Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-20


them with the consent Of those who own them. | do
not want it possible for any men to levee district
and sell their old leyeeS and get paid for them by
the State or district.
Mr. SIMON thought this was the keynote Of the
matter and was in favor Of the amendment.
A vote taken on Mr.. CarT'5 amendment and
it vas adopted-ayes 43, noes 30.
| Mr. CARR offered amendment to Section IL,
line 9, striking out the word g condemn and in
serting the words " take possession OF :"
on division it was declared carried.
Mr. CHA DLER moved to strike out all after the
! word " districts in that sentence OF the section.
Adopted-ayes A, noes 80.
Mr. COOPER moved to reconsider. and Mr.. CARR of
Yuba moved to indefinitely postpone the motion
The motion to indefinitely postpone agreed to-
Mr.. NELSON thought this action would kill the
bill and the enaeting clause might as well be strick
en- out at once.
MIR. MAYBELL could see no reason why the amend
/ ments should not prevail.
Mr.. Fox moved that further consideration OF the
| bill be postponed until tomorrow morning, and that
it be placed at the head of the sccond-reading file.
Agreed to-a4es 30, noes 81
Recess.
EVENING SESSION
On assembling the motion of Mr.. Carr of Yuba, to
reconsider the vote by which the Carr debris bill
rejected, was made the special order for next Tues
WOMAN SUFFRAGE ELL.
AR MCCARTHY asked fifteen minutes leave of ab-
sence for Mr.. Lane who making his Will
/ Granted.
The woman suffrage bill was then read
! Mr. MeCAIIreN owed to amend by saying 60 21
| years of age over
| Mr. BRAUNHART-It is unnecessary; is
! over II
/ The SPEAKER The point of order is wen taken.
Mr. Fox said the committee had recommended
tie rejection of the bill because OF that clause of the
Constitution which in express terms says that cleo
tors must be male citizens OF the United States.
The Constitution in express terms makes il impossi-
| bic for this bill to become law. He not sure
| but the committee would have recommended the
passage of this bill had not been FOR this clause in
the Constitution Thsy had sworn to support the
| Constitution, and they had power to do other
wise He did not propose to argue the merits of the
| question, and would leave that to others. He had
looked no further than this provision in the Consti
| tuition
| Mr. DuBRuTz said it was with some degree Of hes
iation that he set himself against the opinions of
the judiciary Committee; but these gentlemen are
not infallibe, and he should try and sustain his po
sition The Constitution, he said was nothing but
bill of rights to protect the minority. This simply
names those who shall have the franchise it does
not say that the Legislature may not extend those
privileges to Others not named in the Constitution.
| The Legislature cannot dsfranchise those named in
the Constitution, but may extend those privileges.
If woman can hold school office, why should she
not be allowed to vote to fill those offices. 1t is
| preposterous to say that woman may hold the
Office of Superintendent, and yet say that she may
not vote to fill that Office. He claimed that women
| have more TO do with schooling the young than
men, and ought to be allowed voice in the choice
| of officers, and the management Of the public
schools He proud to cast one vote at least in
! favor of the proposition.
! Mr.. HARRIS said he regretted to have to differ
with the last speaker in toto. He had high re-
| spect for woman. No man had higher respect for
her. II woman is suffering under disabilities, such
suffering must appeal to the heart. He found that
has suffered under these disabilities long
as remember. But the system that has ele-
waited American women above the women of every
| other country ne fought safe system to follow
The DEGREES Of divinity cannot be overthIown by
earthly laws. The eternal God proper to create
male and female, and implanted certain instincts
which speaks IN language plain that it cannot be
misunderstood. Woman is not competent to dis
cnarge the arduous duties which must devOlve upon
In all the refined quantities. of social life man must
forever stand in the shade in comparison with
| He claimed that to allow woman to mingle in poll
tics would be to debase and degrade her-would be
to oblterae the great natural lines of demarkation
which nature has drawn. He traversed the entire
question in most thorough manner, presenting his
points after the other cearly and forciby. This
is an experiment that may prove hazardous to all
our social institutions. 1t is hazardous thing to
bring woman down from her high standing to the
level of man. He would never consent to it. He
would never consent to bring woman from her eX-
alted social plane to enter the scramblng contests
| in the political arena. lie argued at length the
question from legal and constitutional aspect,
claiming that the Constitution was plain that it
| could not be construed to mean that women may
vote for anything
| Mr. MAY spoke in favor of the bill The
time has come. he said, when there should
| be broadening out OF the exclusive privi-
| eges of the few. Looking back over the his
|
| field some noble has carried off the palm.
