St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-16
ACHIvALRIC ADVANCE
The New York Assembly I'M
moPIalizes Itself by a
New Law.
Women Can Hereafter Vote
for All Officers of the
State.
Trifling Amendments Voted
Down and Sighting Talk
Resented.
Full Text Of the Measure En-
franchiSing All Citizens
OF Adult Age.

ALBANY, y. Y. April l5.-In the as
sembly this morning Mr. Yetman's bill
TO give women the right to vote for all
state officers came up and was briefly
supported by Mr.. Yetman, Mr.. Illus ted
and Mr.. Sulser. Mr.. DrypoIcher moved
to strike out the enacting clause. This
was loSt-24 TO IS. There was a good
deal OF merriment over the bill, as
usual, and not much serious argument.
w. 4. Mccormick offered his stock
amendment that "red-headed women"
should be included, but withdrew it on
being told by Mr.. Clifford that it was an
insult to the young ladies in the house.
Mr.. Adams said lie had received more re-
quests to vote tor this bill than for any
other before the legislature. and each
request asked for blessing to 20 with
the vote. He thought the legislature
III need Of blessing, and he voted ac-
cordingly. a. X. Conklng, Mr.. Cole
and DR.. Deyo raised constitutional
objections and voted against the bill.
Mr. LaGrande said there was nothing
that would ALLEVIATE husband and wife
more surely than politics; it would
make home less like heaven and more
like the other place. He voted no4.Mr.
Quigley said that woman was
Too Good 10 Vote.
Mr.. Kennedy said that for the first
time he had met the lobby Oh this bill,
aud he had promised the people outside
to give this bill his unqualified support.
which he did cheerfully for ne believed
II was step in the right direction.
Mr.. Hustled said the ablest statesman
the world ever saw and the bravcSt peo-
pie in the world were women. Mr..
Smith said he was willing TO share his
privileges with his wife and stay at
home half day and tend the baby
while she went to vote. T. }. Ryan
said he believed it would elevate Amer
lean politics. Mr. Stranahal said that
for iifty years a woman mad ruled the
greatest empire i'll the world; he be
lieyed in giving equal rights TO Ameri-
can women.
MIR. Webster said that when women
came here TO make a request they
should be listened to with chiyalric
spirit; he could not give woman the
suffrage, but SO far as he could, he
would accede to her wishes, ard cheer
fully voted for the bill. Later, when
MIR. Wissig, member, made a speech
full of double meaning. Mr. Webster
arose and Indignantly demanded that
all illusions thereto should be eX-
panged from the record. This was car
ried. Soon after the bill passed 63 TO %.
The New Law.
Following is the full text of the bill as
passed:
An act TO prevent discrimination on account
of sex at elections.
Section !. Every citizen, irrespective OF
sex, shall hereafter be entitled to vote for all
and every officer hereafter to be elected 10
this state and on any question submitted 10 a
vote of the people. and IL shall be unlawful
to make any discrimination between citizens
on account OF sex at such elections.
See. >. No poll clerk, inspector Of cleo
ton, or other election officer or person full
filing such duties, shall hereafter refuse 10
register or TO receive the vote Of any adult
citizen at any such election by reason OF The
sex of such citizen. provided such citizen
shall in all other respects possess the quail
fcations now required by law.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect July !,
1893.
In the senate today bill was passed
fixing the wages in New York city for
laborers at 81 per day.
a Blackguard Squelched.
"Phil'' Wissig, of the Eighth New
York assembly district disgraced every
man in the district which he represents
by the most indecent and brutal speech
ever made in the history of Albany leg
islation. His utteranceS shocked every
man in the assembly chamber and
caused the women who filled the floor
behind the railing TO cover their faces
to hide their burning bushes. Not
only the floor but the galleries were
filled with women. Evidently Wissig
thought he was making some very witty
remarks. as q seif-satlsfied smile over
spread MS face. Every sentence con-
tanned a double meaning.
Col. Webster, of the Twenty-third,
sprung to his feet in a towering rage
and demanded that Wissig be called to
order. When Wissig ceased, Col. Web
ster demanded his language be eXpunged
were instantly on their feet to second
tile demand and a motion to eXpnnge
was carried in thunder tones.
Mrs Margaret j. Hoey. of New York
city, who represents the women's labor
organizations. said that she would bring
the matter to the attention OF every Ia
Dor organization in the state. And
tlis is a man." she said, with sneer,
rome of the lords of creation who are
supposed to be alone competent TO rule
the government. | will see that he does
not come back TO the legislature again
TO insult modest women who fought in
decency."
The most extraordinary part of the
proceeding was that WIssig's OWE wife
Sat in a chair within few feet of the
spot where he stood. The Tammany
leaders are sickaned by the spectacle
which one of their representatives made
on the floor of the house. the bill, it is
feared, will not pass the senate.