Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-01-28
The Womens RIGHTS Advocates Invading

The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore ''Sun'' sends that paper the FOL
lowing about an invasion of the U. 5. Sen
ate by the members of the National Wo-
men IS Suffrage Convention now i'll session
there:
The woman suffragists to-day invaded
the Senate wing of the Capitol, filling the
gale ries. croWding the reception room,
marble room, and the lobby between them
and the Senate chamber. lhe occasion
was the promise of Senator Mcdonald to
call up the resolution offered by him at the
last session providing for standing COM
mittee on the rights Of women. Proml-
nent among the woman suffrag'sts We're
Mrs. Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and
Phoebe Cozzens, and others. They sent in
cards to humble of Senators, some of
whom came out and some did not The
two Senators from Rhode lslaDd--the
bachelor and the widoWer-came out smi-
ling, and told the strong minded women
they were for them first, last and all the
Time Senator Mcdonald, the blushing
| bridegroom of 81, told them he would
work for them as long as he lived ard
| they responded that they would certainly
| make him the next President. I hey said
they would spot" every Senator that We
| TO: Med, maid called up his resolution Mr..
| ConkliDg advocated it in his peculiar IRON
| 'cal style, but the ladies, who are ciamor-
| ing for their rights. did not at first per-
celve the drift of his remarks, and ap-
| plauded him vehemently. This made Sen
at"rs laugh, aud Mr.. Conkling had some
llfficulty in keeping straight counte-
nance himself. 1t Was not long before
the ladies perceived their mistake. and
such delightful feminine expressions as
Hateful thing" ''Horrid creature &c,
wers whispered around, while scowling
| looks were bent upon the New ork Sena-
| tor, which he appeared totally obliyious
| of. After Mr.. Conkling had amused him.
self little more on the subject the reso
luton was. on motion OF Mr.. Davis, of
! West Virginia. referred to the committee
| On rules. The woman suffragists became
very much disguised and left, vowing that
they would besiege every State capital
| when the senatorial elections came up and
| work against every Senator who had voted
| to send their resolution to sleep with the
| committee on rules,
| The delegates to the National Woman 5
| Suffrage convention held a reception at
| the Riggs Rouse tonight, which was large
| Iy attended Many of the ladies who are
| prominent in the movement were present,
including Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Susan
! B. Anthony, Be!va A Lockwood, Rachel
| Foster, Phoebe COZzenS, Mis-. SeWell, Eui-
| ly Thornton Charles, MIS-. opofford. Much
| of the conversation during the evening
was in regard to the action Of the Senate
to-day in refusing to consider the resolu-
ton called up by Senator Mcdonald ask
| ing for the appointment of a regular CON-
| mittee of nine Senators, TO be called the
committee on the rights of woman clti-
| zens. Senator Davis, Of West Virginia,
IN whose motion the resolution was refer
red to the committee on rules, came in for
considerable criticism. 1t was stated by
Mrs. Lockwood that Senator Mcdonald
| had an interview with Senator Davis this
afternoon, when he told him that if the
committee on rules did not report the res
olution back IN one week he would make
a motion to discharge the committee
| from the consideration of the resolu-
ton. Several Senators who voted
| to refer, have promised that when the
| matter comes up again they will vote for
| the appointment of regular standing
! committee. The same question will come
| up in the House tomorrow, when MIR.
Frye will call up a similar resolution, ask
| ing the appointment of a House commit
| tee to consider the subject. There is fa-
vorable report with the resolution from
| the judiciary committee. and as Speaker
Randall and many of the leading nemb-
| ArS of the House have already declared
| themselves in favor of the adoption of the
| resolution, favorable action is confidently
| expected.