Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-22
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Last Day of the Convention.
wHAT WAS DONE AT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND !
TIE PUBLIC MEETING.
RELIGION AND SUFFRAGE.

RELIGION AND SUFFRAGE
AT the afternoon session OF the Woman Suffrage
| association yesterday Mrs. Stanton announced
that the 10th amendment bill was within four bills
OF being reached in the Senate. Every woman who
knew Senator or Representative she said should
get him ready to make his speech when the amend
ment comes up in the two houses
MISS Anthony read dispatches from Helen NJ
Cougar and Mrs Lockwood, who is in Illinois send
ing greetings and congratulations. Addresses were
made by Mrs. Perkins, of Ohio, Mrs. c. G. Rogers
and Miss Burr. The resolutions read at Tuesdays
nigns meeting were then read and passed. The
resolution printed in yesterdays STAR, declaring
agalnSt rellglouS creedS which make discrimna-
lions between The sexes, was then called up and
created considerable discussion Rev. Mt Mac
Murtrie declared that such resolution would drive
many from the ranks. Mr.. John II. Wolf support
Ing an amendment offered by Miss Anthony to
omit the reference to Judaism said that long as
women We're not allowed to become bishops in the
churches they were not treated equally with men.
MIS- Stanton defended the resolution against at
tacks from various quarters. She said there was
not single form OF religion that had not made
woman subject to man. The world, she said. has
the future would be as much better than the pres
enC as tne latter was superior to 1dOlatry. Great
, conluslon having arisen. Mrs. Stanton cut short
the discussion by suddenly adjournlng the conven-
ton.
At the night session addresses were delivered by
Matilda Hindman, OF Pennsylvania; Rev. olympia
brown, OF Wisconsin and Mrs Lilly d. Blake, OF
New YORK.
To-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
AT the executive meeting OF the association at
the Riggs House to-day, upon motion of Mrs. Shat
tuck. it was decided that the nominating commit
tee should hold over and report at the meeting
next year. Mrs. Blake, chairman of the committee
on plan OF work. made report, which was adop.
tea, recommending that the women OF the several
states labor with their legislatures for the
OF suffrage laws, and mark every member antago-
niz1ng measures in favor OF women in order to op-
pose them. The work before Congress for the pass
age OF 10th amendment is to be continued The
women In the several states are also requested tC
oppose the reelection Of Senators and Representa-
ives voting against woman suffrage.
The vice presidents of the association were re-
quested to obtain If possible, the passage OF resou
tions by their respective state legislatures recon-
mendlng to Congress the adoption OF the 18th
amendment.
The question OF municipal suffrage was discussed
at some length it was stated that school suffrage
has been granted in IL states
Mrs Sponord, Mrs. DR.. Edison and Mrs. Denison
were appointed committee to secure a business
headquarters for the association in this city.
The proposition to establish national organ was
laid over for further consideration
M n mis- MISS va vAntpony MIS- Rev
committee to carry out the plan Of work adopted
at this session.
SpOnord for their kindness and hospitality to the
association was adopted.
The resolution which caused the warm discus
sion at yesterdays public session, and which is to
be brought up again this afternoon, was Informally
discussed, and 1t decided to amend it by omit
ting the Objectionable part referring to Judaism.
sionS for one year.
THE PUBLIC SESSION.
At the public meeting held this afternoon at the
Un1versal1st church an address was made by Mrs
Diggs OF Kansas and the resolution left over from
yesterday was discussed.
The closing session OF the convention will be held
this evening, when addresses will be delivered by
Mrs Gordon, Mrs. Gage, Miss Anthony and Mrs.
Stanton.
NEW FACES.
Several OF the ladies who are attending the con-
vention have never attended the Washington con-
ventions before. Mrs- Gorden, OF California makes
her appearance here now for the first time DR..
Chaplin, OF Albany; Mrs Fray, OF Ohio; Miss Burr,
OF Hartford; Mrs. Colby, of Nebraska, and Mrs.
Ellis, OF New York, also here for the first time
Mrs. Halleck and Mrs. Hull are Quakers and there
were several other ladies from Maryland belonging
to the Society OF Friends present to-day. Miss An
thony Is OF Quaker ancestry; Mrs. Colby, OF Ne
braska. is editor OF paper; Miss Laura White, OF
Kentucky. Is sister o: Representative White OF
that state. She Is student OF architecture, and
proposes to make architecture her profession Mrs.
Post, OF Wyoming, is the wife OF Delegate Post.
'She has served on jury" said one Of the ladies
to STAR reporter, speaking OF Mrs. Post ''she
has been the foreman OF a jury, and served on a
jury when she was the only woman present Mr..
Frederick Douglass and his wife occupied seats last
night.