, 1870-07-19
RIGHTS OF MARRIED WOMEN.
Action OF the Connecticut LeglAln-
xurc-Hndtfinlto Po&tponemena OF
tho Nnrried Women'n Properly
H3U-lkeis21al to Amend the Loose
OkY0Eef Laws Of tho Nk4tes

tnent to cover difficulty IN the minds Of
some, 70 thas the bill shall cover marriages
aince juno r., 1919, He did not deen this
Obliged to mike it. But he did 70 to remove
the objections and quiet the fears expressed
upon tho bill III it rie.nslly etood. This
done, Ia hoped the House would unanimously
pass the bill, and honor the committee by
placing tna Law upon the statue book
Mr.. Seymour did not think the amendment
met the objections to the bill. Those obiec-
tions extended down to the present time. MIR
Ei1E-,.t 60 far ~ the courts are concerned. il
simply ciEil contract. He controverted Mr.
Doolttle's views to the contrary. He read
from BisEop on Marriage. in support Of his
REV, that, no far IL the courts and lcgislators
are concerned. tho marriage il civil contract. |
Every wonan. who ma1Tzee, under our law,
agrees TINT her husband shall he entitled 10
the income Of her personal properly, and shall |
be trustee Of her real property, with life in |
te.ezt after her death. Ha insisted that this
bill, took away tho vested rights. The righta |
vert III aud are the property Of tho husband. |
and the Legislature could not take them away. |
The decision on certain divorce case was not |
III claimed the other day, but in the nature Of |
afoEfslture. He rea4i from story, that the Legs-
lature could rot dissolve contract without |
fault 1t would be the impAiting OF contracts;
and marriage is contract and cnnuot be in
terfefed with. except By the courts in particu-
lar Cases Tho Legislature could as well de-
clare that parties over certain AEe should be
divorced. Nr. Seymour strongly urged that it
was 'impoliuo, as well u Illegal, to interfere
with the existing state Of things. And not ne
cessary to do il iu order to put things Oh
proper basis for the future
Mr.. Olnosteatl did mt untlerstaua that thia
bill touched vestod rights OF husband. He
did not propose to interfere With what thahus-
band had gained from rents and rroata Of the
wife's proparty, but she would have the con-
troll Of her original property. II the Court
woman tie benefit Of ii. It u relic Of feuIxl
times. md he would wine it from ot,r statuta
books.
III. Doolit;le eaid tho objection gss raised
that wnn,, n of ,,rnrertv wonld not h.ro n
lid in the sunnort nf tieir chi]ire,,. MANY
| mar had hacn fnrced tn snn,,ort ti,cir lit,
49,, ~ ha;n1 co,nm;tte,, m ftho .iTnshnnsa
W. " - S hsd Sa.n - f.sS ~ ~ ~ ~ hsd
,,Isr+s3 - 40 fo-s.1. b,asst ~ ~, ~ ~
Etaasoo EIse ~ w ielna!1 p.e1st iose 1oE nel
eniassn' ,saa, md she VIII Hork her hands on 10
1oppota r1m zr,,,, ..,<.;, IT,.
Il H. hau, o. "iaaham, s1sae1 20 pace nun
li y Gu G ae<'t0 III Guaeu.sns - "il1 tae VIEWS ..
nj nesMoat ah IN, ~ Wa utsets oPposea 10
n1Aos sa4h ~ ;,se ~ '9. a 1tSued A III, 4
some lengn ageahst s., taa. feature q Tue bs,s'
t ~, H. ~ ~ on ri ssea. ana ~. eon a @ ilns
.na; !; ne . ~ - N r. eaomn 70 ans 'on ne'e
pe.Gte M ). Men. ~ tne tmnn ennu.is;se; a.;s ,.+
~ ia.,er b;, =. @sotun, si saasns -. ~
,h;. iii ' II wsa conca,raa ~ +, u ;o;mn,,x
Tss - re egus as,t ta..t - toq9Its, IT, ana
T.ro ,n,..Ir. - ~ ~ ~ t,4 ~
,1;s Al s,i su .9e neao aia eou - a. 4: aog4. II.
rriated tLc ~ 1na ~ s,,a,, n r,s ,ni;p
fnr the I.eri-Iatnra to 1ndertate to lac;s,.fa
Tor narticnlsr tase. Ia honed thsS would
run t,e oid s]in. tacS mi into len w,;ar ,n1
91nr,, tfs 1,;ii as,aa. .h.r so wase,
Wh,1es Liz Tiapo,.o-1 H. arsi,;n,1s "ss ~ ~
II aror,. ~. I,i' a;io ~ ~ eAeo 11
- ~ 49,, I.- W onsa s'uge " tae nuuse, ,
Tore ts,t foIa IL hn,ana IL ,"'e ~ sosss
5a saes's tes g., IN and s hana tlaLs ABOUT now
ai,cod ;nto lcan "a ,,s1 ~ ,iare W." III
tIis Iii wherc II w; narsr t1 hs rsanp,.,cia1 s
fa;se.t nhetT,, .,d :, r. ,.n.I,ar1 10
sfr rnnxarse b,d ha. - a,a,ln,,, =, ,-o,,.,.a
rights a,,i th;s .ors n fh;nU - '''11"1
Wr. Faton and th,t II 7,tb.,, had fox.
