The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-21


which then proved to be Miss Susan b. Anthony,
who at an early hour occupied and entrenched
herself on one of the front seats, by which stra-
tegic position she enabled to open an emf
lading fire upon either the officers or the au-
dience.
Prior to the hour of ten o'clock in the morning
the different members of the convention from
abroad were busiy looking over the morning
papers to see if their names were in print in the
published proceedings of their first days work.
Many were gratifed to find not only their
name, but the place of their nativity, and, in
some instances, their stature and age, which was
piece ofpOpularity they had never enjoyed at
home. 1t is but justice to say, however, that the
latter particular of identity was not relished by
either Miss Martha VI. Wabridge, or Mrs.
Doctor Mary Walker, or the persevering Miss
Susan.
Punctually at the time the President called the
meeting to order but the tap of his mallet on
the desk had the same effect Miss Susan as
when one taps piano key, and Immediately up
jumps little something to strike the cores
ponding chord within the instrument-sO, as the
charman's mallet declared the meeting Open
up jumped little Susan to make speech. The
Secretary said he would read the minutes first,
which must have seemed more like hours to
Susan.
Mr.. Trevellick. of Michigan, said, before ac-
cepting the minutes of the previous session, he
wanted the secretary to substitute the word
''president" in the place of ''NIr Lucker in the
chair" as that gentleman was the bona .fde
president of the congress-
Susan said she would like to amend the mo-
ton of Mr.. Trevellck the Michigander by sub
stitutng "chairist' for president" as it did not
so strongly suggest the male species Not
agreed to.
Mr.. West, of Mississippi, moved that Mr..
Moffett's (of Tennessee) name be added to the
Committee on Credentials.
Miss Susan wanted to know how the gentle
man from Mississippi stood on the Union ques-
ton Coming from a State that begins with
'Miss" is not sufficient for her. Oaughter.) }
Many thing that begins with miss continues
so She did not expect to spend her days "
'Miss." (Cries of ''joke!" 'good!" and laugh
ter) Susan was about continuing when she was
called to order.
The Secretary then announced the commit
tees. Miss Martha NJ Wallbridge secured a
position on the Committee on Organization,
mainly through the efforts of the irrepressible
Susan, who insisted that no organization could
prosper without woman.
Mr. Cayis from the Committee on the Eight
hour law, made report.
the twenty-four the eight hours were to be taken
from. A printer on a daily paper takes his .n
the middle of the night. The women who set
type on the Recolattion take theirs in the day.
No woman could sett up with a man eight hours
without being exhausted Daughter and cheers),
and she would move that the hours for night
work on newspapers be shortened, so that men
and women could sett up together in the same
Office (Cheers.) She could sett up with any
man and it would not tire her (applause), but
the close composing-room was not the proper
place for a woman to spend eight of the best
hours of her life. She would therefore move
that men set all the type at night and women in
the day.
Mr.. Cavis wanted to know of Susan how much
time in the day it would take to ''set woman
(Great laughter)
Susan said the gentleman may think he is
very funny, but she would answer his question
bv saving that she meant that women should sett
all the type that is set in the day time; and fur
tbermore, the gentleman would find it a hard
lob to set her down at any time of day. (Cries
of $50 in, Susan !" and cheers.)
At this last remark Mr.. Cayis caved.
Mr.. Field, of Michigan, offered the follow
ing
ResolUed, That the national money, known as
sreenback currency, is popular and satisfactory
to the working millions of the country
Susan Jumped up and declared it was not salts
factory to fifteen millions of the citizens. Wha
true woman wants to feel Mr. Chase's head al
the phrenologists say, when she goes to buy
niece of calico or ribbons Not one of the green
backs of any denomination has the portrait
the distinguished women engraved upon 1t
Heroes of the war and heroes OF the forum
occupy the public notice. Who was 1t that mrs
urged the sending of supplies to Major Ander
son The women of New York Who cheere(
and encouraged, at the beginning of the war
the nine months mep2 "a Voiee;-"Tbe MIN