The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-22
Seeking for Suffrage.
WOMEN WHO wANT TIE POLITICAL RIGHTS
OF MEN-HOw THEY TALK IL COUNCIL.

WOMEN WHO WANT TIE POLITICAL RIGHTS
OF MEN-H0w THEY TALK ~ COUNCIL.
In Washington, on Friday, the Senate
select Committee on the Rights OF Women
cave a hearing to a large delegation
of the members of the National Wo-
mans Suffrage Convention, now in scs-
sion in that city. Speeches were made
by Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. Shattuck,
OF Massachusetts,; Mrs. Scarf and Mrs.
Gauger, Of Indiana; Mrs. Saxon, Of Louis
isna; Mrs. Colby, OF Nebraska; and Miss
Susan Il. Anthony. OF New York. The
last-named lady said she had brought new
recruits rs speakers in order TO disprOye
the allegation that sit was always the
same old set"
The speeches were decidedly pointed and
interesting. The committee listened to
them with undivided attention throughout,
and at the conclusion OF the hearing the
following resolution, offered 10y Senator
George, Of Mississippi, was adopted unani-
mOusly:
ReSOlred, That the committee are under
obligations 10 the representatives OF the
women OF the United States for their at
tendance this morning and for the able and
instructive addresses which have been made,
and that the committee assure them that
they will give TO the subject of woman suf-
frage that careful and impartial cOnSidera-
ton which its grave importance demands.
At the Woman'S Suffrage Convention
there was quite sprinkling OF men in the
aud fence, who argued the ease before the
formal opening of the Convention. An old
gentleman advocated the rights OF woman
because he bad seen one man with q house
full OF sons and another with houSeiul OF
daughters, and although all the intelligence
seemed TO be with the latter the former
held all the suffrage. He had noticed. too,
that wherever woman obtained Il chance
she waged war on the gin shops. Mrs. Belva
Lockwood, the lawyercsS, said that much
had been said OF ST. Paul. She had read
the Scriptures seven times, and was
free to say that she did not believe some OF
the remarks attributed TO him. and would
not until she had certified copy OF the
shorthand reporters notes. She did not
know whether he was a married man or
not whether he had one or more wives,
for those were patriarchal times. \ voice ::
1t Is now conceded that he was married. |
Mrs. Lockwood then took up the question.
"Suppose woman with a young baby was
drawn on Il jury, what would she do 2"
Mrs. Lockwood said: "Why, Just the
same as the old man if he had young
baby" [Laughter.l When men are
drawn on the jury and cannot serve they
are excused. Ii should be remembered
that there were perhaps 100000 women
in this country who never had baby
and never will have one, and jurors could
be obtained from them. And it should be
remembered that there were many women
whose children are out OF the way. Mrs.
Lockwood urged them to work, and said
that she was afraid that the prayers OF some
OF the women were like those OF some
Christians. who pray with no thought OF
their beng answered. She had faith In
prayer. When they went to the polls they
should pray with faith that their prayers
would be answered, and work. She urged
them to accept suffrage rs to school mat
ters, Tor this was an entering wedge. Her
bill for admission Of women to the bar had
proved an entering wedge, and she referred
to the refusal OF Judge Gray TO admit a
woman in Boston. Judge Gray was now
on the bench OF the Supreme Court Of the
United States. where he will have TO hear
women.