The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-15
THE TERRITORY.
Woman Suffrage Decided
Unconstitutional.
TIE HxspLr ANTICIPATED
Attempted sstesae 81 spstans Pals
-Taae shooting Castsst-rhHssten
County Eteetfen Preeinefs-fsenas
sfPrsxress frsna wssIa waiiz- n
fsa.s1rxh. Port Tswnssns znd Ia
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0rNuPTa kuZ. 84~-IAt tNptNRer
cogrt tgsss morning, fall bezcA pres
81 sussaine1 the dseS .s0n II Judge
eash n siscizffsg tbs woman suffrage
law areoEnsstssi0ssal. The dees ina
bessas ~ stating that tie osaiy point
y.sse,a fy tbs csfea6zBts in the eoagi
tssggw Va AZ 10 The yRlIfity Of tbs act
az the Iegi gasire assefptiy raasserFIng
fhs psisilege % ssaifaase upon women.
asd d - a.saHass thai no ossser asfes-
ton vii L,e raj I'D in this cosrt- The
correctness q the decision 81 the dir
tilt court on the zes Of the legislature
In eaestion IL the oaiy p0int HIRE 70 be
considered.
The deei ion goes On % state that
the yower q u territory 70 make lass
iseonfgrrea upoa il b. eong5e $ vhen
the territory IS Organized, and that 4
cannot ove-step tie BOUNDS 10 shseh
congres = has placed Il. b. making las
whieh are IN conflict Eith ~ organie
act. Mech attention = given 10 the
meaning Of the woFG ''e.sszsi1' a. r@s,i
II the organic act relating 70 ihe ilai-
;Yestsoas ~ eisctgFs and The POKER %
ne tegislatare of the ssfTftprY 70 ffiaEe
laws prescribing the auaifheaiion Of
ejsctor.. IL cites seTii9a q TIE OF
gaE.le act OF tye territory, IN whirn
the right 81 suffrage IN tlse nf-t eiec-
ton IN the territory 4 limited to y bite
male inIsatstznfs, aaa tptt s. con
strued 10 IN 8icste that where the weTa
sseltizenH occurs subsequently 10 the
organic act. 4 refers only 20 s.isi
"rhits male iBhaSitfnts. The pJ~sr
granted isy congress in this section not
bsigg intended By the latter phrase 70
sxteaei the iicst grant m4ds 70 the
white male inhabitants, bgt 70 limit
utg smaller class % people IN this
territory. and the fact inst ifI- word
"eluzen" applied Al that time, rs X
dogs nov 90 all the natiye-isora per.
sons, vas veil understood IN general
sease as Icing applicable oniY - Insls
ciszsns OF over q years o, age when
ned a fe,ating 30 the granting Of the
privilege 81 the elective franchise.
fhe same at proyisss that sYerg ter
rttory shail have the right 70 send one
dr.egats 30 cDagFesss and the only
limitation Is ihat he shat be = tiiiz.D.
II certainly was NOT within The intent
OF congress that woman should 60 10
The hoasg Ok representatives a. q deie-
gate. The whole structure Of the con
ssitution ~ the uuitesi states = based
upon the idea psesent IN the minds o.
the maker q It that the oltieers pro
ysdea for taeFeia hal be males, the
form 81 every word 10 the constitution
relating q tbs holding OF office under
that c0sstit1fi0 being mase ihBe.
By the same reasoning - j. con-
eiaded that where the word "ciiixea
occurs In tue act organizing tsis terri
tory, IL wa Intended q refer only g.
males wien u sed regarding the grant
ing OF the elective franchise. Con
ecaaeniiy the legi slat are eyeTs,eFped
ia bounds IN whlct, il was placed By
congress when the organic aci Was
pasrei. r. conierriug the night Of saf-
irage np3n women. Tho Judgement
OF toe lover court b. there ofe siiiFHei
Immediately alter the dcc' ion was
renaefei, Mr.. A. ,. Aa- tin gave
notice that the csEe would ise Appealed
g. the supreme eoaft o. the Unite
States
la the c1se OF the Taeoma Mill Com
play W. ship Bloc Jacket the motion
Tor a Bes / ial sas denied. where ipo1
notes WAS gwen that the case wv I'D
b. appealed 20 the supreme count Of
the United States.
ia the case oil KENYON ". Squire.
Che court granted }. q. Kenyon per
mission 90 conduct bis OWn case be-
fore the court.
Francis Henry. OF Olympia. was
appointed q United States commits
aiuifer
xorEs.
The lawyers in attendance on abe
supreme c,urt yesi'r AMI to-day
we're John ~ Alien and A. T. lshan,.
o, W4nt Wiia; Maurice AeMicken
ana {. II. Haafogd. OF Sctt.lr: ~.
Aitclell, Jr. r. : Al ia aHd +
wood Evans. o. facom Reynolds, @!
ChehAi G. II. Aver. n a. Root. J
w. ROBIN on. q 4. Israel. OF Olympia
Nery lite interest wa' manifested
In THIS city over che fate ~ The wafaan
fIragr law and Wtea tac Cesi On
w4s rendered this morning. only al oat
six persons wee pre- seat ia the room,
he fIss t4s at+lsurys und reporter
tac people nos tAkiu M isn. Interest
IL u % 10 up b court
sy~ksa. Wen Pleased.
sPoKARE FANS, Apr. 1.-THE sB-
prems 90 ut's ueti I "a on Woaau's
III axe q received tty0 ably b. vast
msj8fity ot the test people.