Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-10
BALLOTS FOR FEMALES.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY,s ADJ
MISSION DISCUSSED.

Mr.. EustiS' Amendment Limiting the
Right of Suffrage TO Qualified Male
Electors OnIY Defeated-Mr. Butles
Opposed to Unqualified Suffrage fou
Either sex-Mr MOrgan's Tribute to
WOmankind.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The Washings
ton Territory admission bill was placed
before the Senate to-day, the pending
question being on Mr. Eustis' proposed
amendment limiting the right OF suffrage
IN the proposed new State to qualified
male electors Only.
Mr.. Butler said he was personally op>
posed to woman suffrage, but regarded
this as the business OF the people OF
Washington Territory, and as women had.
been voting in that Territory for three
years he Mr.. Butler) would vote against
the amendment.
Mr.. Beck favored the amendment and
spoke in its support. lie would do
every thing in his power he said. TO adj
vance the condition OF women, but was
not prepared TO give them the right Ot
suffrage now. His main reason for this
was that the constitution prohibited any
discrimination IN race or color. The Sens
ators could not give the right Of suffrage
lea without giving it to the most ignOrant
negro women of the South.
TELLER CRIrECIsEs.
Mr.. Teller hardly expected that the
Senator from Kentucky would nave
thrown any obstacles in the way Of peO1
pie becoming citizens OF the United
states. II that Senator were now in his
own country, Mr.. Teller d0u bted VerT
much whether he would be "a homo
ruler" He doubted whether Mr.. Beck
would be in sympathy with the struggling
people OF Ireland, or with the greaf
statesman who has just made the world
ring with his noble utterances in behalf
OF selt-Rovernment. Mr.. Teller charac@
terized r.GladstOne's speech rs the great
est ever made on the subject to which il re-
lated, and made by probably the greatest
man of the age. Reading one Of its sen-
fences which proclaimed the necessity for
sympathy with the law on the part OF the
people, Mr.. Teller SAID Mr.. Gladstone's
words would live as long as the English
language lived. Referring to woman
suffrage, Mr.. Teller believed 1t would be
one OF the greatest blessings to ciViliza-
tlOn.
MR.. EUSTIs EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Eustis maintained that bis amend.
ment limiting the right Of suffrage TO
qualified male electors did not disfran-
ohise women because women had no sub
sisting legal right 10 vote to-day, so far Rs
the purposes of this bill We're concerned,
When Congress authorized the formation
| OF this Territory 1t limited suffrage to
male citizens.
Mr.. Butler said the limitation was only
as to the first election under the TerritO-
rial government.
Mr.. Eustis was suspicious when he saw
the Republican unanimIty on the ques-
ton OF the admission Of the State. He
was aware that we were now living In a
very highly scented atmosphere OF po-
lltcal reform. Laughter
Mr.. Edmunds, (sotto voce) yes very
highly scented indeed. 10 ''smells to
heaven" renewed laughterl.
THE EATONIAN SCHOOL.
Mr., Eustls knew that under the sanity,
leadership Of the EatOnian school Of
political philosophers we were all eeasine
TO be partisans and were TO become rec
onciled to life Of political mOnasticisms
but be Mr. Eustis) would continue To-
have one falling, namely, in his humble
way to be yigilant of the purposes, de-
signs and craft OF the Republican leaders.
as he had endeaVOred TO do in the past.
Mr.. Butler said II he were 20 believe in
woman suffrage and had the power Ia
confer 1t he would be far from comforting
IL on all women. II be had the power OF
comforting manhood suffrage he would be
far from comforting 10 on all men. He be-
lieved many OF the troubles OF the cOun<
try had arisen and would continue to
arise from universal manhood suffrage.
That form OF suffrage established by the
reconstruction laws IN the South, with all
most universe ignorance among the class
exercising II mad kept the South long upon
a volcano.
MIR. VOORHEES, OPPOSITION.
Mr. Voorhees, was opposed to female
suffrage, but regarded it in this instance
rs matter for the people Of Washington
Territory 10 settle FOR themselves.
Mr. Call Ousidered il a matter for the
people Of the Territory to decide.
Mr.. Morgan supported Mr.. EustisH
amendment, and strongly opposed woman
suffrage. He paid an eloquent and glow
ing tribute 10 Che graces and virtues Of
women, ana their controlling influence
upon civilization. The banner Of chris
tianity hedeclared was upheld by wOman5
II IL were 10 depend upon men we would
retrOgrade three centuries in three weeks
He would not put on women burdens that
should be borne by men. lie would keep
her out Of politics; and out Of assOcia-
ton with dirty pot honse politicians.
POWER OF CORRUPT WOMEN.
One bad woman could undo the good
that many good women could do, and the
ballot In the hands OF a corrupt woman
was the most dangerous fundamentally
for evil that the world bad ever seen.
Mr.. George, while opposed 10 woman
suffrage, considered the question Of suf-
irage one for the people Of the proposed
State 10 settle, aud he would therefore
oppose Mir. Eustis' amendment.
Az 8:l5 o'clock Mr.. Eustis' amendments
was brought 20 vote and rejected by 12
yeas 10 % nays.
The yeas were Messrs. Beck, Berry.
Coke, Eustis, German, Gray, ingalls,.
jackson, Maxey, Pugh. salisbury and
Walthail.
A number Of pairs was announced, hr,
Morgan being among them. Among the
Senators voting against the Eusiis' amend
ment was Mr. Edmuuds. The Senate
morrow.