Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-15
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hear personal abuse? (Cries off MOI" "Nov'l
DR. WALKER KEPT ON.
saying that If what facts she had stated
constituted personal abuse, then everything
which had been uttered and especially last
night, in relation TO herself, was personal
abuse of the worst kind. Considerable COM
motion was created on the stand. the great
lights of the cause looking hOrrifed while the
little Doctor continued to pitch i'm. The DR.
was dressed in her velvet pantalOOns and
coat with brass buttons, had her hair curlet
and yellow ribbon in her neck fastening
She continued to have her say. which was
mostly about being denied a situation in the
government departments.
a RAP AT HEADS OF BUREAUS.
she concluded by Offering a resolution as
Whereas certain heads of government department.
have dictated 10 woman the length Of her dress and
the material out Of which the covering for her limbs
shail be made and whereas woman has been denied
position IN such departments because she would
ne" yield to such an unTepublican exercise of power
, htSotrtd- That the Congress Of the United States
re4Gese To- pass an act defining the clothes proper
She hoped some one would second the reso-
latiOu.
Some one in the rear of the hall seconded it,
BlrS. stanton came forward and stated that
they had committee ON resolutions and
inc proper course was to refer the paper
10 it.
PROF. J. II. X. WILCOX
suddenly appeared near the door. and moved
us reference to the committee on resolutions.
The motion was about being put when Or.
Walker protested that il hal been seconded
on il.
Mr.. J. III. Merrill arose i'm the audience and
llocecdcd 10 deiend the Doctor, and advocate
the resolutions, when great confusion pre-
Nalled-hiSSeS. stamping and huTrahing com
pletCly drowning him out.
Mrs. stanton arose. and pointing To NTar-
rlll. reminded him that the convention had
not placed his name on the list of speakers
that ne was not in order, and must sit down.
MISS ANTHONY : FLANK MOVEMENT
The confusion was so great that Miss An
thOny made u motion that the convention
take recess until = o'clock. While the pres
ident was putting the motion DIR. Walker was
opposing the action to the top of her lungs
and did her level best TO stop it, but the mo-
ton was declared carried. and Mr. Merrill
gyrated for some time To the amusement of
the little boys.
During the recess most of the audience re
manned In their seats, many having brought
lunches with them. On the stand the speak
eTS and officers collected in groups and ey-
cltediy discussed the turn things had taken
most OF them denouncing DIR. Walker with
out stint. One lady declared that her pro-
per place was the lunatic asylum.
THE DOCTOR HAS HER SAY.
!uTlng the recess; and after the ladies had
lett the stand. DIR. Walker mounted the rOS-
trum, and dOffing her hat and OvercOat pro
ceeded to read paper prepared by her some
two years ago. called The Growing COpsti-
tuIlonal Argument which had been
read before Congress at that time when
her suffrage bill was introduced by Senator
Fenton, of New York. She stated that this
Nt'' pil' VI ilti eIitN IliL the suffrage
association Of that year had made no recogni-
ton of her services, nor was one word said
about ii in the annual report of the woman
suffrage convention, and since that time no
alIuSiOn had been made to her services in the
cause.
The Doctor held quiet possession of the
stand. ami the audience listened atteutiyeIy
10 the reading and her remarks which fol
lowed.
PISTOLS AND COFFEE FOR WILCOX AM
MERRILL.
L III in q.
Mr.. j. II. Merrill to task for interrupting the
convention without invitation To speak and
SAM ne would not have made such an ass of
himself before an audience of one thousand
persons, and most OF them ladies'. Consider
able bandying of words followed between
them, and they disappeared. 1t was given
had challenged the professor, and that they
had gone out 10 settle according to the code
but as both are peace men. it is more likely
that they took II out in talk.
AFTER RECESS.
The convention reaSSembled at > o'clock n
m, the president, Mrs Caly Stanton. and
Miss Anthony on the stand.
Mrs. stanton stated that in future all rpsO-
lutiOnS, letters, documents and papers re-
lating to the dOingS Of the convention would
De submitted to the proper committee before
discussion was allowed She asked that i'm
future whatever may tranSpire in their meet
lngS, there be no expressions of appreciation
or diSapprObatiOn by the audience, and that
all parliamentary points be left to her 10
settle. She then went on to read the memo
rial prepared for submission to Congress at
the present session.