Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-12

A recess was taken at Il:I5 In order
thai members Of the council might have
an opportunity OF paying their respects
10 the governor, members Of che su-
preme court and she territorial 0flioers.
who. few moments previously, had en-
tered the T0om and occupied chaER8 pro-
yided for them within she bar. Noa-
wtshsaandimg the NEesoncs Of such q
oumulation ef dignity, more attention
vas given TO large namhar Of those
VINO. q hes been posficaily said, rule the
world becanaa they gook the cradles, Hua
who npJenK 20 have doubts about this
~ they want 20 vote, TOO. fhis bel.
the day when any amounf OF Fhe4neioal
ennlRenoe on the w0man'a sai4faRc
qnssaton was 70 be expected. che Ia
dies Rracsd an occasion which va
gotten up for their especial beneat
Had the ladies' prssent been the
particular women TO whom The right
Of suffrage was 10 be extended, the bill
would likely have been passed pEecipi
lately, vita supplementary and ooEn-
plimentaEy echo fRsm the reporters and
every one else. The names ct the la
dies present we're: Mga. John II. Convey,
Mrs. A. ID. Whianey, Mrs. Wm. he
Mioken, Mr8. Z. II. Reed. r., Mrs. ,. r.
Hayden, Mrs. j. O. Haines, Mrs. Lang
ford, Mrs.. Paisley, Mrs. OppcnheimeF,
Mrs. A. A. Pniliips. Mrs. OhaEies Lamb
kin, Mira. r. @. Nicklin, Miss Jennie
YoHpQ, Miss Anna Cowles, Mica HAYDEN,
Miss Buskete, Miss Bertha d. pipef,
Miss Anna TaFball. Miss Mamie Lyle,
and others.
Among those Of common clay who
added not TO the beautE, buk the nun.
bers simply, OF the aadlence. and Who
listened 20 she great msn Who attempt
ed 70 add 10 the general fund Of infor-
mation on the snbiect Of womAnss suf
fFaQe. were: Judge Allyn and Judge
Turner (both OF whom went ont soon
after NF. Lewis began speakinal, T. IL.
Reed. WIN. McMieken, II. O Goodell,
DR.. OstTandeF, Rev. Massey, Don Cor
betk Judge Dennison (who sat with his
hands ever his facs, as Il be vac Sleep
ING very peaoefullyl, and number of
other worse halves Of many admiEsbie
households Of she northwest, and also q
lot Of young fellows Who looked at ahe
ladies present more than they listened
70 the speakers.
Nj. Lewis introduced snbgtituts for
Mr., Whites bill, IN which pfosisicn
vaa made for Submitting 10 vote Of
the people. June 5th next, the question
Of uoman's suffrage. After the usual
prsiiminaTy STEPS, Mr.. Lewis began
What turned out 20 be two hoursf ef.
fort. He reviswed, probably, every ar
eumens ever advanced against the
granting Of suffrage 20 women, and this,
uifh 9 wealth Of language Of eFudltion
THAI evinced mach iaboTioua research.
The deofsiens sf courts were Ttad aud
commented On, especially tbs case de-
cited II 1873 By the United Stairs "a
prome court. TIE opinion was written
o ohtef Jukties Waits. The dscisiou
embraced an Interpretation OF The word
ecit1xan" a. used Ii the constitution Of
he GATED Staits. IN that Instrument
the word meant males only. Mr.. Lewis
claimed that TIE wogd citizsn IN the OF.
asnia act Of tie territory W3s eabtect 10
the same iniEeprulatioD. He fhen AZ
ausd dirsetiy 10 favor Of submitting the
Question 20 TIE peopie. e. being aoreea-
BE 20 psScedeni and the best Judgment
Of she people aa large. BE rea6 several
lstseEs from easteEn state1me1s indiesf-
/ ing tbs probabie eHect Of the p1sssge ct
the bill upcn the admission Of Waskfng-
ten Territory into the Uutan. This
was tGe euhstance sf bis arzumsnt.
Mr.. Govey followed With 9 Ehofl
spsech, IN which he main4ained iAai
the qnsslion Of woman Suffrage YES ro'
| ane Of psisciple bat Of acVsFunsntal
palioy. and being 90. it was emins11ly 8
QUESTION for the psopie 70 dscide
sfhiie be favored woman suffrage. ht
favored ils establishmsn1 b pFopsE
| msthods.
NJ. Thompson then made . half -hcul
speseh IN fsV0e Of Mr.. Whits's biii. II
/ haSsna been agresd iuforDaiiy that ~
wAols snbiect 9eald Be disenssea g
ca ssdsEasson cf MR. Lsgis's suhzs tnta
/ ASIDE fron arguments - faFor Of wou
an saRraee which repetition eas madl
| familiar - every one. he insisted thal
the members of the eoanSh Wefs boaad
By party platforms.
Mr.. Whise next eiaimsd atleatina b
atteuptfng % shoe thst the ward -sife
sens il the oERanie aet W8s n9s nEees
saEily eonfnea 10 mals8. bat oaiS as i
save ~ asEFiicrial i1gisl4t1rs psweE q
establish TIE qaaitasalions q its 70
teEsL
| oaegtfon was aaIled On Mr. Lewisis
su6sfitass. ar q he vsss was as follows
ARes-Barkss. 4oBsy. IeUss. shaFp
sssin. Aas-Rastex, Gael. Ha1iey
ReeSsr. Sseei. Nhisa an3 Thompsoo
Tne sabslstase wss aheESf1ra 6essa1ed
| Ths Qzess on lhsa was 60 Ar. white
EN-, ths gsts being 20 follows Ats-
FosseE. 6aeel. 6sgsy. Hazieg. koedss