St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-16
A CHIVALRIC ADVANCE
The New York Assembly I'M
moPtaliZes 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-
fPanchiSing All Citizens
OF Adult Age.

ALBANY, Y. Y. April BIN 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.. Ietman, Mr.. Hus ted
and Mr.. Sulser. Mr.. Drypocher moved
TO strike out the enacting clause. This
vas lOst-24 70 IS. There was a good
deaf OF merrimeut over the bill, as
usual, and not much serious argument.
W. l.. Mccormick offered his stock
amendment that "red-headed women
should be included. but withdrew il on
being told by Mr. Clifford that il was an
insult to the young ladies' in the house.
Mr. Adams said he had received more re-
quests to vote tor this bill than for any
other before the legislature, and each
request asked for blessing 10 90 with
the vote. He thought the legislature
III need Of blessing, and he voted ac-
cordingIy. \. r. Conkling, Mr.. Cole
and Dr. DcyO 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 ike heaven and more
like the other place. He voted noa.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 blll
aud he had promised the people outside
10 give this bill his unqualified support.
which he did cheerfully for ne believed
Ii was a step in the right direction.
Mr.. Hustled said the abest statesman
the world ever saw and the braycst 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. i. j. Ryan
said he believed it would elevate Amer
lean politics. Mr. StranahaQ said that
for nifty years woman had ruled the
greatest empire III the world; he be-
lleved IN giving equal rights TO Ameri
can wonen.
Mr.. Webster said that when women
came here to make n request they
should be listened to with chivalric
spirit; he could not give woman the
suffrage, but 50 far as he could, he
would accede to her wishes, ard cheer
fully voted for the Till. 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
banged from the record. This was car
ried. Soon after the bill passed IS 10 %.
The New Law.
Following is the full text of the bill as
passed:
An act 10 prevent discrimination on account
OF sex at elections.
Section J. Every citizen irrespective Of
sex. shall hereafter be entitled to vote for all
ana every officer hereafter TO be elected q
this state and on any question submitted 20
vote of the people and IL shall be unlawful
to make any dissemination 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 to
register or TO receive the vote Of auv 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
ticatious now required by law
See. ). This act shall take effect July l,
1893
In the senate today bill was passed
fixing the wages in New York city for
laborers at s. per day.
Blackguard Squelched.
"Phil' WiSsg, 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 aud
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 Wis,ig
thought he was making some very witty
remarks. as Il self-satisfied smile over
spread his face. Every sentence con-
tanned a double meaning.
Col. Webster, of the Twenty-third,
sprung to his feet in towering rage
and demanded that Wissig be called to
order. When Wlssig ceased, Col. " ell
ster demanded his language be eXpuRged
from the record. \ dozen members
were instantly on their feet to second
tile demand and motion TO eXpunge
was carried in thunder tones.
Mrs Margaret j. IlOey. of New York
city. who represents the WOmen'S labor
organizations. said that she would bring
the matter to the attention of every la
Dor organization in the state. And
tllis is a man." she said, with a sheer,
zone of the lords of creation WHO are
supposed to be alone competent to rule
tie 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 WIssg's OWE wife
Sat in 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. Tine bill, it is
feared, will not pass the senate.