Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-07

rere1sion1 Record
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~Tea noaicn % tAe Momea
- aesassa is lllia body Allat ]
9e eF addlliobd nReld
- ef,tet eE eAie1 steA ne
- hese who are authorized
80 Iss e vote ior &c eg3tes g
~ cSeveulkon shall ee maie
ssrondlr. that Whea the con
4 eahmii1ed 70 fns peopls
stsnftna o. fe5tcltcn thoge VIC
80 npon thar qufstion neal be
eieSsafs exeluesgalri $40 s4e
ssss1d dmenl which ! shall oiief
= s.'at Il shall be con4l1lou ol
90 ef thIa sia3e thet ne
s'sslsilutsen shah provide ls4t
Fof suffrage ebsll be hmifed
estizeus of ttat Aefrlt9gg.
prsaidenf. this u The nfal TINE
- 6isfore 81 this tfotErnfnent
- canrxess ct ne Coited
.N - ever been called upon 70
,s le1islaifye eencslon - Won
80. and IN order thas may
~ sflention IL she beanss q ~
lksee 81 thia Qnssti0n. | desire
- : fsw extracts from TIE spetcl
senator from Oregon lf
speech which Showed thal
% esg the least, Q very aafhea.
e. sse enthusiastic supporter 81
sr rarase. and that BE deslgna.
5 be support Of this measaIe
81 6 Ne execution Of lnat %
Il eommit she Congress ol ne
'45 etaies and the Government q
Silea States irfegpcablY u r.
q woman aaifrnge II The Tern
~ He aid
aent. thesa h another mat-
i nish 4 aonnidaF partlue1t - t4ia
'SsII..a. nlIf nf 400 much imp1Ft4noa
81 ~ snIiralV nnaoliaed 90 f1i1 -
- Is ia naueihlnG new IL oef 20
hfaiogg. ia snifoi hops faf the
ra Il ais souutEy naa d l4a
t6d fnll of psomige for re r.
- n naneb,laan iu8Ffusl0nBs ] g
se l1s faas that In Wa1nlnNlon Terri,
- - rlaha 81 suaFaes has eeo1 -.
- woman of pfoyeE nen, ene
Mlf - te1eQakea 10 tNe ce4Htitallouai
- la Is hala andes tha pEosla.
e lbis bill, should = become |. -.
Al eaaer lhe pxistine laws q lee
IHIaaEg, he sloe3oa ~ iis el.iAan4
1fs 6zinoliaH e. % exs 8RQ ~
rl|an % Be e1bmitesd - ne pto
s||l bs pessed upon n lhe mannef.
fnhos on he said
Ahn aiesiGaant iaee that shnald
als naas this bill and authofi1s ire
~ 81 Washington 1efflter9 V
a Hf&ta constitution ena Organise
ais eaqagnmon1 laa fnudamental
Il Ne Nlata viii b made by al 1he
ses ~ tne STATS to - eubleot % -
naa Ag 0ne half Of them. Aud ~
&a sllneae the epestAele g cta.e
nmeni lo1naed u aocardanee wtth
linolplos af equalitys and have
al Last with q truly 1tepnollean
m q aoselnmonl.
ke1 ihan be went on
flsuk upoa he vislories which have
w. n1hinead a tAa ennge Of woman
sltn laemanB Ia Waahlnooa oa 1sffis
~ an4 eisaabeto - the efoWnina We
Nfmo & Al uaioh have hoen Won n the
e oe6ilnned, atili eoutinuinR contest
lIao1a EsmFty aud opgHeaslonY ana e
hed q ozsFt greater inhaouee ap-
81 ~ haman race than any achieved
apoa tha hAftlaaald II angieni and mo
ssn issaea
The power as well IS the Fosponsl-
AIig of Determining the hnal quail.
tnllon 81 electors who are called
o1 and Invited bY Congress 70 pef-
4 Tie sovereign act OF making .
ln constitution and of establishing
al1 government rests with and
ls1 in Congress, and this e the
b ltme that the Congress Of the
aIlsa States has ever been called
ea % allifmailpeiy declare thai L
1ea, encourages. promotes. and
hs proyiaibns of this bill / tskall
aeleio show, establishes female
lagt
WAT Is she Admisslon Of Btaae.
flasidenti Il ls 10 convert 3
{gflanisl government. Whleh 4 un-
1 lhn absoluie dominion of Con-
eoaal legislation today, into .
s RogeFnment, by which The 20
t6 feialisns uf 4 atate are % BE-
sae'ished toward the Federal Got.
enent And, therefore. 4 4 a
Ni proposition % my mind that
~ congfess has committed Itself
ne permission OF To tho aulhofl.
AUS o. 70 the creation VI . politi.
eonstlluencY which lsempoWerso
sct n the sovereign people of =
lf ffum thai momens C0ngress Is
focahlY and absolutely stopped
b hnnnd by lls oWn declsl0a, y
laded ~ ils oRn lexislatian with
ience to = matter oveG Which u
beioge exclusive and supreme
lllctlon. Having exercised that
Nsf, recognl8ing the responsibility
Ne exeFtion 81 that power. Con
,ls Is eetoppea from questioning e
aeslne of lnqairinF Into any " TIE
ifQaeacss af logical results % the
lllslla of that powef. And, there.
| Wonid say that under this
eshling ar1. Il e passes uithoui Tie
taments which ] propose admit
ihe constitutional enAlncatioas
! female 20 Car ~ ne source Of
i6al poNes - co1cefnea, ne
- % WashlnKton could elec, 9
sis UnlEna States Senakor. Aad !
n vefy much whelher she coui&
nInaed admission % This aeof.
PftaidtnE oaa resah thai ! -
his nroceediBE would b thal
pfoblein Is eeerot sessions would
aolved El.aughtef
Aad upon iha q0esttla Of he Goa
ailoaAl Qualincasions Of . female
AlnE--i n1an a 20 age. resldencas
ao on--I remember thai Mf, Car.
slef, ID very celebrated discu4
10 "a contested elecsion case from
ehlanA, expressed the opinion thai
behaved inst Woman had his
ilalioaal qualifications q being
t United States SenAtof.
au. d this Territory IS per cent. q
veteGt are femaisS. oae.toaxth.
4elalcs ue would cal thai 3 very
es balance of power. fsay hat
~ sn imposeiole event uAesh,
b desirable oe nol ! shall nol
tar iast a0w~-thAt Congress
ss cFeaaea this political cossiit.
and rscnxniEed thai wemea
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