Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
UNITY OF ACTION.
Two Organizations Of Women Formed
-.0ns National, the Other
International.
Present Week Likely to witness AsHy
Struggles fer Precedence on the
Floor Of the Hsuse.
Both Parties In the Senate Expected to
HOLD Caucuses rs Day, bat he Out.
soms u Pur' IL Cor sctural.
THE woMRN's MEETING.

THE woMRN's MEETING.
WARRINGTON, April The delegates
to the Women's Coul Gil held . meeting
yesterday after the open session had sd-
journed snd adopt. constiti ION and
elected Ulcers for the permanent oreani-
za,ion Of national council Of women
The following are the officers chosen:
President, Francis E. Willard, Illinois;
vice president, Susan B, Anthony, Nav
York; corresponding secretary, M.rY
Wright Sewail, Indiana; recording sec
rotary, Mary E. Eastman, Massachusetts,;
treasurer, M. Louise Thomas, New York.
The preamble to the constitution Is a.
follows: "We women OF the United
States sincerely belit Viog the best good
of our homes and nation will be advanced
by our own greater unity Of thought anc'
purpose, ard that organized movements
of women will best conserve the highest
good Of the family and state, do hereby
oaud ourselves together In 8 confedera-
ton of workers committed to the ever
throw OF all forms of ignorance and IN
justice, and to the application Of the
golden rule to society, custom and law"
The constitution declares that the
council Is organized Ia the Interest OF no
one propaganda, and has NO power over
its aux liaries beyond that gcf suggestion
and sympathy; therefore NO society voting
TO become an auxiliary to this council
shall by that act render itself liable to be
nteriered with in respect to comp etc
organization, independence and methods
Of work; and no society thus voting shall
be by that set committed to any principle
or method of arJ other society or the
utterance Ct the council Itself, beyond
compliance to the terms Of this council.
ANY s. GETTY CT WOMEN,
| the nature of whose work is satisfactory
| to the executive committee, on It's own
vote, and by the payment Of certain
sum yearly into the treasury In addition
to biennial payment of s25, can enter
the organization. The N.tiorsl Council
shall hold riennial meetings. The COM
mittees of arrangement SHALL be COM
posed Of the nstionsl committee aud one
Gele gate chosen by each auxiliary society
as It's r. preventative.
Tie com nittee on organization recon-
mends:
l. Tnst the general Officers OF the Ma
tional Council be instructed to Issue al
address st once to the women OF the
United States setting forth the objects OF
this order, and thai the general fl :ers OF
the International Council Issue similar
address to the women of the world.
2 That tie general officers Of each
association secure, If possible, letter OF
spprov.l Of the order, signed by repre-
sentative women of all Countries, urging
the cooperation Of all women, to be used
in connection with the official address.
A permanent organization for tie 10
transitional Council of Women WAS also
agreed on, ard the constitution OF the
National Council WAS adopted for the To-
ternatioDal Council, with such changes
as were necessary.
THK AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
The mvo cation BY Mrs John P. New.
nan and the singing of hymn by the
entire audience opened the afternoon
exsI cises Of the International Council CT
W men to-day. Matilda Joslyn Gage
spoke on Woman In the Rsfly Church
and WAS followed by Rev. Antolnette
Brown Black well, whose text was Science
and Religious Truth. Addresses were
also msds by Elizabeth Boyn.
ton Herbert, and Isabel.
Beecher Hooker. The latte
stated her faith as that of Christian
spiritusll.t, and her creed briefly as be
lieving, frst, IN the first grest cause, th'
Creator; secondly, that the pAins OF tae
life to come are to be abbreviated o.
heightened according to the deeds dom
in the body. In her plan of salvation sht
took in the Jew, Christisr, Pagan snt
Gentle alike. Addresses by Ednsh Che
ney and Miss Frances Willard and tn
singing of hymn closed the Afternoon
exelc ses,
CONGRESSIONAL FORECAST.
WAsHINaToN, April 1.-Although tn
committee on rules mas mapped out
programme for the government OF tn
House proceedings during the week, 1t
publication has given rise to so mucl
dissatisfaction among the many commit
tees which have been left out OF the sr
rangement that 1t Is extremely doubtful
ii it will be adhered to. The indication
are that the week will witness man
struggles for precedence on the Zoo
. among the committees. II an opportu
nifty tffsrs tomorrow an attempt will b.
made to pass, under . suspension of tn
rules, few public building bills ami tn
constitutional amendment to chang
the date for the meeting of Congress
and the Inauguration OF the President
The appropriation committee has decides
TO press to passage the pension and Dis
trict Of Colu bia appropriation bills. /
these measures are called up they WI
practically consume the week, as mum
Der Ct speeches may be expected on tn
. tariff ard other public questions unde
the broad license Of general debate on tn
bills.
q In the Senate the bill to create burea
of animal industry aud the bill for the I'd
!, /, mission Of South Dakota are mentione
r IS possible sur jscts for attention durin
. the coming week. but the members {