Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-10-21

! October 18th. Several petitions and bills
were introduced and passed their first reading
Among these waso one lv Mr.. Abbot, Of Clarke
! To regulate seed horses seed mules and
ridglings: another from Mr.. Cline of Clallam
To prevent hogs from committing tr,.spass
! Mr.. kcrns of Clarke introduced an act rcgu
lating suits i'm alinony.
| Mr.. I.asatcr of Walla Walla presented a bill
for the relief Of j. NJ. Nansycklc
whisky petition was read and referred to
the Committee on Education.
Mr.. Gosncll of Lewis was granted leave Of
absence for five days
Several bills were passed and quite number
| read the second time and appropriately re-
| ftrrcd.
| October 1Sth.-Mr Bgclow introduced n
joint resolution. inviting Miss Susan B. An
thony to drcss the Assembly ON Woman
| Suffrage, which was passed under a suspcn-
sion OF the rules. Resolution provides for the
| delivery of tho address at ~ NJ. tomorrow
On motion. Ncssrs. Abbott Coupe and Big,
Glow were appointed a committee to wait on
Miss Anthony
House bill, entitled "An Act to rcgu-
late interest on money and the prevention of
''sury.' Fixes the rate of interest at 10 per
cent. and provides II penalty of forfeiture of
the debt to the school fund of the county
where the suit is brought. Bill was passed by
| Il vote Of % to 2-Messrs Cline and Judson
| voting in the negative.
Mr.. Judson was granted leave of absence
till Monday.
Council joint resolution inviting Mr.. w. II.
Bull to address the House in reply to Miss
| Anthony, was read twice and laid on the table
House adjourned.
October lYth.-Mr. Sinclair introduced An
Act to amend An Act in relation to County
| Auditors. Iitequircs County Auditors to make
annual report of financial condition of coun-
ties to publish the same. and also to publish
the proceedings of County Commissioners
Council resolution, inviting Mr. w. II. Bull
To discuss the Woman Suffrage question with
Miss Anthony was, by vote of ID to r. in.
definitely postponed.
| Recess till y. Nj.
ArrERyoox.-The House met at r. NJ. and
was called to order by the Speaker. A large
number of ladies present were invited within the
| bar. The hall and lobby were crowded with
| visitors. The Committee appointed to wait
| upon Miss Anthony und Mrs. Duniway escorted
| those ladies to the FORUM wherenpon the
; Speaker introduced the ladies to the Assembly
Miss Anthony, upon taking the stand. said
that for the first time in her life, she appeared
| as speaker before Legislature, and this was
the first time i'm the history of our nation that
a woman has been allowed the privilege of
addressing the Lawmakers in session. She
said they had done thcm> elves honor in accord
ing her the privileges of the floor. She np-
pcared as the advocate of woman suffrage
under the guarantees of the 18th and 18th
Amendments to the Constitution. Govern
men:s she held, were instituted not to cstab-
fish rights but to secure them to their possess
ors. The right of self-prot,ction has been con-
coded from the earliest ages of antiquity. This
right had existed prior to any form of Govern
ment The theory Of our Government is en-
bodied in the Declaration of Independence
which declares that g all men are created
equal that they are endowed by their Creator
with ccrtin inalienahlc rights :; " THAT to
secure these rights, Governments were insti-
tuted among men, deriving their just powers
from the consent Of the governed And it
further declares that " Whenever any form
of government becomes destructive of these
ends, it is the right OF the people to alter or
abolish it, and institute a new government, lay
ing its foundation on such principles shall
secure their safety and happiness " How can
this be done peaceably except by giving to
them the right to vote? The idea of free gov
ernment does not appertain to those not en-
franchised. The tenor of the Constitution is
the same. The preamble says "We the people
of the United States, in order to form more
perfect Union, establish jnstice," etc., "cs-
tablish this Constitution" The preamble of
the Constitution of the State of New York be-
gins with We, the people, in order TO secure
the blessings of freedom" etc, and the Or
ganic Act of Oregon, which few. years ago
was the supreme law of this Territory AS we'll,
reads "Wc, the people OF Oregon These
examples are sufficient to show that all the
people were included as the body corporate.
1t is assumed that men Oily were included
from the fact that the personal pronoun :" he "
| and g his y has been used through the Consti-
| tuition of the United States, and is the mode of
expression in the laws framed in accordance
with it, II tits is so, the laws afxing penal
ties and lcvying taxes, should receive the same
construction, and only apply to the male sex.
She held that TIE pr0noun included both sexes,
and the injustice Of collecting taxes from dis
| franchiscd females was acknowledged, when
ever they made spirited opposition to such
demands. Miss Wall, of Massachusetts, and Il
widow lady in Wisconsin, she lately met on
| the ears, refused to pay taxes after long sub
mission, and the tax-gathcrcr passed them by
| without attempting to enforce collection. She
| said that until the l4th and 18th Amendments
were adopted, no law existed fixing the status
of the citizen. The l4th Amendment aflirms
that " all persons born or naturalized in the
United States, and subject to the jurisdct ion
| thereof, are citizens of the United States, and
| of the States wherein they reside" The only
| question is, Are women citizens? The next
clause declares that g no State shall abrdge
the privileges or immuni,ics of citizens Of the
United States Would any member of this
| Assembly believe that he held all these rights
and immuni;ies, should he be deprived of
| the right of voting? Webster defines citi-
zenship to be 90 person, native or naturalized
who has the privilege of exercising the cleo
| tive franchise, or the qualifications which en-
able him to vote for rulers, and to purchase
and hold real estate" All authorities agree
that citizenship includes the right to vote and
| hold Office. Previous to the adoption of the
l4th Amendment, the negroes had all the
rights except voting and holding office. Chas.
Sumner declared that there was no necessity
for it, that all citizens possessed these rights
Judge fancy said in substance, in the famous
bred Scott decision, that negroes had no rights
| that white men were bound to respect. His
| decision is to the point. He declined to assert
| that bred Scott was one of the people to ac-
knowledge this would have been to acknowl-
| edge citizenship, civil and political. Under
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