heiIy.~ oe~ NV - ~'-o "AA'4'
NJ. Iath,m. He 5on't uant to lat tbis b;11
~ ort 1' "%>''> =" Ao' Nn'' VIA
~ H. ~ F,t,r womor ,,,ro ,,o.n :, Va, r,.,o,,
beiiT lonr cnonrh We na~ urn,n.o ~ s,u ~ ~
fhen, mt IL MN tbo br.noa IT ~ - s.a.;
ronr wifa:, r,o',ar+r :. 10. 1se, - sseat -
xnm,n th,t opt :ckrn,as ~ an t,s.;. oGsn 81 81
+ha r~;nr;ri, - ~. Iii - g., 10 1as'eo -
hara IND fha ra.sn.n onar.,;an nnrfornna nlHH 4s
liz haa ovar .,,,f rrar .t,s;p s,. ~. ~
lion w.s -.o ~ 1ets 9uo % 1na ques-
after var r. bonsd ~. at 49,, nau VIZ " ssaa
- ,,,,n tLa ,. .0As s.t9 u'sn.oo1e ~ ~
trs,;as ~ -, ~, ~ 1S many Wy @nu %
% cnt' - wv "A' 81 '44A '1''Nes' - ~'nn<S'''
~ Tho no,5o,, ~ -o.o.a;. ,r, c,.,
S,s tho- .}nn.e5 -. e snu ~ Lie a'oenot1en'
NJ T..-+, meraGs.o, - ~ ~. ~
| II ti,e T r9s1.trro ~. ,,at -asa E;.1,s
he Womb r;xa ~, tba ~ hi NJ feAas ~ w htsn''
Mr Wofr;s ase,n5oui ti,o .4,. rr.o
had been msde 10 tinker tGese . lava }nI g Mhi!s
I 0~--@ +A~N~
= rhsnce " '' 0f''99~N ~
Wr Eaton said he had ba,ra ~ ,,nt opa =. ~
in tI1irty yrars Of diyorca On .ccornt n
o,arrei siont the vife's nronerty
Tho b,ll Eas indet1nite}r nnstnonet
AUS ~" TuK u ye', pIyoncs op9s49os. Pss,9oSeo-
!: Substitute bill repesliuc tLat cause for di
, vprce cousistlpc in such conduct na parna
ueptlv destroys the hapniness Of Tho Detiton
er. aud iefea;s tha nurnoses ri the mxmiarf
! TeIation." aui reouires better notice to 81
yerse psrtiea.
Mr. follnsnn moved h s,rita mt tbc sar,
Nr, brewster said the ronesl Of this clause
had heen recommended ~ diffp,en, Goyer
!. pors, and be pointed out how It worked badIy
Under it loose claims could he eel IN. and IL
matter Eas LETT przcticalIy to ,he discretion b
tho Judge. The defsndant knov not vhat ht
! vas 10 meet, and the eight heais specitied If
The law were sutHcieut {or Ill reasonable cases
| III hia connty he had known uan divorces
! twice in Two montha.
If. Farm nnorted tha ,no,inn Ua 1;dn.
. nr m nv other Tr;ter ~ fmo11I r.ts,er , 1T,
mt e;v ~ tha otl,cr ri.naaa tb.4 thia r,n ~
} ali m, t.ka t},a nnsit;on hac,1aa h. rsntad r.
I br1nr snits, Int heca,,sa Il WA r;cht. There
wera cases nf rrieyn,s xronrs ,i,sf rnn}d ~
he ieuehed i under % he S otheSr A cI.nses " III, an
: | Innchinr At (,onnectirnt hai NOT hann haar1
$ il his COUNTY. If tie courts do not DO thei
!, iuty. and sttornsys faIeify tbeir oaths. hi
{ yo,r,., can he Obtained under any nroyision
In Hartford = nan vss divorced nnaer II,
i adultery clause by having man see Him e
!. into Mouse Of ill-fame. He ursed ,hat IL
! | law wae 1:cL,
t Mr. Doalittia sa;d lila nn;n;on NJ nsr,,.e,
t e1nrrssed tba ot,,cr dav wss drawn frnn1 r.
dcr,sion of The Snnrerne con,t NJ +ha I:pitn
u Ststcs, this last winfer md nn+ frnrn n;shor
: .s Mr. Brewster supnosed. The.c ~ were ~ case
N ~ ,},.a ~ .ives Th;cb corl1 not ,,e rasrha,
~ snoe;ed S o,sos I +, s ~ 1na 0e n;.h
d ..S}h des,,, IN Tho Iav;t;c.1 1,E cnnSd not !,
3 reached r1cent nntier this clsuses H. wonI
- s4.a ,,,.,., ~ ~ ,ess,qi
OF connecticut T,th the ststo Of M thincs i
New YORK. where hnt one causa of 5irnTra
.1iounl Nr = e;sas rssas IN vh;c1, ,;,is r,r
of the i,w 4.s neeied to meat ~ H cssas or of h.n
4 shin. Tenesj il. and t,,s Lecisiature would
!. ovnv,,,n wS,} ,,cfit;onx for 5Torras fro1, NJ,
,ies Who cnnid mt rat hesrine in the co1rt r..
!: NJ N1,o.tcsd s.!a he enpnosed thst Tia n,
!. | iectiong in the minds Of ihe members we,
;, d-wT fro1, Sr;1tn,o md In 1l;srnssad u
i.x NJ ths iShia an his noint sIr. I,lnnstes
, rrnt ;ntn tha lep.1 tear;n0s NJ The caaa an
t.nir,o rbs motion IA let the inv e,and ~ It
! WanV h.T casss l1,i o.currei c which c,,nH M
i, h.Ts heon rnsche3 rr;thnnt fhis nrnr;s;nn :"
tho H. ~SA" ''@N7 f0'A-''-1
'As IL IN ruet;neh.n, ~ s..h,o,,. t,.,;araa =,
> n.a-ia ~ X st.ta :" rsn;al ~ III rss.a -
r ~ isE ~ H. Ss.ta a.. ~. s,h;a,t -, 55;roe,
.s h"o y. 10 ~ .e,G ~ .L4 s1o1s ~ utsa1 ,,a
has pSGne em os-M9fa ana tap1oaen. Aua