, 1890-03-30
EXCI7ED WOMEN SPECTATORS

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The Washington correspondent of the
St Louis GlobeD Democrat gives "a very in
teresting account OF the proceedings in
the house over the Wyoming admission
bill. Among other things he SAYS
Looking at the galleries to day one
might have supposed that the admission
OF a new state was an every day affair
with congress Wyoming was ushered in,
so far as the house was concerned, to
empty benches. With the exception of
a single feature the proceedings we're
monotonously tame. All of the excite
ment which the event inspired was lin
tied to three rows of seats adjoining the
press gallery. 10 these three seats sat
Susan b. Anthony and her faithful band
OF woman suffrasis,s. They came early.
Long before the blind chaplain stood up
to pray, the ladies we're in their seats
with glasses poised, paper and pencils
ready and voting lists at hand.
What a day it was for the cause.
Would Wyoming be allowed to come in
with woman suffrage assured in her brand
new constitution That was the question?
There was an hours debate before the
voting began. The champions of OPP
pressed slsterhood hung upon every word
that was said. Alternately they sorrowed
and reioiced. just beneath where Miss
Anthony and her associates sat young
McAdoo. of New Jersey, and the gallant
Springer stood up and vigorously criti-
cised that clause Of the Wyoming Con
stitution which insures suffrage to the
women. McAdoo said that woman
would lose all OF her lovable qualities il
she went into politics He seemed OBJ
livious of the expansive trown Just
over his head, and apparently he did not
hear a syllable of the s%corniul uttcrances
in undertone directed at him
Lunch time came and went, but the
woman s~utfraglsts never hudged from the
hard seats. At last came the voting on
the amendments. Mr.. Springer's amend
ment providing that the woman suffrage
clause be sent back to the people to be
voted on again was lost. The ladies bust
led and beamed and exchanged congratu
lations. One of the younger members of
the group said 'Sh- 'sh. The two Re-.
publicans-Dunnell, of Minnesota. and
hard headed old Van Schaik, of Wiscon-
sin-voted with the Democrats on this
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to woman suG
frage. Didn't they catch it for their de
sertion of the great principle of woman's
rights! The mean thingSl
The woman suffrage feature of the
Wyoming constitution did not go down
very well with many of the Republicans.
With considerable effort they argued
themselves into the position that they
were not indorsing that principle, but
were simply allowing Wyoming people 10
run their owl affairs when they voted to
admit under the constitution offered.
When the admission was ratified by a
vote of SO to l21, the ladies who clustered
about Miss Anthony were radiant. They
have remained here all winter, it seems,
to work for the admission of Wyoming
with woman suffrage in the constitution.
They imagine that they were largely in,
strumental in bringing about the days re
suits. Perhaps their influence was felt
The fight is not yet over, but is more than
half Won The senate is expected to
take up the Wyoming bill in the course
of the next ten days. That body may con
clude to send back the woman suffrage
clause in the constitution for another vote
BY the people, but it is not likely. The
probabilities are that the bill, as it passed
the house, will go through the senate,
and, of course, the president will sign it.
The debut of the forty third sister is close
at hand"