The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-30

sop, introduced the following resolution in the
Senate:
BE b Legislature assembly Of The state Of Ore
gon That recommend the adoption Of the following
amendment original Constitution Of the state Of Ore
gon, in pursuance with Article XvII Of said Constitution
The elective shall not be prohib-
tied to any citizen account Of sex.
Mr.. Fulton spoke deliberately, and with evident
conviction of the Importance of the resolution.
Mr.. Hirsch President of the Senate, as a matter
of opinion, stated that there being already an
amendment before the Legislature offered at the
last session for ratification by this body, ne
thought this resolution could not be acted upon
till that was disposed of.
Mr.. Fulton was prepared for this exception, and
proceeded in a clear, calm and concise statement
to show that the clause of the Constitution thus
referred to plainly meant that no amendment
could be offered as an amendment to any special
resolution or act submitted by the previous Legs-
lature and then pending. He thought the provis-
ion wise one, and, though il was somewhat am
biguously wOrded its meaning, under the rules of
right, liberty and logic, was plain. He moved
that the resolution be made the special order of
business for the evening session. Mr.. Stark
weather moved to amend by substituting Tuesday
week at p NJ. for the time of the discussion, stat
ing his good and sufficient reason that the ques
tion too important for hasty consideration.
Mr. Fulton accepted the amendment, the Senate
concurred, and at this writing there seems every
to believe that the high hopes of the wisest
men and women Of Oregon will be realized by the
favorable action of this Legislature.
The Monday evening session of the House of
Representatives was drawing near to a close,
when the members were suddenly awakened from
a tedious discussion upon the time for future Leg
isative sessions by the offer of the above resou-
tion to amend the Constitution, proposed by Hon.
Lee Laughlin, of Yamhill. \ fiutter of excite
ment followed the gentlemans master-stroBe, and
one weak-minded ruler of was badly
frightened; but Hon. John Mimic set him right in
about three minutes. There was some other faint
show of opposition from several quarters but the
better judgment of the members prevailed and all
consented to make the resolution the special order
of business for Wednesday next at > P ", on the
day succeeding the pending action Of the Senate
The indications are favorable in the House. as in
the Senate, for affirmative answer to woman's
plea.
Should the resolution pass both Houses the
ladies Of Portland, Oregon City, Albany, Eugene
Lafayette McNIinnville and other towns will
unite their forces to give the Legislature recep-
tion at the Capital City of which the President of
the United States might be proud. They are in
earnest in this work and are only awaiting this
climax Of opportunities to show what ladies can
do under the inspiration of prospective liberty
Oregon to-day is the foremost State of the Union
in recognition of the great cause of equal rights
Let the Legislature grant her the grand honor of
leading the van in the complete and full enfran-
chisement of her women, and she will shine i'm
history with a luster that shall dim the glory of
Virginia. North Carolina or a Massachusetts
The yarOus candidate. for tI,o ,4;t IL
ships of the two Houses have at last been per
mitted to know their fate and the mvriads of
unsuccessful asprants have folded their tents like
the Arab and stolen silently away, leaving the
successful competitors, three of whom are women
in possession of the waiting work and contingent
ducats. The two Houses are very favorable to the
rights OF women, and manifest growing sense of
the justice OF our claim in many unobtrIIsive wavs
Ihe NEW NORTHWEST threw a couple of huge
bombs into the camps of the lobbyists last week
and scattered their forces at a lively rate One Of
them exploded squarey i'm the face of the s.Huoe
Doctors Bill" and the other opened the ewes of
members of both Houses to the 'true nwar,ness, of
a very few intriguing women lobbyists who claim
to "have all the rights they want" and vet never
cease to bore the lawmakers to the last limit ot
endurance with their personal hobbies
We do not wonder that sensible men are nause-
ated ana dlsgusted with importunate women lob
byists 1t is enough to make all wise women
blush for the dignity of their sex to behold the
total lack of womanly self-respect which they ex-
hibit who beg for privileges in the interest of
iew' and yet refuse to acknowledge the rightful
demands of the many for equality before the law
on the broad fundamental basis of inaIienabIe
right and the recognition of individual selfhood
lor all women Butwe have this apology to make
ior them: They have been sorely wounded in by
gone days through personal wrongs, and it is not
strange that they cannot rise above the hobbies
that, through special trials, they have been COM
PEELED to ride till they have but a single thought
They are not representative women, but sufferers,
and we beg you to have patience with them. 1t is