The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-29
coEcR RESsloNAL.
WASHINGTON, May %.
SENATE.

I portion of the Island OF Msckinsw, in
the Straits OF Msckinsw, as Nationsl
Park. Passed. .r 1890
Nj. Logan called up the Senate bin
authorizing appointments and promo
tions in the medical and ordnance de:
partments OF the army.
Pending discussion the morning honr
expired and the Senate resumed the
consideration of the Alabama contested
election case OF Sykests. Spencer. Tine
question then being on the resolution
OF Mr.. Hamilton, Of Maryland, to
award the seat TO Sykes, it was re-
/ jected; yeas 4, nays 80, a strictly party
vote.
On motion OF Mr.. Morton the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections were
discharged from the further consitera.
ton Of the subject, so Spencer. the
present iucum bent retains his seat. :.
Mr.. Boremsn called up the Senate
bill to establish the Territory OF Penn
bina and to provide temporary gov
ernment therefore.
Mr.. Sergeant moved to amend the bill
so that the right 10 vote or hold office
in the territory, should not be restricted
on account Of race, color, or sex. DE
believed the amendment was not only
justified, but was required by TIE
organic law OF the United States. Mum
erous petitions had been presented TO
Congress for this right TO females, and
the only notice taken OF them WAS to
report adversely. The Republican party
was to a certain extent pledged to ex-
tend suffrage TO females IN the terrific
res. To confer upon women the right
Of suffrage would be TO open wide ave.
uues for them; give them the opportu-
nifty through the ballot box aud they
will break up the nelarious practices
now existing, and purify society. The
spirit OF the constitution should be car
ried out and women be allowed to vote.
Mr.. Stewart favored the amendment.
Mr.. Morton said be was in favor OF
the amendment. on what he urged 'as
the fundamental principles OF our gov
ernment The Declaration Of lndc-
pendeuce said all men are created free
and equal. The word men" did not
m can males it meant the whole human
race.
Mr.. Flanagan, said he was a new
convert TO the cause OF womnn sui-
frage, aud was made a convert by the
glorious efforts OF the womens crusade
against intemperance. Women, and
women only, through Almighty God,
could eave this country from the worst
Of all evils, intemperapce. Women
could control the country, men could
not. They were more directly interest!
ed in all questions OF morality than
men, and from this time henceforth, he
intended to be "womau's man."
Laughter,
Mr.. Merrlman, said he did not yield
in bis admiration OF woman to any
man, and by no act or word OF his would
he detract from her dignity,
but be claimed the right
to be the judge ss 10 what means were
hest calculated to promote her interests.
He did not believe woman herself
thought her happiness or dignity would
be advanced by having all the political
rights of man conferred upon her, and
| the strongest evidence OF this fact was
that neither in this country Eor in
England, had women demanded such
rishts. The number that had Demand
ed them, ss compared with the number
that had not, was but drop in the
ocean. He disseDted with all respect
from the revolutionary construction
which the Senator from Indiana Nor
ton, had put upon the Declaration OF
Independence, and denied il meant
females as well az males.
Mr.. Stewart said ten years from now
there would not be man in the Senate
opposed to female suffrage. u.
Mr.. Merrimsn asked why not try the
experiment in the District OF Columbia.
Mr.Sargeant-We will when we get a
chance.
Mr.. Conklpg said that an amend
ment was in order TO this very bill to
enforce woman suffrsge in the District
of Columbia. II his friend Mr.. Stew
art1 desired TO try the experiment in
new territory, why not try it as an
experiment here. The Senator from
Nebraska Mr.. Stewsr ought not 10
finch il be [Conklingl couldn't follow
him. e., g,. .
Mr.. Stewart said he would only ask
the Senator to follow him in this one
little step to have woman suffrage 10
the ne v territory. II he broke down
there he would never ask him to follow
again. .
Mr. Hamilton, OF Maryland. cub
mitted a resolution providing that F.
W. Sykes late contestant OF the seat
held by Geo. E Spencer, Is Senator
from Alabama, be allowed q salary ss
Senator from March Attn, 1873 TO May
let, 1874, and one mileage each way.
Referred.
Mr.. Carpenter said be would vote for
an amendment TO confer suffrage IN
New Jersey on the women. He
would vote 10 establish woman outrage
in Wisconsin. or any other place be
coald, to morrow. O.
Mr.. Ferry, OF Michigan, favored the
am endmept - rr-.s :. II
Mr.. Anthony said be did not believe
that suffrage was womans right as q
mans right. 1t was not natural
| right, but political right regulated By
the body polite. .a.
Mr. Edmunds denied that the right
to vote was essential TO the protection
OF the natural rights Of women. Under
| the laws now in many States they had
the night to do as they pleased with
their property. The laws in this couu-
try generally Disseminated 10 favor OF
women. After further discussion Mr..
Sargeant's amendment was rejected.