The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-02-07
The @ailg Argns.
Friday, January Z, 1873,
RIaHTs OF WOMEN.


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SpRrNaFrELD, Feb. 4. MI SOl9o',,
Republican, Morgan county, o ."neS .A .
resolution giving women WIZ PHy 49, "a Wy
r;ght IN vote In the electloh ol schooi
a6oors Mr. Dunham moved TO refer 70
ths Committes on Contingent Expenses,
VA NJ a rmstrong, OF Grundy, TO the
F ap ,1r Club, where Mr.. Bradwell might
have an opportunity 10 let himself out on
he subject Mr.. Quinn stood up for the
women and the proposition, and so did Mr.
Armstrong, Of IlaSalle, who moved TO re
fer il 70 the Committee on Education, which
prevailed.
From another account we clip the fol
lowing:
Mr.. Jaeduess, Republican, from Wa
bash county, offered resolution dlrecune
the Committee on Education 10 report
bill 10 allow women who pay taxes '" noiu
school offices and have voice III the ni"ii'
agement Of school affairs II
MIR Durham, (Liberall from Henry
county. moved its postponement to the luth
" Nr Bradwell, Republican, from Cook
county, was Of the opinion that this was a
matter of too much Importance to be tri-
fed with.
A member raised the point Of order that
August 10 was Sunday, consequently the
motion was out of order.
The Speaker ruled that Sunday was
good day for such discussion.
Mr.. Armstrong, 14iberal from Grundy
county, moved 10 refer it to the Farmers
Club.
Various other motions were made, all
tending To ridicule the resolution
Mr.. Armstrong, Liberal from LaSallC
county, deprecated this ridicule. The res
olution Of any member should be treated
with respect
Referred to the Committee on Educa
ton
And from the Inter Ocean correspon
deuce we clip the following:
MIR. Quinn, of Peoria, (Liberall though
when the rights of women were gOlni
down it was time for him to get up. Tn
question ought 20 be dealt with seriously
II the women were tit 10 teach they wer
III 10 have q voice IN the management q
the schools. He moved the adoption q
the resolution.
We very much regret that our Mr.. Dun
ham should have treated this matter wit
levity. Whatever may be Mr. Durham
views on this question, it was not respec
ful to treat the matter as he did. Their
is scarcely a school district in Illinois i
which women cannot he found who woul
make much better school directors tina
some men who are elected, and it would b
great improvement Il at least one int
hgeut woman was added to every scho,
board But certainly there can be- n
doubt that women who pay taxes shout
have a voice in choosing the persons VIII
asses, their taxes. In every school distric
in this State, or nearly every one, can b
found widows with families Of children
educate, and who own farms or other pro-
erty ON which heavy taxes must be pa
for the support of schools. And yet the
worthy women and large tax payers, vi
are deeply interested in the kind Of scho'
they have and the manner in which tn,
money Is expended, are denied any Vol
IN the matter, while some penniless loaf,
who pays no tax, can vote in the choice
school directors We do not see how v
Durham could have opposed ~ Just
measure a. this IL is one Of the We
foundation pillars Of Democracy that re
reseutation and taxation shall 90 hand
hand