
women deserve some relief at the hands of the Legisa
ture me meeting then dispersed. No notice given for