Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-24

The Woman Suffrage Convention.
THE PROCEEDINGS AT LINCOLN HALL LAST EVE
NING-THg SECOND DAYS SESSION.
In the Woman Suffrage convention. at Lincoln
hall, yesterday afternoon, at the conclusion OF
Miss Anthony's opening address, Mrs Ellen H.
Sheldon, recording secretary, presented her re-
port OF the years work. II congratulated the as
ISOLATION upon the appointment OF committees In
congress Tor the consideration OF woman suffrage,
ana gave the details OF the work, showing the
enorts that brought about the appointment OF the
House committee, the work OF the Senate commit
tee,and Its report forming constitutional amend
ment, granting woman the right of suffrage ana
teIerring TO the work in the Nebraska campaign
MT Mrs; MAY Wright SewalI spoke on the lessons OF
TIE Nebraska campaign.
THE EVENING SESSION.
AT the evening session the hall was crowded.
Miss Anthony opened the meeting with an appeal
to the audience to unite with the association She
| then introduced Mrs Lille Devereux Blake, who
delivered an address on the text sIs It a crime TO
be woman" After summing up the wrongs or
women she said the ballot was the cure for ain
,nese wrongs.the great power which moves the
heart OF poEtcfanS and statesmen This power they
were after and would attain. She spoke OF the
inequality or pay to the women clerks in the gov
valuable.
A song, written by Mrs. Elizabeth Boynton Har-
pha, was sung py the audience, after which Miss
woman without a country" She said ft was a
woman who aided a man to discover this country.
Malter Raleigh at his first landing at Roanoke;
Mary chiffon first landed on Plymouth Rock:
Betsy Ross designed the star Spangied Bsnner
ana the seal OF the United States and selected the
. La.an inscription engraven upon 1t; women had
much TO do with writing the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence. and a woman had assisted Paul Revere
IN MS famous ride to notify the colonial army at
Concord OF the coming of the red coats Yet wo-
Inan mas no country In the sense that man has
| AMONG THE LADIES PRESENT
last night We're: Mrs. Madame Clara Neymann,
Susan B. Anthony, Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake,
Helen NJ. Loder, Mary A. Pen, Mrs. Caroline
Rogers. New York; Mrs. II. r. Shattuck and Mrs.
Phoebe w. Couzins. Missouri; Mrs ]. c. Mckenny,
Iowa: Mrs May Wright sewall, Mrs. Amy Dunn,
Indiana; Mrs. Marilla NJ. Kicker, New HAMPSHIRE;
Mrs Jerusha G. Joy, Miss Eliza T. Ward, Mrs
Martha '. johnson, OF the District OF Columbia;
MIS- Amanda NJ. Best, Maryland
THE SESSION TO-DAY.
The third session OF the National Woman suf-
frage association was convened this afternoon in
Lincoln Hall and there was very fair attendance
the hall being half filled at the hour OF meet
Ing q o'clockl.
There were In the audience many OF the old
after two acoce Miss Anthony came on the ssaes
with others. and calling the meeting to order
invited Rev. Mr. Hartseck to open the meeting
with prayer, and he compiled.
Lille Deyereux Blake, OF New York. OF the COM
mttee on resolutions, presented the report Of the
THE RESOLUTIONS
!. Resolved, That the woman citizens of the
United States demand the right to vote In order
that they may be able directly to influence legis-
laIlon Tor the promotion OF morality and good
government and the protection OF the best In
terests or their sex; that woman suffrage means
stable institutions, happy homes, equal wages and
equal purity for men and woman.
z Whereas, in larger numbers than ever before
tbe women OF the United States are demanding
the removal OF the arbitrary restrictions which
now deOar them from the use OF the ballot: and
whereas the recent defeat In Nebraska for con,ti
tutional amendment giving the womaa of the state
and 10 woe proves noncomprehenson
appea. 20 .ne masses on question which is best
ITsWerstood and approved by the most intelligent
| Congress to pass without delay the amendment TO
the FEDERAL constitution now pending In the Senate
which prohibits the several states from disfran-
ch1sing United States citizens on account OF sex.
g. Resolved, That the thanks OF the National AS
ISOLATION are due to the members OF the Senate
and House committees on the claims OF women
woman suffrage measures now before them, and
their unfailing courtesy to those who have urged
those measures upon their attention.
f. Resolved, That all competitive examinations
for places in the civil service OF the United States
and that any seaed civil seTyce 81 aeorm
that does not correct the existing unjust dis
examinations against women employees, and grade
an salaries on merit and not by sex, is dishonest
s. Whereas the Constitution Of the United States
declares that no state shall be admitted to the
Union unless 1t have republican form OF govern
ment; and whereas no true republic can exist un-
less all the Inhabitants are given equal civil and
nestly protest against the admission OF Dokata as
state unless the right OF suffrage is secured on
equal terms to all her citizens, women as well as
men.
Resolved, That the proposition to disfran-
chlse the women Of Utah for no crime whatsoever
alone, and that this Congress has no more right to
disfranchise the women OF Utah than the men OF
T. whereas the foreign immigration to our conn.
Try Is constantly increasing, having during the
past year reached the enormous number OF half a
million OF people, and whereas two-thirds OF these
foreigners are men; therefore
Resolved, That 1t is OF growing importance to
give the ballot to the women or the country for
9. Whereas, Acknowledgement is punishment
which republic ought not to inlct upon its citi-
zens unless they have been guilty OF crime, and
Whereas, all men regard the denial OF political
rights as humiliation, Judge Black having, In his
opinion On the Edmunds bill, recently spoken Of
the INFAMOUS and degrading penalty OF dsfran-
That the aspaSyng
deserved the cton OF ihs Ssas nave hI1
most earnestly demand that they be relieved from
ment.
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The resolutions were then read seriatim and dis
cussed by Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Sewall and Miss An
thony, after which they were adopted
The Star Route Trial
When the report OF the star route trial in the
frst edition closed,
JUDGE wYLIE DECIDED
the evidence OF Major as to what Moore
said to him was admissible. Moore's evidence
he said, had not been impeached, and that OF Ma
jor seemed to confirm It.
AFTER RECESS.
Mr.. 1ngersol excepted to the remarks OF the
court that the witness, Moore, had not been I'M
peached.
Judge Wylie said that he used the term in the
sense that no witness had been introduced as to
exception.
Mr.. Merrick then proceeded with the examlna.
ton OF Mr.. Major.
RING LEADER OF TIL. CoNCkRN
Mr.. Major then recounted his interview with
Moore at the time he took his sub-coutract The
witness told Moore that he didn't want the con.
tract &c the price for which the contract let;
that the money was not enough to pay for horse
feea Moore said he would get the trips increased.
Witness asked him what authority he had 10
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