The Washington critic., 1888-03-31
MAnn1Ep MEMS nlGHrs.
Congress to be Asked to Provide fOy
Their Better Protection.


Their Better Protection.
EDITOR CRIric Taking advantage Of
the leisure moments winch Uncle Sam
occasionally allows big employees, ] IN
the early part of the.weels; set out for 0lr
National Capitol, and, after gnzingOn the
illustrious of our nation in both hodses.
betOok myself 10 tin Library What
emotions welied uwithiir mewhen ! be-
held on the ono hand tla numiiefies4 iu-
lants of the mighty intellecis of all ma
tions,t and, on theOtler, the Abundance
of sctibblers, who, untrustfnl Of their
own resources, were with pencil aul
PAPER apparently Itching originally ]
shall not trespass on your valuable space
to describe Enough for present purpose
is IL TO say that, after remaining n few
minutes, ] took my departure ana, un
my advent 20 tbc rOttinda, picked tp uu
Official envelope which was quietly ly-
ing on the floor The envelope was not
sealed, nor did il bear any ad,iress. so.
with u curiosity inheritctl no doubt from
my for6lnuther Eve ! opened II and
drew forth the document and read ne fol-
lows
ABrit fOR rnE BrrrEn PROJECTION or N.HmcU
MEN.
Whereas during the present session, u bill
inent of the condition Uf women, declining
their rights aud proposing to clotlie them Will,
the legal rights and attributes ui men; there
fore, be- II ttesolycd-
SIC. l. That hcreaftrr II shall be a fnisle-
Inennor for any married wOmun Ia purchase a
new bonnet a senlsk.u sacUue or n silh dress
unless Sic shah first Obtain written oi,ler
from her husband and ,hri have iurtber
giveu him an indemnify ing boud lnr The p'y
SEC. . That In consideration of extra
rights, privileges and imnnuitcS heretofore
nncntiuncd. u shalt hereafter be lawftf for
any husband TO stay out at least three fiae5
"a week until after - O'Clock lmdnighr. and
II any married woman shall utterany cola.
plaiut she shall be ad Judged guilty of mis-.
demeanor and shan De punished by being pro-
hbited from making any Comment uJJu.t the
bonnet Of the adv WHO O;cunies he front scat
in church
above. provided. married men iuuy be- per
mitted to attend lodge on Monday, Wclnts
| day aud Saturday ph hts, respectively, li
| enuh week. and said lodges are hereby per.
! mitted 70 keep open until 2 a. ~, aud any
| married wOman who shall lock this font
| door or leave the baby ctriiagc IN the halI.
| or put cur the lights prior 10 2 a. IN nall Dc
| denied The privilege ui gOSsplng Win. amy
| other, lady for period not cSc"cting siS
month";.
| sEc. 4 That hereafter 1t shall be % mi..
| demcanor for woman tp eutcr u lOadel
| street car and compel q man 10 offer her his
| seat by insinuatiug with lieroyes thst -hois
| entitled To suptrior privileges.
| Slc. D Hefe1iter a. shall he uulaWinl fuI'
| any married woman To do any Of the lullDW-
| Ing acts more than twice tn one y " % wit.
| !. TO pull out moro ihdn ono haudiul pt
| hair at u time. .. 10 strike lhm with "a rob
| ingpn more than seventeen times ul success.
| sion. .. To throw hot wJit1- on him. ! ru
throw mors than one faistron at a time.
| The outside bore tins explanation. 70
he presented TO Congress in company
With the proposed tWomans sanrago
| bill SoDBey Tennis .e
| Sonney Tcnns is evidently tile author
name. But who is her Where wa be
baptized? and by what analytic leg.r-
dcmain has lie concluded il is necessary
TO hedge in lovely woman with such
stipulntions, even If She does obtain the
suffrage? ! beg this Sonney Tenns u
proclaim himself that may seek him and
feast my eyes on him.
Who besides SOnney Tenns believes
woman capable of committing any OF the
acts mentioned unless un Ter cifoUu-
stances of dire necessity No one. Then
the petticoat--thc emblem 10 which we
all strike-is insultcd and must De
avenged. Sonnev Tenns, beware The
U. S. Gunnery Glass is in your wake, and
in the wants. R. W. STEPHENSON,
u s. = Dale.
| WashingtOn March 80 1889