Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-02-20

The Death Of Gen. Hancock
Woman Suffrag1sts.
lence Of The

A00 OSdtu u WILL aduCCCA-
Woman S~uffrag1sts.
Special Correspondents Of the ISrsR.OcEAN.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. l3.-All over the
city flags. are at half-mast again. They
droop this time for Gen. Hancock.
Death has made havoc with official re.
ceptions of late. Three times within
the last month the social program of
the administration circle has been
thwarted, invitations recalled, and en-.
tertainments postponed in consequence
of death. The secretary of wal had
issued cards for q reception to the off,
GERS OF the army, navy and marine
corps for the evening that Gen. Ham
cocks death was announced. Ofcourse
the invitations we e Immediately coun-
fernandez.
The house of representatives ad-
journed when notified of the generals
death, while the. senate very commend.
Il bly, proceeded az usual with business.
1t must be conceded there is no sense or
appropriateness in shutting down on
such business under such circumstances.
1t is a meaningless, pernicious custom
for congress to adjourn in consequence
Of any death, and u change of rules in
this respect will be welcomed by the
whole country. No real respect is shown
for the deceased in this way. Con.
gressmen enjoy each adjournment Of
this kind as any other holiday, while
the time is wasted and public affairs
neglected.
The senate has continued the silver
debate during the week and has dis.
cussed public education besides. Then
there has been open debate on the vital
question o fthe presidential prerogatiye.
While Senator Edmunds was detained
at home with q sore throat, president
pro tenn Sherman walked down from the
chair and quite unexpectedly opened
an attack upon the white house, plead.
ing absolute power of the senate over all
information as t the character of ap.
polntees. There have also been during
the week some important secret sessions
Of the senate, in which certain confr-
nations were opposed by Republican
senators.
The woman sufragists are marshall
ing their forces preparatory to swooping
down or Washington next Wednesday
for the eighteenth annual time. Miss
Susan B. Anthony has been here for
some weeks %perfecting arrangements for
this convention, which will be attended
by distinguished advocates of female suf.
frage from all parts of the country.
Miss Anthony is as energetic rs ever in
her work, and is as sanguine of the final
success Of the cause as when she first
began to struggle for it fifty years ago.
The principal object of this association
from its organization has been to secure
to the women OF the several states and
territories national protection in the
citizens right to vote, through a six
teenth amendment to the Constitution.
They say they do not expect to get the
amendment this congress, but they will
get the matter discussed, and in q few
years they expect to get what they want.
"What we are after lia6w," said Miss An
thony, 'is simply a discussion of the
subject. The more it is discussed the
more popular it will become. We know
who our enemies in congress are and
how many. We do not expect to cou-
vert them, but as they drop out they
will be replaced by men OF more nd.
vanced views on all tho great issues OF
the age, including ON suffrage
She agrees with the opinion recently
expressed by Senator Edmunds that the
majority Of women Of the United States
do not want to vo,c. She accounts for
this on the ground that it is something
new, and that many ONE Of conven.
liomal ideas are opposed to anything
new until they have studied the
question.
The advocates ofwoman suffrage claim
to have made great progress in senate
rial favor. They hold that twehty-six
senators are in favor Of giving women
the ballot. They cite instances to prove
that this number have declared them.
selves openly as their supporters, while
they say they cannot tell how many
silent friends they may have in the up.
per house. A senator asked Miss An.
thony how the onle expected to do
anything with congress until they had
carried the school districts. She told
him they could not reach the school dis,
tricts except through the speeches made
III the senate. "What we want" said
she, "is to get q vote in the senate, and
to send the speeches all oyer the coun-
try" She thinks the speech made in
favor OF female enfranchisement las,
congress by Senator Palmer did u won.
derful amount ofgood.
Senator Palmer, OF Michigan, is called
the philosophical millionaire. He utters
epigrams on life. He lives in one oftht
most elegant houses in Washington, bu,
he says his greatest difficulty is in keep
ing up his illusions, and that there is no
possible chance for any nan to be happy
without them.
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