New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-31
UONAN IN THE ONO SENATE.
tsporeenee OF The ". Y. Tribune.

CoLUrBUs Thursday, March %, 1854
Mr. TOWNSEND Senator from L,ran presented petitions
from adus czens Of Ohio, residing in twenty different
counties the first numbering twenty eight hunded ask
ing that steps be taken effect change in the State Con
s,i,uon so that Woman may have the Elective Franchise
tie other numbering fear thousand asking for her
equal property rights
Mr. Foor OF Cuyahoga asked for suspension OF the rules
Of the Senate TO allow Mrs NJ Severance OF Cleveland
to present mt mortal in behalf of the petitioner and to
follow it BY such remarks sie may wish to of-r Ihs
motion was oct only seventeen voting for IT, whle
twotbrds voe-a vote Of twenty four required for
supper sion the usual order. -, ;.
might be heard. He thought the vote IN the present IN
stance the result Of the idea, that as they mad few
days since refused To receive the memorial and ADDRESS
Of cOlored upon this ioor therefore Consistency
required that we also refuse hear the ladies' There was
necessarily connection between the case anu ne
wanted the ladies 10 have nearing "uether tEey "eio
Mr IowssIsp then moved that the the recep-
ton of the memorial be recOnsidered lie SAID me,
mortal on the subject of Temperance had been received
by the Ohio Senate early in the present session and lie
presumed supposed the offered TO day was on
that subject but il subject OF an entirely diner
ent nature and he wished them 10 have hearing as oh
erwise they not represented on this hoor
The Senator from Cuyshoga Mr.. Foot said that IN re
gard gallantry he presumed the ady petitioners gd %,
one for the that is down trodden and ne thousht
if the ladies had right had the colored men lie was
determination would be made in behalf OF the LADIES ne
was so identified with Temperance that he presumed
gentlemen thought the ladies asked nearing on tna
that the request for nearing hsh
come from him. He had doubt that the gentlemen
voted they had from sense OF duty was eonsra
not member of this body. l. was now stated ina, Mrs
Severance only wished present written memorial-Hof
Nr AINs.os Of Carol said he had voted to receive
memorial on the subject Temperance and to day he ad
kept bis seat becau-en was prop9,ea 10 ac'opa,J ,h
memorial 9Th ,peech He should vote 10 receive 'he
Nj SnI1H of Madison said he shoGld vote for this mo.
ton ard also suspend the rules lie though 'ney nov
had rights than the other sex oIt II thsy
tie did not have right of suffrage he should certainly
gran. Them the privilege Of asking Tor it and STATING their
NJ Tottrr Of Licking said there was distinction 70
be made In regard the present request and ths OF tue
coored man The ladies not represented on th noo
ard be sbou vote TO suspend the rules anu near ef
Mr Lrr OF Crawford said there certain Eastern
King whose rules rigid TO insure the death
OF him who should appear before him unealed bai
won en- ceme with petition, and not only was his Sc
verify dsamod but her requet rGs graned even 20 the
half of the kingdom 80 would l! be with the senate ne
hoped Such reception il should receive from him
fhe motion 20 reconsider carried by unanimous
vots and twenty FIVE voted t. suspend the rules The
molten 70 listen 20 Mrs Severance was now agreed TO-
ard the Ohio Senate the srcte-t attention u h-r
reading hch occupied about three quarters OF al hour
Her quiet manner well the force OF the Arguments
and the happy manner OF their pre:entAon evidently
made peesan; impression IN behalf OF the extension OF
w,msns activities. There were present on the hoor Of
/ tie Senate q number of d,StingEes-Dr Griswod OF
Elyrie DR. Harriet X Hunt OF Boston, George Bradburn
sc After its reading. Foot of the city
with Ms. Severance moved that the memorial be laid
! on The table and printed. The Senate agreed 10 it.
| so here ard BOW Is another thing under the sun
memoir al from woman i. for the hSt time to be print
ed by authority and become OF the State papers
end that memorial upon the subject OF just AID Equal
Rights Woman a oo-oual with MAJ in the rights and
duties OF Humanity The world does move
/. Dr. HARRILr X. HuST il 10 speak TO morrow evening
In the Second PRESBYTERIAN Church the Rev L. H. Hitch
cock pastor, OF the .ubjeet of Woman Phy'icigs
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