Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-06-20

Amendment only. Ii the Fifteent
Amendment had contained the wor
Sex the argument of the defens
would have been potent. She woul
have said an attempt by State to den
the right to vote because one is of a par
ticular sex, is expressly prohibited b
that Amendment. The Amendment
however, does not contain that word; i
is limited to race, color or previous con
dition of seryitude. The Legislature o
the State of New York has seen fit I,
say that the franchise of voting shall b,
limited to the male sex. In saying this
there is, in my judgment, no violation o
the letter or spirit of the Fourteentl
Amendment, which enacts that if tn,
right to vote for Federal officers is denied
by any State TO any male inhabitant OF
such State, except for crime, the basis Of
representation shall be reduced in the
proportions specified. Not only does
this section assume that the right OF
male inhabitants to vote was the special
object of its protection, but it assumes
and admits the right of n State, notwith-
standing the existence of the clause
under which the defendant claims to the
contrary, to deny any male inhabitants
| the right to vote which is allowed to
other male inhabitants. The refutatIon
of the suffrage is conceded to States as
States right. The case of Myra Brad
well, decided at the recent term of the
Supreme Court Of the United States.
sustains both these positions. The Four
tenth Amendment gives no right to
women to vote, and the voting by Miss
Anthony was in violation of law. II she
believed she had right to vote, does
that release her from the penalty ? 1t is
argued that the knowledge referred to in
the act relates to her knowledge of the
illegaIity of the act, and not to the act of
voting, for it said that she must know
that she voted. Two principles apply in
her case. The first, ignorance of the
law, excuses no one. The second every
person is presumed to understand and
to intend the necessary effects of his own
acts. Miss Anthony knew that she was
a woman, and that the Constitution of
this State prohibits her from voting. She
intended to violate that provisioning
tended to test it, perhaps, but certainly
intended to violate it. The necessary
effect OF her act was to violate it, and
then she is presumed to have intended
1t. There was no ignorance of any fact,
but all the facts being known she under
took to settle principle i'll her own per-
son. She takes the risix, and she ought
not to shrink from the consequences.
The Court declined to submit the case
to the jury upon any question whatever,
and directed them to render verdict of
guilty against defendant.
The counsel for Miss Anthony then
requested the Clerk to poll the jury,
which request was denied by the Court,
and verdict nf "''i'.'' rendered
The defendants counsel excepted to
the decree and the action of the Court,
and insisted that upon the construction
given to the law by the decision there
had been only a violation of the State
law, and that the United States Court
had no jurisdiction.
The sentence has not yet been pro-
nounced.
WASHINGTON, June Is.
Professor Henry, of the Smithsonian
Institute, with Admiral Sands and Pro.
lessor Newcomb, of the Naval Obserya-
tory, We're at the Navy Department to-
day with the view of making preliminary
arrangements for an expedition to be
sent in vessel of war to various points
to take observations of the transit of
Venus. The points contemplated are
manly in the Southern Indian ocean
Australia and adjacent islands. There
Will probably be four parties of six per-
sons each to be assigned to different
points; the first party at Habartstown.
Nandeman's Land; the second party at
herguelan's Land, in the Southern Indi-
an ocean; the third party at Vladistooak.
on the Asiatic coast of Russia, and the
fourth at some island adjacent to Austria
lia e
New YORK, June 10.
The customs authorities are making |
an investigation of an attempt to defraud
.he revenue by what is characterized as a
leavy and hitherto respectable mercan-
ale house. 1t seems that the house in
'olved, imported from Huddersfield,
England, twelve large cases of fine Mexi-
IAN shawls and shipped them to Mexico,
some Of which We're reshipped to this
port and invoiced from Mexico at So. so
shawl. An examination showed the
nvolce value of the shawl at Huddersfield
o be one hundred and six shillings sterl-
ng' or about one thousand per cent
more The goods are now under seiz-
Ire Mt the Custom House.
1t is reported that at the Forthcoming
election of the Erie Railroad Co., Alex,
). Owen, Jno. Taylor, Johnston and
Homer Ramsdell will retire from the Di.
ee'ory' and that President Deuereux, of
he c, c. and L. R. R. Co., will be
hosen Vice President. McHenry one
# the principal Directors of the Erie in
london, is expected in New York this
lonth' among other things, to arrange
ertaln matters relative to the Erie and
'tlantic and Great Western.
Dion, Deery and GARNER, and all the
layers to take part in the international