New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-12
MISS ANTHoNY's CONVENTION.

RESOLUTIONS AND PETITIONS-wOMENS WAGES
| MIR. ARNELL's BILL-THE BOSTON WORK
INGWOIEN-TIE M'FARLAND TRIAL-lioT OF
| OFFICERS.
| In leagued Conventions and accordaDt strife
how happily the days Of the Reormers go by! ButFae,
though she smile right brilliantly upon these danes ana
demoisecs, does 1t in the desired time and place.
Conventions have aggravang tendency to be over
whelmngly satisfactory when they not expected 10
be- and to dwindle down to the finest point OF nothing
ness when an Immense concourse or inc
laundering masses" is anticipated. Yesterday
morning Mr. Tiltons Gate Mrs. H. b. stantons) Assoca-
ton assembled in the forum Of Apollo Hail. mere hand"
| full In number The rain 1t raned disapprovngly, as
though It should say with the poet, Our only care your
gentle breasts should move; tn important business OF
your life Is love-" But such heretcal observation
burdened the air Of the sacred nclosure Though "he
soft to man" did not rally round the standard OF
their defenders those who did rally were earnest
1 that rSs ner T Of
as usual the seriocomca element urked lcryersey III
est Women wRo sit upon the platform and ding their
the breeze Of freedom and all the rest OF It arc
clustered queer figures OF odd ideas, unpleasant un.
knowns always popping up where they ought TO t
@ a~S ss m wn ae xSc ah IKE &
1t their duty as human beins to rise ana address, ho
chair This caused much tribuaton to the Souls Oh Inc
Mr.. Triton presided as II he meant It, and with good
| have crowned him with the sacred halo Of President
clustered under his protecting presence with entire con-
0thclo was somewhat restless of MEN, but the serene
complacency OF Mrs II. b. Stanton quite overwhelmed
Mr. Tton read the following preamble and resolutions,
pf Sss p soa srs wa. he'll Hotel Ag
ss for s % ns ass Of union
WSesas plan Of union proposed Conference the two
by National" May and By the American in November Of the
Wsas This plan Is Substance after ts cT p1,1i
@ the National A s. ApSa @ With de-
Of the American oman Suffrage Association to this plan unon
Ihata COMMITTEE Of Seven DO appointed BY the Char to
confer with The American Woman Suffrage 4.oeA'0I It's ANIMAL
hereby to make ueh changes either in the NAME the
Shall asreei upon jointly hat Committee 9ad the American Woman
| OF W suffrage into national organization. - an
Mr.. Titon requested time to prepare tho Committee
| Mrs Lockwood, tall lady, said she wanted to
introduce little matter OF business which she Thought
| hand. Mrs Lockwood here mentioned the Hon. s. NJ
Anes BILL providing for reforms IN 'ae
fo7 the passage OF this BILL and urged the to
| Mr. Rogers who wants all the turned ont. At
this point of the proceedings Mrs. b. Stanton received
Mrs Blake arising denounced the Government for not
paying its employees as much as 1t did the men
customed arguments She presented the following reso
lutons which were subsequently carried ,S
sons in its service dscnaes against woman in that men are paid in
SsIses1 %. . ssI p sSSn .a GSV
w1ers iN o o smn NJ Arue entitled bill to do justice
employees Of the Government and for other parposes
Resotd That Congress urgently requested to make said bin law
s SpS po xo@en ' Of so as the mothe
sGv G II SSas Of .0 n @ Os the
employ Of GSSer0men for bs pay % Vn i and s ,S T e
ses copy this preamble ard resolution. be sent to the
the speaker of the House that the same may
The candid Prof Wilcox yielded to temptation and adj
vanced. He approved OF everything IN te Dll except
the first section which provided for larger salaries Tor
The places these women held obtained for them
this BILL would complain that they were to be addition
no ess than can
II their salaries should be made TO equal those OF men,
Mrs. Lockwood here popped up in indignant excite
men and G m W.T." 10 se egsr Rof e saa ,a
those. ats a fine argument, that women mus nt be
bTsn't any argument at all This is question of right"
And here Mrs L. popped down as suddenly en- as she
remark that Women employed by the Govern
because their labor was cheaper-recaedi II with
Jennie Collins the "Boston Factory-Girl," walked
with decisive step to the front, and remarked that
custom was great social despot. She rehearscd III an
emphatic manner Of the wellworn stories OF the
by the irrepressibe German Dr. Hocber, who said the
point the discussion OF Mrs Bakes resolutions and
She wasn't speaking 10 the point. . 49,
ton order should be set aside in favor OF Miss Collins
The audience agreed Miss Collins bowed aud the work
went bravely on She thought there two Bostons
one rich and careless, the other poor and ignorant
they ioSk At the recent disclosure of factory abuses
and suerings Miss Collins thonght that Massachusetts
ding too much with south Carolina affairs ana TOO niue
wouldn't give a decent coiin but they'd give
s sGeo tSonsht Woman surnEe would eetuay
dispose of all the troubles of the workingwoman.
wasn't wanted She severely criticized the recent action
Of Mrs Gen Sherman Wo uses the g5es Y; Of nsr