The New York herald., 1871-01-12
ENFRANCHISENENY OF WOMEN.
A Delegation Of Fair Ones Before The
House Judiciary Committee.
Grand Display Of Ancient and Tender Lowell
ness-A Female Candidate for the Presidency
Expouuding the Constitution-The Com
mittss Captured Woman's Suffrage
Convention-The Movement Max
ing Headway in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1871.

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL, 1871.
A delegation OF ladies belonging to the womans
suffrage persuasion met by appointment with the
House Judiciary Committee for the purpose OF stat
fng their side OF the question OF sustaining their
several memorials by argument. In ADDITION to the
members Of the committee proper there were sew.
eral members OF the House present who favor wo-
man suffrage. They were mostly members from
the New England States. with the excep-
ton or one or two from the Northwest.
number Of newspaper correspondents we're
also allowed to be present. and 1t was expected that
there would be some rich scenes The ladies were
OF all ages, from thirty to sixty, married and single.
old maids and madcns, candidates for matrimony
and those who had lost all hope Of sinking their
names In those OF the sterncr Sex Judge Bingham,
the chairman OF the committee, presided with the
dignity OF grandfather. Ben Butler was there and
looked from one woman TO another as If he intended
to select one OF them for wife, As general thing
THE WOMEN WERE WELL DRESSED,
even the matrOns showing q scrupulous attention to
tidiness and attractive appearance. Eldridge, OF
Wisconsin,, another member OF tile committee,
seemed 10 regard the whole thing as good joke,
and kept smiling all the tine a. f he intended to
encourage the women in their work. Among those
present were Mrs. Victoria G. Woodruff Mrs. STAN
ton, Mrs. Beecher Hooker, Mrs. Pauline Davis,
Mrs. Josephine GriNng Miss 1ennie G. Clafin Miss
Kate stanton, Mrs. Powell Miss Kate Hutchinson
and Mrs. Ella, wife of the New Hampshire Congress.
man, with many lesser lights.
Shortly alter ten O'Clock Mrs. Victoria G. Wood.
hull OF New York, opened the ball, at the sugges-
tion Of Judge Bingham, the chairman. Mrs. Wood.
hull who Is rather a prepossessing woman, Iaii
aside her Alpine hat and commenced to speak. she
will be
CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN 1872,
should Congress legalize female suffrage and in
tends to ran as an Independent candidate on the
platform of free suffrage and equality before the
law. Her theory is that under the fifteenth amend
ment to the constitution women have already the
right to vote, though she Is anxious to
have 1t more specifically enacted into the
statutes. Pulling out paper which she had pre-
pared for the OCCASION she proceeded without delay
to address the committee. Judging from the ex-
pressions of the committee after the meeting ad-
iourned there is no doubt that snc made a very
favorable Impression. One member said she had
presented the case IN as good style as any Congress
man could have done. Her voice was very clear
and she did not appear to be embarrassed in the
least, but read with emphasis certain passages
which she desired the committee to pay particular
attention to. She c0ntended tnat the Constitution
Of the United States made
WOMAN A CITIZEN, WITH THE RIGHT TO VOTE,
and desired to know by what ethics any tree gov
erment imposes taxes on women without giving
the public as To- pnd ~ wSm m
tnese taxes shall De applied for the common pubic
nse ,,,v women constituted majority q the people
bear rear and educate men; train and mould
in men, and often hold the accumulated
fortunes ofa mans life for the safety OF the family
and as guardians OF the infants, ana yet they de.
barred from uttering any opinion by public vote.
Women had the right TO vote, and 1t was by usurpa-
she quotes from many legal authorities In support OF
her argument. Mrs. woodhul having fnished,
gave ths co9|.tee one Of her Dandest smiles and
Other speeches were made, but woodruff nad
captured the committee, anu the others were
not needed. II Is not known what action
VIII be taken, but the members OF the committee
seemed well pleased with the entertainment.
met at Lincoln Hall to-day at three O'CLOCK. Judge
Lawrence, OF Ohioshad promised to preside. but
presence was required immed ately he was CON-
PEELED to disappont the enthusiastic advocates OF
Of os sH'ass accepted the non So%
ever: ever and after prayer yR BY Rev Olympia
memorial which she presented to Congress this
morning, and the remainder OF the session was
occupied Ill listening to short addresses from Mrs.
Dlake. Miss Peckhan, a theological student from
Madison, Wis, and Miss Susan u. Anthony.
AT THE EVENING SESSION
Riddle, who has been enlisted In the OF univer
sal suffrage made addresses. The attendance at
ence, composed principally Of ladies, represented
the intelligence and respectabilty Of society In this
Ms; ADoy De Who remaIed hat she dd n not
exactly know now TO address her hearers, having
been accustomed TO rdcule rather than applause
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's face was missed from
among those gathered the platform.
Thus far the proceedings OF the Convention
have been entirely Informal and without
method The character or the sessions
to-day more OF the exhibition style than tus-
nessllke. There Is no Disgusting the fact tnat the
woman suffrage advocates are
MAKISG HEADwAY IN WASHING on.
Miss Anthony wants 1t to be distinl ty understood
that good come out OF Washington, ana that the
national capital shall yet be the glory oil her sex
and all the rest OF man and wcmankind. The suffrage
lobbyists are determined to turn Congress into O
woman's rights convention, and the FIRST measure
that Is proposed to pass Is to turn out some OF the
eileminate male clerks, who receive from g. ECO
to $500 per annum, and promote the competent
female clerks by giving them higher salaries and
more responsible positions.