, 1870-04-17
THE CONVENTION.

!
Of yesterday, adopting an additional section reIa,
ing 70 females voting In eases Of elections Wher
propef9sJ 91inl y ta1sd,
s1detauoE. special Assessments were not the on1
st ", u Mnica propetIy vas Affected an
Wy ny e, C. th ins LIZ ssAe p1slegeA 70 the sam
re1sS11 r1 tht y. Gstsf LIZ sasea IaeEoR q which n
sasa.4 H E.h ~ w ~ lsaeS va utterly u
Tr1r noW IN theorv W. s7f!aesant,!p p % Female
NJ, pSDEiKWo0D, OF St Clatrr Was Ia favor {
nTonaqt1 anancetfnn "no ., lever @ osen II iasoE OF
manT casaes nnt s5awe, ~ an5 4 e eaae Ihefe Wel
the@ are going to have nc privilege It ali, H.
fc aad he1y are n1tci1 Mas nos secfe r.
aonld G e se TTt rsnare a5s anh'e'F a
II TIE S, 5Ese173dsEsttsa 13!Is raa carried
~. S5MIeh one1ea sabstitnee 1or the SEC
' skea1oS r. to Tie aenera, Assembly NAV ,rov1de
y taM taaz ~ peIsons without distinction Of ser
Mno @ ate propss!3-o~neis may Yote on ail proposl.
n uoaa se3 p ans OF 70 levy ta
= moEon 70 tay on Tue cahle WAS LOST by 81 nays
t9s 1eaa; =, poo.,o ar., .,..,.,,.-,--
an amendment:
When a4uestion Of leT7inG tar Is submitted
70 vote all owners Of property situated within
Of ieyyng such sa1. This question shau be sub
mltted separately"
Ss9 ehsnS snSla s.ye 7ets 1e
IN the election Of Assessors, who had the property
at their mercy: This Was part Of scheme TO get Tor
XII ona ne nsn1 70 ann Us pqs =
many adTocates II this dar: The. tfuth Is. tie @
q p s 1z. = snss of
but y sonr at r. c1rc,,r 14s w1Se 1ne
n SITHaa s! !; "a i iii ~ rs @ no ~ .9ins: and
m.aa: sam 10 oon fsara !os So mncn e1e1emehE me
9 nrnart ~ .1nhs "4s ~ ,a,, ~. ~ 70
nn 1s1 1ts4oeu' Aue4 Nv eou1o 4o'e A'o 1ne oener
NJ ~ .wE1,-e ~ 1,..o,,,,,., ,,,t,xo,; .,,,.
person VIC Is aSsed 70 nav ot money shonl sery
NJ Wis snsnent rre WE ia ~, ~, ftsa
nsson o. IT. "a Me thought me Pnct-
pt, pte ~, ~ ~ s Mas sonaa one.
aoy aa gaefq E on qss h5t ., T W. not 4aesnoa Or
,e ~, ~ y Plet1e 70 @ ms1e aao"eu 70
s1st,, a4u ma N5I! VIZ not m Y n1ohe eoipolauons.
ta cnTs ~ ~ ~ n.y. M =
Eavs,oi m ~ ~ n1 G rth ~ +sa % - ~. u +s, ts,
q 49,, ~ ,4., e1e " nan aseptsd
~ \" ~ nennc bat rosS nb1n
~ 5his IL Eup,s ~. 1aH az 81 oSeu 1etnsea. 1ns
~ ths asa 49, mAs 20 Vote
vote. aad The one nssta9 onc thonsa1d TAX 'an pas
heeS, ts4 ~ ,,14s- 9S-tHIa H ~ uoaIS
ia1 + ha eo,,to N m a c1s ,seS3t anp4 u ~
VIM harn ~ Irna.4rst 81 ~ 49,, v Wt,. t.uo1' AAes
Nj PATEs: ~ I5nan 81 ,en1r,4se1 T,s
soren ~ n ira ncasv Vsa11a4 ~ ,asats ~,
yeW highest rnnsttcrstion rrnn1 the ofhsr eeV w.
Let1t Be remembereft shat these ,Tnrnen 1sa-e mn
1,ofhrrs y1t1-eS es1tr-r .nd Is11,tsr e 49, ~
ssme anlrs ID Il, snisaa.a IA asaa - MnTa sne
ruin II rhinEs Win be It hand but as to tf,is nron
ositton before the caaTent1oD, he was and Arrays
the right dearest to Tomen7 Was this what
they wantsd7- !. Let this section be- passed
IL fsH RS4s q shee onsa il s ne
test or AE ParSs a9alnst the tone With which
women hhl been treated IN The convention
When speaking Of .Homen, We mean our mothers,
than which there = no boiler word in the !
