Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-02-24
LEGISLATIVE LORE.
= eraphic Picture Of Life at the Capital
The Herald Correspondent again
Embraces $ Woman,, i'm IfIsI Lot
ter-Imporrant Decision.

MADISON, Feb. 10, 1881. -EDIToRs
GRANT COUNTY HERALD: This weeks
work IN the legislature passed off with
out much sensation. The interest in the
resolution to amend the constitution So
as to allow women to vote is increasing.
Tuesday evening Senator Wocdman.
who is an advocate of woman suffrage.
delivered lecture in the NJ. Il. church
on . Women and Her Relation to the
State, Next day an article, written by.
q lawyer, covering page of the Jour
nal appeared in support Of the resolu-
ton. Having noticed that the men are
making nearly all Of the fight for the
bill ! asked one of our tidiest, happiest
and most intelligent women if she favor
ed the BILL She said she did not be-
cause, if the amendment were adopted.
modest women who think most of their
homes and families, would not be bene-
fitted by it, 1t would be the gossiper,
the popular belle, and the woman that
would forsake her husband and children
for politics, that would pocket the gains.
The women do not seem to want 10
vote. Thousands of them sign petitions
to have the state stop the liquor traffic
but they viii not sign petitions asking
the passage of this resolution Most of
the women indorse these lines of Phoebe
Carey, in her poem, "A Woman's Con
clusions:'
III could have known in the years now gone.
The best that awoman comes to know;
Could have had whatever will make her blest,
Or whatever she thinks viii make her so;''
Il would not make the path have trod
More pleasant or even, more straight or wide;
Nor change my course the breadth Of hair
rms way orthat way, to either side"
The Senate met last Thursday evening
for the discussion of woman suffrage
Early in the evening the Hobbies were
filled with an eager audience and hot
debate was expected; but when the
house was called to order motion was
dopted to postpone the dicussion until
the LIST of March.
Thursday evening Asscmblyman
Pierce introduced joint resolution
(l6 A. to propose the following amend
ments tc the constitution LIST That the
assemblymen be elected for two years.
End. That senators be elected for four
years. Sd. That the legislature meet
but once in two years unless convened
oftner by the governor. 4. That the
members be paid $3.50 a year salary and
mileage, and not be allowed any perqui-
sites. ). That the first general election
after the adoption of the amendment be
held, 1884, and thereafter the general
elections be held every two years and
that all county and state officers shall
be elected at these elections. Mr.. Troy
of Green county, moved to amend Mr..
Pierce's resolution by adding to the
! section that relates to the converting OF
the legislature the clause land when so
! convened no business shall be transac-
ted except as shall be necessary to ac-
complish the special purposes for which
II was convened. This raised an ami
mated discussion which was carried on
about three hours. The amendment
was adopted by accident and after sew
eral motions TO reconsider, lay ON the
table, &C., it was decided to postpone
its further discussion till February 23d.
The discussion of Mr.. Kids oil bill
was set for the same date.
A bill was passed to provide to print
POGO copies of the blue Book to be-
left with the Superintendent of Public
Property and sold to any one DESTROYS
of purchasing but no person or com
pany shall be allowed to buy more thar
% copies. This will give the state {
chance to start book store They
should have voted to purchase few
gross of pens, quantity Of periodical
literature, and carload of dime novel,
to set the thing off well as it looks slim
since the state is going into the bool
business to keep only one kind of books
The ''Blue Book can be bought of The
publisher unless the legislature viii
pass an act giving the state the monop
| oily of sale.
There was a motion made to adjourn
until the 23rd, but it failed, SO the legis
lature viii work Saturday, Monday ant
part of Tuesday.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The case of Geo, G. Pierce, respond
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