Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-03-06
EQUAL OUTRAGE IN THE
LEGISLATURE.
The Debate upon and Rejection OF tn,
Proposition for Equal Suffrage II


the House OF Representatives, On Tuesday
on the Equal Suffrage resolution, Is fur
nlshed by the Columbus correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial:
The following resolution was the special
order, and on motion Of Mr.. Bruf was ia
ken from the table: To so amend Article
V Of Section of the State Constitution,
so as to read as follows: EVERY male citi-
zen of the United States who has not en-
gagged In insurrection or rebellion against
the same, Of the age of twenty-one years,
who shall have been a resident of the
State one year next preceding the election,
and Of the county, township or ward in
which he resides such time as may be pre-
serbed by law shall have the qualiica-
tons Of an ~eleotor, and be entitled to vote
at all elections"
MI. Henrlcks. Democrat, made q speech,
bitterly opposing the resolution.
Nj. Rhodes spoke in favor of the reso-
luton, but submitted q motion to amend
so as to exclude from the elective fran
chise those who left their place of resi-
denee to avoid being drafted into, or who
deserted, the military service Of the uni
ted States, but the Legislature may, by 8
tWo-thirds vote, remove such disabilities.
Mr.. Oren moved to amend by requiring
electors to be able, unless physically dis
qualified, to read and write, except per-
sons who served in the army or navy of
the United States and were honorsbly dis
charged.
Mr.. Young moved to amend BY striking
out the word ''male."
Mr.. Banning moved to postpone the
further consideration of the resolution and
the pending amendment two weeks.
Mr.. Gardner advocated postponemant.
A change had been going on in the pub
lie mind during the last i've years, all tend
ing to an inevitable result. Two weeks
may indicate the course adopted by Con-
gress, and its reception by the people of
the country.
MI. Northway interrupted TO inquire
why the gentleman from Fayette resisted,
If this was q decree of Jehovah and boInd
to come.
MI. Gardner said that he had sufficiently
indicated that, like a certain Ohio politl-
clan, he was waiting for the facts.
Mr.. Piatt advocated its ~postponement
as a friend of the resolution. Abiding to
the Democratic opposition to the resolu-
ton, he said, his Democratic friends at
home were afraid during the canvass, when
he made that issue, that political equality
would give social equality, but he had
quieted their apprehensions by assuring
them that if It became necessary, under
the amended Constitution, they would
pass q law to protect Democrats, by pro-
hlbiting negroes from associsting with
them He was in favor of allowing wo-
men to vote, and regarded il as strange
mat while members were willing and
ready to give the ballot to the negro, they
would not trust it to their wives and
daughters. He hoped some Of the Demo
Gratis would vote for the resolution.
Mr.. Hughes-"Not one"
Mr.. Schneider urged immediate action,
and dared the Democrats to come up and
assist in the adoption of the resolutions
[Laughter.l Only fifteen or twenty votes
were needed, and if they wanted the ques-
ton submitted, now was their chance.
Messrs. Bloom, Putnam, and other Dem
ocrsts said they wanted the question sub
mitted by the Republicans, but not to
share any responsibility In its submission,
to which they were opposed on the prin-
ciple Of not believing the negro should
share in governing the State.
Messrs. Schneider and Stedman urged
immediate action, as did also Messrs.
Lockwood, NOrthway, BoyntOn and
others.
Messrs. Young ID Nixon thought it
premature TO press tn question to . vote
to-day, believing the resolution would
have a better chance two weeks hence.
Mr.. Nixon condemned the action of
protested friends of the bill in co-opera-
ting with the Democrats to force the vote
now.
Mr.. Soynton said he did not expect the
resolution to get sixty three votes, but the
Republican press were demanding the
action and they desired to 90 upon the
record. If the gentleman GMr. YOung1
and others would come up to the record
and vote aye, it would be adopted.
MT. made 8 vigorous sPsa~h
for immediate adoption. He believed
Democrats would vote aye. 1t was
the most absurd thing that could be con-
celVed, that while all around the shack
les were dropping, we should hesitate in
Ohio. Tit moral effect Of Ohio taking .
right position on this question would be
felt from one end of the land to the other.
He desired that the next canvass in Ohio
be on this n issue.
Mr., Fitzgerald thought it very evident
that the pretended friends and enemies
Of the resolution were working together
he would say to his colored friends in the
as spectators that if they came
here in expectation that their friends, or
pretended friends, expected to pass this
resolution to-day, they were mistaken.
Mr.. Bloom called the gentleman to
He was addressing his argument
10 the galleries. It should be to the
Chair. [Laughter.l ]
The following are the principal motions
- -afa-anaa 60 sko -o,I, n.z.-.H
Italics, Republicans in Roman letter: &
On MI. Banning's motion to postpone /
he question: I
Bunce, Burbage, Clark of Guern- Z
Clark of Harrison, Coan, Danglsr, !
Dsvey, Encell, Fitzgerald, .
Fox, Furnas, Gardner, Glover, Hare, !
Kerr, Kessler, Kramer, Lybrook, v
Masters, Myers. Nixon, Oren,
Patton, Shipley, Wiles, Williams, Wood, \
g
NAYs-Messrs. Ault, Banning, BeT7i, y
Bloom, Boynton, Bronson, Brutf, Chase, .
.reSbGch, Erskine, Gallup, Castor, Green, n
Hanson, ReaGley, Hearicks, Hubs, Hill, d
Houston, Howard, Hughes, johnson, Jones, !,
Kibbee, Lar1ciH, Lawrence, Lock .
wood, Marshall, MeFaTreU, McMoran,
Sorthway, Parks, PerriH, Permission, Phil
Ups, Piatt, Putnam, Reed, Rho1es, RttteT, b.
schneider, Sorber, Stanton, Stedman, Tafel
rHo-nhiH, Worth, Spesker-5S.
The yeas were all Republicans, CT the =
lays twenty seven were Democrats and
wenty-six Republicans. The motion was 3
ost. :,
On Mr.. Owens amendment for an edu- v
Ational qualification, the vote stood: d
YEAs-Messrs. Alexander, Bersett, Bur- ~
age, Encell, Fitzgerald, Hough, Houston, z
I~esslsr, Kerr. Lawrence, Nixon, Oren, 4
Tafel, Young, Speaksr-15. S,
NAYs-Messrs. AuIt, Banning, Beer, Ii
Room, Boynton, Bronson, Bruff. Bunce, :.
'hase, CLARK of Guernsey, Clark, of Hsr- se
Coan, Cochran, Coulter, Curtis, in
slsGe, Dangler, Davenport, Dayey, e e
'eford, Denman, DresbGeh, Erskine, Fitz- b.
erald, Fox, Fumas, Gallup, Gardner, .,
Glover, Hanson, Hare, HeadLey ~
fsnrieks, Hubs, Hill, Hoover, Howard, m
johnson, Jones, Ragy, Kibbee, A
-raner, Larviu, Lockwood, Lybrook, u
Martin. Masters, MeFdrTeH, =
[cMOran. Myers, Northwsy, Parks, Pat =
N, PERIL, Permission, Phillips, Piatt, I
Reed, Rhodes, Rutter, Schneider, n
Stedman, ThornhW, Wiles, Will !
ans, Wood, Worth-72. II
Tho ,,aas ,yoro oil Do,,hl;oous. Of the hO