Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-13
The Eisi: Of the women SGsffragists
TO the President.

This morning, at 10 O'Clock. by previous ap-
p0intment. the Pre- iienJ received the commit
tee appointed by the National WOmen'S suffrage e
Association to wait upon him and present a
memorial addressed ITO His EXcellency the
President OF the United State5," and setting
forth that, las women and representatives of
associations OF women waited upon your En-
cellency before the delivery OF your first and
second annual messages, asking that IN tl0Se
documents you remember the diSIranchSed
millions OF wome9 citizens OF the United
states; and as, upon careful examination OF
those messages. we find therein specifically
enumerated the interests, great and small. OF
all classes Of men, and recommendations Of
need1ul legislation to protect their civil and pc
liticai rights. and lind no ment ion made OF any
need Of legislation 10 protect the political, civil
or social rights Of twenty millions Of women
cit1zenS-one-h hall Of the people OF this republic:
ana as there IS pending upon the calendar in
the L. S. Senate constitutional amendment to
prohibit the several states from DISTINGUISHING
nited States citizens on account of SEX and a
similar constitutional amendment is pending
upon tie vote in the House Judiciary commit
tee; and as petitions TO so amend the constitu-
ton have been presented to both houses of
congress by more than 10000 well-knOwn. in
lelllgcnt men and women, citizens OF thirty
five states and five territories; and rs the in
creasiDg Intelligence and the higher broader
culture OF the women Of to-day cause them TO
more keenly feel their political degradation
and to more clearly see that their efforts TO i'm
prove their own condition and that OF human
lty are hedged in on every side by legislation in
which they have no part and 10 realize tha
peril and the injustice of the continued refusal
on the part OF the government to count their
opinions at the balOt-boX; therefore we re-
Slectfully ask your EXceliency. in your next
annual message. 10 make mention OF the dis
1ranchlsed millions of wives. mothers and
daughters Of this republic. and to recommend
10 congress that women citizens equally vita
men be protected in the exercise Of Their civil
and political rights"
THERE WIRE pprSrST
Gl the committee. Mrs. Matilda j. Gage, Mrs
EmDleline Wells. (of Ttdii, and Mrs Snencer
OF % ms city; The Misses Foster, representa-
yves OF suffrage association Of Philadelphia
ana MISS Woodbury., of the Washington Press
ana MIS- Zina Young Williams, (of Ctahl were
also present. The President invited the ladies
into the library, that they might be secure from
interruption and gave them throughout most
respectful and courteous hearing. asking them
questions, ard showing an evident interest in
tie subject. The suffrage committee smoke
first. and presented the memorial to the Pfesi
dent. who promised it consideration
THE TWO LADIES FROM UTAH
next addressed the President. urging him not
TO sign the bill now pending in committees OF
house ana senate, which, in enforcing the law
OF 1862 against pOlygamy and disfranchiSng all
pracucingit, viii render outcasts fifty thousand
Mormon women. and make their children lille
gitimate.
The President asked them to set forth the
tacts in writing and send them to him that he
might carefully weigh so important a matter
uttTNltW WIS COnu1CleQ Dy the
ladies in a calm and well-considered manner.
and distinguished especially for the brevity
each speaker observed in presenting an array
or facts, with an evident determination to oc-
cupy as little OF the valuable time OF the PreSi-
dentsaS possible.
MRS. HAYES.
Before they rose TO leave he asked them if he
should bring Mrs. Hayes in to see them This
proposition was joyfully accepted and after
the President withdrew. leaving his wife with
them pleasant talk was had with her by the
Mormon ladies, the others yielding entirely to
theln as they had Travelled so far to present
their case. Mrs. Hayes, when the ladies' rose to
go, showed them all the bedrooms in the house.
Which are always in order by 9 a m, and had
them conducted through the econServatOrieS. All
with one voice proclaimed their great admtra-
ton OF the presiding lady at the White House