LANGUAGE; OF our Msters, than Wh1ch fnere = no
Iealeg name IN me lan9uase; Of home ond or AZ
tnnt mn9es n0ina Hhat It L. but Is to female
sahraRea NJ u Has something thas women dia not
t.mlllas Of all. q members of this convention
NuV asAeu 1t9 tAls ll2As~ II NE were 6aLlaneo
that women afs4eo tne saulaee' ands secoodi},
mas; the Tt9hE would not degIaae her,
saen ne Toti9 &c n H.. honest Aasoease OF tne
VIENNA ooEn 70 hne aessaoed ie'eI *hch male
poi;!tc5 71V ng#' oSsapse q, e1,,.- orao - .,
11 aorna
also me 1ghs TO vote upon me question ot hcens-
lne ne Lau9r aea!elas He Eas opposed 70 me
conferred Al q! let it be conferred II taiL For tae
strongest social reasons he opposed It, but be
ban Ms f ;,9a 70 tae
r. ansndnent rs iost s. setosa
11e soost!aase Has telseten py - 70 =. AnoIn.
@ anen s9e EYE h e g
Nj BtAIDN, Of Foru- offered proposition |
IroytdlnE tnE submission nj y separate vote Of
A motion to lay on the table WIS lost by 2 to s.
AInotion % refer to the Committee on Suffrage
Nr UNDERWOOD WIS opposed to woman SUI
frage, but sas willing to vote for 4 submission OF
Atote wss taken on the proposition, and 1t was.
sEha question Of romen suffrage shall be SUBJ
n!tted to ? separate vote at the time Of the sub
he rrpvhled in the schedule and II, upon acanvasa
Of the votes cast On the question, majority thetu
f.sha1l be found for WOMAN su1rage,' then the
1 mf.+f~ xIrfe~,
rnlatxe to suffrage; otheE1i5e not"
Adjourned. -.....
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention reassembled at O'Clock, ,an1
resolved itself info Committee Of the Whole, and
toot np thG reports th5se n nunoer OF the Com
Nr. ARCHER, IS Chairman Of the conInistec,
stated the essential points Of difference besWesn
ne three rsposts As sd that n qaszasoRs ~ ~
eussed By this convention, and we're 80 Well nu- |
derstood, that he deemed It unnecessary p makc
5sRsKs "a Sa uPon e 5sass aapag m sas6 e'on
LII. WAsHBuRT' moved that the first section of
the majority repo:s be adopted -. THIS I,. mRofs
pfGRRes e Ike Convention, vii Willie one of the mtaoI5
ports requires members to take az oath to support
the Constitution Of the United SlateS anu q h t6e
to prescribe such oath 70 its members
fs na9fsE t4e5eo1 may oeeM pivEtSfs lt H. o,.+ s.,
Mr. SpKNGEk moved 70 sslake o9t th t IT, IT,
-Ntl|N.s-
ton of nc m9naFity report ssnea' ns AZ. ha1nes
0nd nl1sSnt as4r,1,, u,, a., ,,,arar,a,+ r. tta
NJ - o1esGm ~ ~ fsrst seetjon nf the nj.
no1itn renort stcme1i bY himself md III. BroWu.
70 me ~ efE 5noar og ~ aonted en Tn
seenon az aGoPteos . a. 1og ~ the nenohe
n aoc hranrf n n ti,e f,eneraF AsssThy snail bT
! vote entered upon the journals thereof, concur
1as & noa.tisaton ts a2sston ssai he
nltted to the electors ss the ne1t general election
;antIa1 ths gsas1a AssembIY shall at The neSt
session provide for conVcndon, to consist Of /
3uch number Of members a. then comprise, L
he House OF Representatives, to be elected
n The same manner, In the same place, and ln.the
montde after such election at the State Capital
aud propose such revision. alteration or ameud-
:essa1y. Before proceeding the members shell
tasA an oath to suppntt tie Constitution OF the
tinted staies. and d. the State Of 1lne5s aud to
[syhfully discharge thelr duties IS members OF The
constitution Provision for pay Of mcraResa and
aSpepses OF the onatltutton shall be made By the
General Assembly IN ADVANCE The
sa fsat q, q n,enfs q the norze Rep
ri sa3 S e Fey lsS
assembly. The revs'Sq, altsEasteaS o. ~ amend 7
sor8 foE their ratification, at an elec&ton appointed
By the convention for that purpose. not less than
@ens Il tbe1ee aees M ana unless 80 sabalssd ad an
proved bY :ht electors no Bueh reytscu, alterations
or amenanents shall lake elect.
coa1eaaa NJ sa e: e ssa,sa sa1s
berA ="
Nj: RERLY suggested that the convention
shonIee CONSIST Of tWo nseuhsEs from each sena-
THIS vas accepted b5 NJ UEMEST.
Atts1 debate, Inc amenflmer: was rejecte1l
IL. GoODlGE moved to insert after the words
= Mouse Of Representaaxesn tue Eords %exeand-