Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-01-26
he re election of The Pres,den, aa4 fera.er

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At o'clock the Senate met the House il
Joint convention 70 hear the pel4li0b oi ihi
Ladies IN behalf Of women's rights.
The Prssii ins, officer introduced Mrs Them
a. TO tLe Convention.
Mrs. Thomas said: Permit ne. friends {,
-ay word before reading our petition. Bro
hers and sisters. We have not come here 70 ex
hit @ selves as show 10 our brothers O
| he General Assembly. We have come her,
feeling deeply the need Of that which we pcu
ion Of you; ssd beg Of you to receive Us a.
heeomes our cause aud your petition in hi.
laoe. Gentlemen. We how read TO YOU oui
edition, as representatives. Of the women o
Indiana.
The petition was read Ia few plain words
asking TIE General Assembly 10 advanc,
i5e Women Of the State to the same rights o
crep. Row enj.yed Nv men ard for suel
q s..-ndme,s Of the Constitution as shall
slicr the i:gh, Of suffrage upon women.
An address IN writing was then rad tc
be Convention by Mrs. ThunaS-reasnninr
At length upon the subject of The petition. and
tating. sEo1gsi either Il ines, that the psti
ior was signed by nearly a thousand resi-
tents OF tie State. and that the number would
have been tens Of thousands, but for the laci
+ ef.rt To circulate it. II was. properly. tn,
'tition II the ladies Of Wayne county. wher
Ers. I al concluded st
The Presiding officer introduced 10 th'
Convention
Mrs. Birdsall, who read very clcar abs
logical plea in behalf cf The right of suffrae,
in woman and It's exercise in this State
4. sh'..!i be her pleassre
Mr. Cook followed in an extemporaneous
sd.lcss on the subject of Temperance--rna
king Allu>ion 10 the unehivalric remark Of on.
II orators olthe State Temperance Couven
tios y 'erda +. to this effect 1--WE will hold
be ladi,s' hornets ~h,ls. they shall fight th,
doggerics." Nevertheless. the lady ne will
ling to strive in the good work bat II wa,
limited how much mere effective would be lb,
work of the enfranrhised woman iu the saus.
Of Temperance.
Mr.. SENATOR Steele submitted n resolution
which was adopted. TO the effect that the fore
gazing addresses Of Mrs Thomas aud Mrs
l'ifdosli be spread upon the journals u tn,
Two houses.
After an Intellectual attempt TO call ihl
louise 10 order. on notion Of Dobbns al 3
s'ock the House adjourned. -.
TncRsnar Jan 90.
srSArx A motion 20 strike from the Jour
mails the proceedings of the Join, convention
( IN relation Ia Stselrs resolutiun 10 spread u p
ob the journals Of the two houses. and b.
published IN the CRY papers, was laid ou tn
( tah.s.
Aher the rrssents,on Of sundry petition
Ind ile intro lccnon Of ssversl uninportan
E resolutions Mr. Weir introduced the followin
resolution. which after long debate was lai
Ipan ihe lsbes
rA~s ~ rur sTark ~ INDIANA
2 Received That in the opinion q the Sen
sta the Law shonld b- so amended a. to com
pol the Ilsnk u the State of Indiana to pa
corporation taxes.
AFTERNOON.
Steele introduced bil lcga'izing the pr,
eeediugs Of the old state Bank Ia cet,ai
cases
very large nnu'be' ~ resolutions Of u
ssneral Interest we're also introduced
ocui-y's Liil cor the repeal of The charter
the bsnh ~ the State was referred 10 a selc,
committee
cebe's ON Tor the repeal o. the game la
vss Indefinitely postponed
horsE-.Sandry resolutions ~ere receive
sad 'sf red
= The bill Tor the amendment Of the Cireu
urt systesn and he abolition Of the Comm
Pieaseourts. was referred TO the committee q
the ergapiralons Of courts. with insira
tons.
long discussion took place on the b
|, toprohibis the circulation Of small notes
Saqdgy bills were read a second time at
referred.