Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-27
A WAR UPON WOMEN.
Attempt to Prevent the Admission
of Wyoming Territory as a
State Because
BOTH SEXES HAVE THE BALLOT.
Edmunds Firmly Insists That General
Debate Shall be Absolutely Unlim-
tied in the Senate.
BOTH SEXES HAVE THE BALLOT.
An INTERNATIONAL BANK MEASURE
Fa1Orably Exported to the House, With Som,
Stringent Regulations

WASHINGTON, June 26.-In the Senate
to-day the House bill for the admission of
Wyoming as State was taken up and Mr..
Jones, of Arkansas, addressed the Senate.
He declared himself in favor of tine admis-
sion of Wyoming and of all the other Terri
tories except Utah, when they had sufficient
population and sufficient wealth to justify
their assumption of State government But
he was unwilling to see Wyoming admitted
in the way now proposed and he proceeded
to state the reasons why, in his opinion, the
passage OF the pending bill would be ex-
ceedingly unwIse.
There was no authority for holding q
Constitutional Convention. The movement
originated with and was sustained by
small minority. Another ground on which
he based his opposition to the pending bill
was the participation of women in the vote
on the Constitution, The other grounds of
his opposition were the constitutional pro-
visions for woman suffrage, for the holding
of real estate by aliens and for compulsory
education.
ALL ON EQUAL GROUND.
In conclusion Mr.. Jones declared himself
in favor of passing an enabling act for all
the Territories, except Utah, and admitting
them as States alter they had complied with
the provisions of the act, and he moved
as substitute for the pending bill one for
such an enabling act.
In the further course of his argument Mr..
Jones referred to the wives of Mormons in
Wyoming and Idaho voting, and said, in
answer to Mr.. Morgan, that he did not
know how many wives each Mormon had to
vote with him
''That depends" said Mr.. Vance, ION the
constitution of the individual, rather than
that of the State"
Mr.. Stewart replied to Mr.. Jones and said
that it would be time enough to act on the
cases Of other Territories when they were
before the Senate. They were not before it
now. Wyoming and Idaho had formed
constitutions and had applied for admission.
New Mexico and Arizona had not done so.
There was disposition on all sides to ad-
NIT those Territories as soon as possible.
The bill or Wyoming was now before the
Senate and should be acted upon.
AGAINST WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Mr.. Reagan opposed the bill. He argued
against the provision for woman suffrage
contained in the Wyoming Constitution.
The effect of that provision was, he said, to
make men of women, and correlatively, to
make women of men. He supposed that
they were to have women in public Offices,
women to do military duty, women to work
on the roads, and men to wash the dishes,
nurse the babies, and stay at home, while
the women were making stump speeches. 1t
was only latterIY that people had become
wiser than their Creator, and wiser than all
the eeneratians that had preceded them.
The Constitution of Wyoming should 60
back to the people for their more careful
and deliberate consideration.
At the close of Mr.. Reagan's speech an
understanding was reached that the vote on
the bill and amendments would begin at 4
O'Clock tomorrow. In reference to that
agreement Mr.. E6munds wanted it under
stood that it did not amount to an order of
the Senate. There ought 10 be one body in
the country, he said, where there was free
dom of debate.