Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-01-20
woman Sufragists before Ghc Jadi.
ciary Committee.

NC mouse committee room
crowded this morning with ladies and gentle
men favorable to woman suffrage. Miss Susan
b. Anthony sat at Gen. Buffers right hand,
and acted as lieutenant to that officer in man
aging the proceedings. The basis was General
Buffers bill, introduced yesterday, TO strike the
word "male" from the qualifications for voters
in this District Miss Anthony first presented
Mr.. Francis Miller, counsel for Mrs. Sara J.
Spencer in the cases lately decidedly adversely
by the supreme Court of this n strict. Mr.
Miller referred to the report of the majority of
the committee three years ago, in which the
ladies were referred TO the courts. He said tn o
Supreme Court of the District had since decid-
ed that women had the right to vote, but that
this right could not be exercised except by the
aid OF express legislation. For this legislation
ceeded TO repeat the legal argument heretofore
published in TIE STAR.
Miss Anthony next presented Mrs. Spencer
the plalitlff in the suffrage test case, who al
luded to the fact that 600 CT liens of the DIS
trict had last week signed a petition for the
legislation now asked, and stated that she kne "
ened and cultured ladies in the District des rel
the elective franchise With reference to tn =
argument that ''the bad women would all vote ~
she SAID that statistics made by men showed
that the dad women" were mostly too young
to vote, and were, all events a very small
traction of the population.
Miss Anthony next present ed Mrs. Lockwood.
practising lawyer OF this District, who said
even ii the legal argument was bad the eguItt-
Die one Tor Suffrage was good. Her father did
not represent her when he voted the Democrat
ticket, her brother did not represent her when
be refused to fight in defense of his country hec
husband did not represent her when he side I
with the wing party. She loved and respected
them then and now, but none of them repre-
scented her. She would not occupy the commit
tees time but, rejoicing in the acknowledgements
OF the colored man, she appealed to their sense
OF Justice for the political. liberty that they had
Miss Frances Ellen Burr, of Hartford, next
addressed the committee. Her delicacy and
no ffuar daaf lad hnr 80.
tore, and as our reporter was at the opposite
end OF the room, he couldn't understand a
word. HE committee, however, evidently did
Miss Phebe Cozzens took the floor, and though
the members were by this showing signs of
WEAKNESS she was attentively heard. She plead
FOR the suffrage as a matter of both justice and
expediency.
Miss Anthony last arose, with a written
speech in her hand which she seemed to have
concluded to fOregO the pleasure OF delivering
ior she SAID to the committee that women like
herself-0ld abolitionIsts-felt Inundated at
being obliged to serve to the slaves they hal
helped to free for political liberty, and that il
the committee could not see their way clear to
report in favor of woman suffrage they SHOULD
at least report bill relieving the DISTINGUISHED
woman OF the District from taxation. She
then thanked the committee and took her seat.
Mr.. Potter lN ~ asked Mrs. Spencer if the
the United States in her case would not afford
relief, without legislation. Mrs. Spencer an.
swered. that If the court decided favorably to
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United States.
Gen. Butler then declared the hearing closed,
after one member had observed that he was
willing 1t should go on all day.
The CENTRAL BRANCH OF THE U. p. r. X
H. ii. Day, of New York, was before the House
COMMITTEES on the Judiciary this morning ad-
vocatiDg a subsidy of bonds and lands for the
extension of the Central Branch of the Union
Pacific railroad company. This company is
seeking to extend their road from the present
mil To. fhn TrnsA
lance OF 200 miles, and to receive land and
bond subsidy. They claim the right under
existing laws. The amount involvsdi is between
six and eight million dollars and the matter
has been brought up by bill introduced by
Mr. Wilson, OF Indiana, declaring that the
company has no such right as 1t claims. No
decision was reached.
END OF THE TEXAS EMBRoGLIo-Gorernor
Paris Su'Tenders-The Neaoly Elected Officers in
PossesstOR.-A special dispatch from Austin,
Texas, says matters there are very quiet. The
offces Of governor and secretary of state are
virtually turned over to the new officers. 1t is
probable that Governor Coke will send to the
senate to day the name of a new attorney gem
eral for ratification. When this is done the
proper officers, namely, the governor, attorney
general, and secretary OF state, will proceed to
count the votes for the other state officers and
constitutional amendment, which will be com
pleted on Wednesday,. The present incumbents
their successors are qualified. The sergeant-at-
arms took possession of all the government Offices
without opposition. Governor Davis had pre-
yiously left the executive office, a clerk only
remaining, who surrendered the keys.
The CREDITORS OF JAY COOKE & Co. had
another meeting In Philadelphia yesterday. 1t
appears that at the previous meeting, though a
unanimous vote was polled for the election of
trustee, the necessary three-fourths vote was
not poiled for committee, aud as the election
OF one depends upon the election Of the other,
al the proceedings 20 far have been nugatory.
measures were taken to obtain the necessary
votes to perfect the election of the committee.
SkNT BACK FOR TRIAL.-George w. Smith
deputy collector Of internal revenue in the
northern district Of Mississippi, y no b ad been
inaicted there Tor embexxling public funds, and
vas subsequently arrested in Massachusetts, by
deputy Marshal Robinson as an alleged fuRi-
i've ron justice, was taken hack Sunds y even
ing % Misassippi' in charge of Chief Deputy
Marshsi kennedy and Deputy Marshal Robin
JAIL DELIVERY IN MARyLANp.-Georee W.
heeo boatman, set IRE to the jail Ct Cristield,
Nc, Saturday night and escaped with ali the
m1sees except one, who was shot and wounded
under arrett.