The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-02-28

forward the triumph of the liberal ele- I
ment OF the Alliance was assured.
A motion to indefinitely postpone the /
whole subiect-matter was treated To a
crushing deieat at the hands Of 50 dele |
gates who voted aye. The negatives |
summoned - noes; a complete reversal !
of last nights decision.
During the tendency of this motion
the Chair decided that members who
had been sent on committee business
and had returned to the hall while the
vote was being taken were not entitled
/ to a vote. The temper of the house was
tested, and the President reversed.
/ The motion to adopt the original resO-
/ luton was amended by T. II. Cam so
as to include "all the delegates from the
/ WOman's Suffrage Association"
The amendment was indefinitely post
pOned.
Mr.. Ford rose to a point of order: that
the effect of indefinitely postponing the
Cam amendment was to carry the
whole matter along with it.
The Chair refused so to rule.
Mr.. Wooden roared fierce roar which
fell like lead upon the ears of the worthy
President, who peremptorily ordered the
recalcitrant Wooden to be silent. The
rebuke of the President afforded occasion
for loud applause.
Several other delegates whose mental
calibre refused to conform to the laws of
ratio and proportion met an easy death
at the hands of the wearied Chairman.
The previous question on the resolu-
ton of admission was carried after q
host of dilatory motions had been inter-
posed.
The defeat of the opponents of the
resolution was accomplished by clear
majority of -, the vote standing 81 ayes
TO - noes. As the result became known
the irresponsible of the victorious party
vented itself in long and loud cheers.
4 motion to adjourn afforded the
beaten delegates an opportunity TO
amend by adding sine die. This amend
ment was lost by an overwhelming ma
jority.
The Alliance then adjourned till Up. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Dimmick moved that Mrs. Duni-
way, who, at the last Alliance, had been
appointed n committee of one to urge
upon the Legislature of 10 the justice
and propriety of allowing women to
vote at all elections, upon all questions
involving the issue of Temperance, be
requested to report. The motion was
carried.
Mrs. Duniway being called made the
+ following address:
NJ. President, Gentlemen and Ladies.
: You will remember that at the meeting
, of the Alliance one year ago, a resOlu-
tian offered by myself, beseeehing the
, Legislature to pass a law enabling wom-
/ en- to vote on the liquor question in
! their various precincts throughout the
, state, was passed by an overwhelming
vote after some stormy opposition from
"a few individuals, who were really more
I frightened than injured; and you viii
: also remember that ] was appointed q
committee of one to urge the matter
: upon the attention of the Legislature o
20. / found the members generally
disposed To treat the subject with defer
, ence and attention. Many conference:
with the special committees, to whom
the bill was referred, were held by yOul
committee, and when the first vote wa:
! taken, although there was much skir
+ mishing similar to that we have wit
messed amongo our beligerent brethren il
4 the Alliance, vet, Oh the whole, the pro
+ ceedings were conducted with fairnes!
as far rs I could judge. While the vot,
I was pending-the ayes and noes having
/ been ortlered-the gentleman from Tn
: iOn-Mr. Andrews, | believe-since de
: ceased, arose and said: "Mr. Speaker:
hope this bill will not pass. y gentle
o man (Mr. COrwinl, has introduced bill
providing for the full enfranchisemen
of the women of our State, and the in
tent of that bill has been spirited awal
@ by committees. Now, sir, / consider i
an insult tOwomcn to refuse to allow then
Z TO vote upon all honorable questions auI
permit them to vote upon the lowest o
all viccs-the liquor question" Had
: been member of the House that
might have had an opportunity to reply
! should have said that thousands o
4 women would vote upon this question
who did not vet see the necessity of vOt
. ing upon other matters. But, as / wa
! not a member, and could not speak with
out unanimous consent of the body, tn
vote proceeded, resulting in ayes q
= noes -. At the close of this ballOting
= a number of the members came to M
! and said they were in favor of the bill
\ but, after hearing the remarks of tn
\ gentleman from Union, they feared tina
= their affirmative vote might be con
- strued by the women of Oregon as al
! insult. In 1874 shall again go befor
!. the Legislature with the same petition
- if indeed, women are not enfranchise'
= by Act of Congress before that time
:, Now, gentlemen, you have spent TIVE
days i'm n stormy attempt to rule me ou
10 of the Alliance because you say VII
- talk politics. And yet the very firs
- resolutions you frame and pass are abou
= voting-as to whom you will and vii
not vote for. / insist that il such reso
- lutions are wrong in women they ar
- wrong i'm men. Yet they are not wrong
:, since YOU cannot effect Temperate
" reform except through legislation, AM
II YOU cannot have legislation eXcep
o. through politics.
- As Mrs. Duniway was concluding,
" mild-eyed youth with hyacinthine lock
- and regular features, rose to a point G
= order: That the lady had been requisite
to make a report and not desultOr
4 The President ruled the point wei
= taken.
- Thereupon, Mrs. d. turned to tn
, presiding officer, and with great goo
70 nature acknowledged the cereal, to tn
n evident discontinue of the flaxer
! haired Juvenile, who sank backward
> murmuring as he passed to the 'pal
realm," that pathetic and well Ordere
baby's epitaph:
a "If So soon must DE done for,
What on earth was l begun for"
n DIR. J. W. Watts moved that Mis-
!, Virginia Olds, Mrs. Oakshett and Other
be admitted rs delegates at large. In
a. few well chosen remarks, the DoctC
"A commended the many virtues of til
at ladies referred to, voucliing for the
sincere devotion TO Temperance prime
il pies. The motion was carried.
III Mr.. Wooden from the Committee
,d Seventy on Alliance Reform, with il
~ imitable grace and q prOfusiOn of az