The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-02-02

o!her purpose than legislation, except
ul'lhe service and caucus, and he
uouDted whether the womans move
lileht was III the nature of either divine
service or caucus. His point was
worth nothing, however, in view of the
ProVlso in the rule which he had
overlooked that the hall be Granted
49r any purpose liz all cases where the
mouse participates in the proceedings;
anu IL was. clear that if the House
agreed to hear the arguments of the
SSqhraglsts it would be participating.
however, while the women were de-
ieated, they have the satisfaction of know
ing That at least log Representatives. are
WIN them, for the vote on Kellev's res
olutlon stood log yeas to al navs. If
VIII, OF course, be claimed that the
tHepupllcan party is the women's party.
lor tle affirmative vote was made ND of
elghty-seven Republicans and nine
Teen Democrats, while 112 Democrats
ana onl twenty-nine Republicans are
recorded in the negative.
The nineteen affirmative Democrats
We're: Benedict, Cox, Covert, Hart.
Lockwood and Veeder, of New York:
Cutler, of New Jersey; Ellis, of Louisi-
ana; Ewing and Finley, of Ohio; Harri-
son, Hartzell and Knapp, of Illinois;
Landers and Phelps, of Connecticut:
Lynde, of Wisconsin; Patterson. of Col
orado; Stephens of Georgia, and Whit
thorne of Tennessee. The twentv-nine
negative Republicans We're: Baker. Chit
tenden, James and Patterson. of New
York; Bicknell and Evans, of Indiana:
Boyd, Burchard and Cameron. of Hi |
nos; Cox, Foster and Garfield, of Ohio:
Davis and Page, of California; Denni-
son, Hendee and Joyce, of Vermont: |
Dunnell, OF Minnesota; Field, Norcross.
Rlce and Robinson, of Massachusetts:
Oyerton, of Pennsylvania; PeddIe and
Pugh, OF New Jersey; Randolph, of
tennessee; Sampson, Stone of Iowa, and
Powers of Maine.
Looked at sectiOnally, the South is
to the woman-suffrare move
ment, as onl eleven Republicans from
that section voted for it. This includes
the three colored members.
age had nothing to do with the votes,
Tor while such gay old fellows as Bacon,
OF New York; Ballou, of Rhode Island:
Conger, of Michigan; Dwight, of New
Y DIRK; Ellsworth, of Michigan: Kelley.
OF Pennsylvania; Landers, of Connecti-
cut; Loring, of Massachusetts; Price. of
Iowa; Smith, of PENNSYLVANIA; Stephens
Of Georgia, and Van Vorhis of Ohio,
voted for the resolution, other old codg-
gers like Patterson, of New York, aged
Seventy-nine; Wright, of Pennsylvania:
Chittenden, of New York; Davis, of
North Carolina; Hatcher, of Missouri;
swami OF Maryland, and Wood of New
I DIRK, voted against it. 1t was observed /
hat the young men of the Horse-such t
Is Lockwood, Hart, Covert and Veeder. J
II New 1ork-generally voted for the '
yomen's side, and then looked up to f
he galleries for approval. '
Mrs. Hooker and others of the suffrac {
SITS were in the gallery when the vote t
vas taken. When Stephens voted ave. /
Yrs: Hooker made some approving re- 6
marks on the subject to the ladies be- &
lde her, whereupOn gruff old fellow t
lifting near by remarked: 80 YES: it's '
Ill very well for A. 50 10 NIslI MIN they y
ug and kiss him like a child, and no L
me thinks anything of it." The suffrag- v
SITS have been defeated again, but they v
re made of hopeful material, and they G
ay they can abide their time.
Kelley's proposition having been de-
Gated, suggestion was made that the
members be allowed to present petit c
ions at will, and to have them printed '
n the record, and this is the only way {
II which the dear creatures can be
heard in Congress, for the present at I
east. On the vote the Ohio delegation
S recorded nine in the affirmative, eight
n the negative. The ayes were: Gard
ler, Keifer, Jones, Ewing, Finley, Van
Voorhees,, Danford, Mckinley and Mon
roe. Noes: Banning, Mcmahon, Rice,
Cox, Dickev, Foster, Southland and Car
field Washington Telegram.