Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-24
FEMALE SUFFRAGE ron THE DIS
TRICT.



Tho Interview saturday Morning.
At 1880 O'Clock Saturday morning com
mltee consisting OF Mrs. Stanton, Miss An.
thony, Isabella Hooker, Madame Anneke,
Mrs. Gage, Mrs. Davis, and Josephine
Grining, supported by come twenty-five or
thirty members Of thelate woman's Suffrage
Convention, had an Interview, by appoint
ment, with the Committees Of the two Houses
Of Congress on the District Of Columbia for
the purpose Of urging upon Congress legls-
trict.
Mrs. Stanton read carefully prepared
paper arguing that the war had left the
country In an elementary condition, and In
reorganlEing II the law should be construed
to the Injustice Of none. She further claimed
that until the fourteenth amendment was
adopted the word male did not occur In the
Constitution. In addition to the general
arguments advanced during the convention
In favor Of suffrage everywhere, she urged
that the District, having been the ground
for the experiment Of emancipation and Of
negro suffrage, was, being directly under the
eyes Of Congress, peculiarly fitted for the
experiment ofwoman suffrage.
Miss Anthony followed at some length
upon the beauties Of suffrage as developed
In Kansas and Wyoming.
Isabella Hooker said q young man could
not obey the commandment "Honor thy
father and mother" and say to his mother,
Stand aside l am safe to govern and you
are not"
Madame Annake, as the representative Of
the women OF the whole world, made pas
siouate appeal for suffrage.
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Gage, and others made
some remarks rather OF any explanatory
nature.
Senator Patterson asked how 1t would be
In case Of difference between the husband
and wife, who would be umpirel
Mrs. Stanton. The laws Of nature settle
that. The strongest mind, whether II Is
the mans or the womRn's, will control.
Tho ladies were asked what evidence
they had that women wanted the ballet
Mr.. Stanton said they did not AJAX the
colored men II they wanted tho ballot when
the franchise was bestowed upon thom.
She, however, claimed that women did want
II.
Isabella Hooker thought that women had
not openly expressed desire for IL, but
there was . strong under'current favor
ing II.
Miss Anthony claimed that they were in
undated, and reclted the ridlculo and abuse
that had boon heaped upon her and her fel.
low.lRborers.
A member Of the committee asked II the
women had ever protested against II.
Miss Anthony said one little company up
In Senator Summers State had done so.
Senator Hamlin spoke OF the laws OF the
District, made up as they were, In part from
the old laws OF Maryland, and the necessity
there was for radical change. Ho had met
q committee OF twenty Ave gentlemen as In
telllgont as any In the city, and had said to
them, II you will give US bill that will give
the people OF the District the control OF their
own affairs; we will give them a law that
will enable them to raise their own money
and make their own laws, subject to our re-
vision, Of course, for we cannot give up the
Jurisdiction. In reply to an Interrogation,
he dlsclaimed any responsibility for the bill
recently drawn up by the gentlemen, and
virtually repudiAted II.
Mr.. Cook, Of Illinois, Of tho House COM
mlttee, said II had been stated that the House
committee were preparing bill for the gov
eminent Of the District. II was q mistake.
He explained the rules Of the House, and
said II was impossible to prepare bill and
pass II In the House, but was forced to admit
to Miss Anthony that II they represented
FIVE millions OF voters the House would
End time TO pass such n bill.
As the committee rose, the chairman,
Senator Hamlin, told the ladies that the
committee would take the subject into con-
slderatlon.