In the professions in all the walks OF life she tas
reached the highest pinnacles In the medical pro-
| fesslOn woman has already occupied the ST
alted positions. He proposed to prove that woman,
by nature, is entitled to the right of suffrage. She
has won it on every field in the world. Talk about
| the want of endurance. The gentleman who uttered
| such a sentiment forgets what woman suffers and
| endures through all her weary years. The woman
that bears the children and and nurtures them
is notified to have voice in their education, say
Il ants off hto hnofn
argument too fimsy to be considered seriously.
Mr. MULHoLLAND said this the opportunity he
had been waiting for. When he was boy, the
women hugged him and kissed him, when he didn't
want them to, and they don't do it when he
would like it. They used to stick pins in him, and
feed HIM paragorc, and he now had chance to get
even with them This was his first opportunity to
get even.
voce-Louder, louder.
Mr.. MULHoLLAND-Just turn your ear this
way, it is long enough to reach to me. [Great
laughter.I How would it sound, for instance, to ad
dress the I" girl with turn-up from Tulare,
the Z" thin -visaged woman from San Francisco" 1t
is said that none but the worst women would vote.
He thought not. The good women would go to the
polls realizing the great responsibilities which rests
upon them. Laying aside all mirth, he discussed
the entire question in favor of giving woman the
ballot.
Mr. CoRcoRAN said he had always taken great
interest in the ladies'. He was in favor of the
bill, though not IN favor of universal suffrage. II
they allowed to vote all questions, such
gentlemen Mr.. Del Vale, and Mr.. May, and Mr..
Lane, would get all the Offices whi he and his
colleague, Mr. Mcintosh, would be left in the shade.
Laughter But he was in favor of allowing woman
to have voice in school matters.
MIR. LANE said he did not propose to stay at home
and make the fires and wash the dishes and do the
cooking while his wife was out at Democratic pri.
| mary. 1t would be found, be said, there
divorces in those States where are allowed to
vote than in those where they stay at home and
| tend to their duties.
Mr.. MoINrosH said woman's influence over the
minds of the youth of the country is acknowledged
all over the world. Then why, in the name of rea-
son, he asked should she not be allowed to have q
voice in the selection Of those who to instruct
their young minds? In those nations where the
have the most rights there will be found the highest
state of civilization. Go to country where TIE
women have privileges, and there will be found
| the opposite condition of things.
Mr. YORK then took the floor in advocacy Of his
| bill and the principles contained therein In all
wellregulated shows he said, there must be farce,
and this was no exception. This was, he said, a
subject of so much Importance that the people far
| and wide studying it carefully. There is great
interest manifested all over the land While he
had the highest regard for the Judiciary Committee,
| he held that they were mistaken. He read the
| Constitution differently The committee had de-
cided that all the offices in the State open to
woman and yet she is not entitled to vote for those
officers The Constitution leaves this matter to the
| people, and the people have the power to grant
this right to woman. The organic law was good, it
was bruad and clear, and upon it citizens, male and
female, may stand. He read from the decla-
| ton OF rights which says, 1--WE, the people,
do ordain," etc. He contended that this language
must include tn, female well as the male. Women
are part Of the people. The Constitution
| intended to shut out the best half Of humanity in
the category of people" The language in
tended to apply to all people. He himself was in
favor of universal suffrage but he glad for
/ this small concession. Woman asks only the rights
which granted to all other citizens. She is not
asking for any special or peculiar right, only for
| equal rights The ballot Is the crowning glory OF
| citizenship, and this is the pinnacle which woman
aspires 70. Men cannot feel as woman does in this
| regard. They have that right. They have always
had it, but let them be disfranchised and they
will learn how the isranchsed can long for citizen
ship When man arrived from barbarism the first
form of government was despotism. That,
| in turn, gave place to a government by
| class, a selected few Of noble bloo,.
Then the royal family gave place to republic,
and the rch of civilization continued. But
this is not perfect republic because, although the
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