Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1886-04-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, ApriI 18th

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MoNlroR.l
Washington, AprH 18th.
In these days women is receiving
a good deal of attention at the hands
of our senators. A few days ago
congressional opponent of female
suffrage said, "Women will not get
the ballot, but she will get attention,
and to most of the sex that is equally
if not more gratifying" Thirteen
senators did not want to admit Wash
ington Territory into the Union as a
state until women suffrage is abol-
ished out there.
But it was otieed that those who
were opposed to the"dear creatures"
voting, were careful to announce
that the more we have of them the |
better off we are. The tribute of |
Senator Morgan to the virtue of the
sex was its own excuse for the Ala
bama senator's opposition to female
suffrage. The banner of christianity
he said, was upheld by the women
if it were to depend on the men we
would retrograde three centuries in
three weeks. He would not put on
he hpr fhnt oh hn
borne by men. He would keep her
out of politics, and out of associa-
ton with dirty pot-house politicians.
One bad women could undo the
good that many good women could
do, and the ballot in the hands of
| corrupt woman was the most dam
gerous instrumentality for evil that
the world has ever seen.
Senator Eustis was fearful that
female senators would next be knock
ing at the door of the senate with
credentials, and after they were adj
mitted, there would be no more Sc
crets in the secret sessions. Sena-
tor VOORHEES, was opposed to female
suffrage per Sc, but regarded il In
this instance as matter for the peo-
pie of Washington to settle for them
selves. He thought the time was
coming, too: when the question of
woman suffrage would have to be
faced squarely and intelligently.
Burke has said that craftsmanship
was the science of circumstances
and it might soon arise when it would
not merely policy be but craftsmanship
to give women the ballot. He did
not think the time ripe yet.
For all that, Washington Territory
was accepted as state by the SEN
ate, together with her enfranchised
women, and the advocates of woman
suffrage count this as great victory
for them.
Congress covered itself with glory
during the week. There was an un-
f usually large amount of legislation
with an unusually small amount Of
, talk and small number of speeches
D Besides voting to admit Washington
Territory the senate passed bill t.
p erect building for storing the ma
tons literary treasures, that are nov
lying in various out the way corner
of the capitol. The house also vote,
for the congressional library build
e ings, defeated the Bland plan for tn
e unlimited coinage of silver, an
IL among number of other bills, whic
st it passed, was that to pension a
lie that is left of the Mexican veterans
}, AS soon as the vote had been al
r nounced in the senate OH the librar
ID bill, Senator Morrill, of Vernon
I'd crossed the floor and shook hanC
+ exultantly with Voorhees, of Indian;
a These two gentlemen have Lahore
u. long and earnestly in support of Il
n measure. Indeed it is has been
II, pet with many of the senators al
OF when it came through without a 81
IS, gle opposing vote, smiles were e
9r- changed all around the senate char
ir- Der. The president will give to
ist the formality of his signature
ID. make it law, and then work on t
he structure will Immediately begin, a
lot when you come to Washington t
lso National Library will be anott
its sight to see.
yht Of entertainments In the name
Id charity there is apparently to be
IN end in Easter week. One is for t
ect benefit of the Garfield hospital, a
lop is to take place at the Chinese leg
his ton. The wife of Senator Logan
nd one of the leaders in this enterpri
ave She is said to have received let
In warning her that il she goes une
ust the roof of the Chinese minister