Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-27

mittee on Rules. reported re s,1 sne.
making the Wyoming admission OH q 1Ip nr
ciai order for to-day, recess 10 PC 20
at 53o this afternoon until III o'ci9eA
morrow. the previous question TO DC -
sidered rs ordered at o'clock. Inc Ali
iution was adopted and the wyoming
was then taken up. -, -,
Mr.. Baker, of New York submfttcn IN
argument in support Of the measure ha'
cause he believed that there were gross a.
regularitics in the adoption OF the, Conseidi
tuition OF wyoming: because he behe.Sa
that the Territory did not contain .ho
population requisite for admission INTO tno
Union, and because there WA incorpoi,
rated in the Constitution features oascL
upon the subject of female suffrage which
were antagonistic to republican insIltI-
tinos. On the question of woman's SUI
frage he said that he had no pictures 70
draw of hOme-woman sphere and OF MAI,
sphere. He believed that God had maze
the two sexes each the complement oil 'no
other, and that each acting AZ the compie,
ment of the other performed the hlghss..
duties which natures God had intended IL
20 discharge. It had never been contenl,
plated by the fathers of the republic thAt
woman should have the right TO vote.
Mr.. Carey, of Wyoming, made q strong
plea for the admission Of the TERRITORY
which he represented into the sisterhoOu
Of States, and he defended the provision
Of the Constitution of the Territory eA-
tending the right of Suffrage TO women.
Mr. DockeTy, of Missouri, favored the
admission Of the new States as rapidly ~
the increase Of population in the IerIIi-
tories warranted. But he insisted on can,
ing a spade q spade. After Territory had
been organized fourteen years the votes
cast in 1888 aggregated but 1900. ana acc
cording to the report Of the minority Oh
the committee, 1000 Of them had been
cast by females. The total vote OF NyO,
ming and Idaho was less than the vote cast
in his own district. He submitted tn"'
this was going too far. The bill ives NJ
thing more nor less than partisan mea--
sure. designed 10 perpetuato the power OF
the Republican party. IL dixie the ldan91
bill soon 10 follow should be called MI
TO add three electoral votes and two seha-
tors 10 the Republican column in 1892.
Mr. Oates. Of Alabama, said that no new
States had ever come into the Union Oh
the terms proposed in this case-that Wo-
men were to have the right to vote ana 70
hold Office. II was a delicate question ana
he looked with great apprehension upon
the growing tendency toward the eA1 -I.
sion of the right Of franchise. woman
suffrage had always been experimental
and the Judgment Of history was that IL
was not wise to intrust the Government 10
women. If the bill passed the House, the
code would have to he changed, for other
wise the Speaker might have TO recognise
"A lady representing Wyoming as the gen
tlernau from wyoming" lLaughter.l lie
said the bill had another feature. 1t con-
cerned education and the establishment
of compulsory attendance al school. ne
was opposed TO this. IL was the hrst time
Congress had ever sought 90 stablish COM
nuleorv education. That would do IN
mOnarchical Germany, but not for Tree
America. We should afford all proper IA
cilities for education, but not violate per-
sonal rights in requiring attendance upon
| the schools.
Mr.. Washington, of Tennessee, also at;
tackled the woman's suffrage clause. ana
held that the people Of Wyoming had ylo-
| lated the provision OF the act OF organlza-
ton limiting suffrage to white male SUI
frage.
nents of the bill were in bad straits when
they fell back for an objection upon the
woman suffrage provisions.
Mr.. Kelly. of Kansas. did not think that
the apprclensions of the gentlemen re-
spectinc woman's suffrage were wellfOund-
ed. He would not be frightened if women
had seats on this floor, and perhaps Ii
would result in q benefit. Atany rate they
would vote as intelhgently as the male
members.
NIr. Mercy. Of Ohio. spoke in support Of
the bin and advocated civil and legal en-
franchisement of women In all the States
of the Union.
Nr. Mansuer. of Missouri, in the few
moments which remained addressed him.
self to the country. If not TO the House,
for Oh actual count there were not twelve
members III their seats, and he said that
the slim attendance reminded him of the
fact that the House was bringing State
into the Union by the Casarian method
rather than with the care and comfort
which surrounded II.
The House then ut $50 o'clock took 0
recess until II o'clock tomorrow.