Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-22
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rustS, this hill was laid ell the table. pend
,ng its tsard reading.
An ac, To amend chap. 81 Of the
Public Laws of iss., entitled ian act
relating to Msdswaska Training School,"
An act TO incorporate the Newpor,
Water Co, Mr.. Woodbury. Of Deering
offered an amendment which was adopted.
This bill was then passed to be cngrosscd
as amended.
BIL'-s PAssrn TO RI ExAcrEp.
Resolve authorizing a temporary loan for
the year 1898.
ORDERS os rus DAY.
Mr., nickey Of Fort Kent sail in regard
10 the or,ier of Mr.. Lane, passed Yesterday,
that he understood there was sou,e feeling
about the Old Srcaker's chair oeing placed
in his keeping. Ii there is one man who
objects 10 this orier | certainly would be
unwilling TO receive it, understand such
is the case. Thanking ycu for your kind
Hess respectfully decline to receive the
char.
I'm motion of Mr., Adams of Bangor,
AiuNNiiH''nt y 10 HOUSE uotNtnCnt No. a-t
was taken from the table.
MIR, Bracket of f.mington offered an
amendment 10 this amendment, which was
adopted.
The hlll was then read the third time and
passed to he engrossed.
RnrnKrS Our OF ORDER.
Mr. Higgins, from the committee of con-
F,r. raS.,1k., - tns
Of the Madawa,ka Traiaing School, re-
ported tiat said committee could not agros,
The repnTt was accepted
Mr. llanhn from the Hancock county
delegation reported in new draft and
ought 10 pass on hill an ac, to cstahiish the
Western Hancock municipal court; report
accepted and ordered printed under rule,
Mr., Higgins from the committee on judi
cary, on various petitions TO amend chap.
t3f, see. ), relating to child labor in mills,
reported the satue hc refcrrcd To the com-
mittCe ON Labor.
On motion of MIR. Woodbury. of necring,
House document No ail an act relating
to the salary OF the county attorney of
Cumberland county, was taken from the
table, nn further motion the rnles were
suspended aud the bill passed to be en-.
crossed,
Wun,Ss SUFFRAGE.
The majority and minority reports of the
judiciary committee relating Ia municipal
suffrage for women
The question being on the motion to sub.
stitutc the minority for the majority report
Mr.. Sprngue of Monson said that the
women OF Maine should have the right of
municipal suffrage. Woman occupies u
different position irom what she did. She
can now hold property, she can testify in
court. she has been liberated from
much of her bondage of the
dark ages of the world.
The advancement OF the world may DO
traced by the mile stones, which mark the
liberation and elevation of women. One
objection to this bill is, because woman's
strength is inferior. she Is no, capable of
going TO war Or fighting the hittics, or
working in the woods winters anl driving
the rivers In the spring and attending to
the sierner duties of lifc--that therefore
she rs not capable OF xerci.ing the right
of suffrage, do not believe thi, there
- an!thuF in that proposition, II there
vas a great many men would br dcbaTred
from the privilege of suffrage. Women
to-day are upon the same plane with
paupcrs, ilio's and criminnls. Legally phe
stands with the pampers and IDIOTS IN re.
gard to the exercise OF this right uf citizen
ship, which is the highest righ, that Uan be
exercised by an American oItiacn While
sltr can own property, while she must
he taxed and bear her share of the public
burdens, Ike law says to h-t. "Yuu shall
have no voice in choosing th,t nsscssor who
ia To assess thVt tax, you shah have 10 voice
in choosing the school officers who are To
educate your children. This proposed Law
is not an untrted experiment 1t has been
tried successfully in various sections of this
and other countries. At tbs very session
of the Legislature of Wyoming they passed
these resolves
BE it resolved, by the second Legislature
of the state Of Wyoming. that the posses.
sion AMI exercise of suffrage by the women
in Wyoming for the past quarter of cen
tHry has wrought no harm and has done
great good in many WAYS; that ii has largely
AIDED in bani-hing crime. paupefi.m and
vice from this state, and TINT without any
violent or oppressive legislation; that II
has secured peaceful and orderly elections,
good government and Remarkable degree
of civilization and puhlic order, and We
point with prii' to the iart- that after
n arly % years of woman's outrage no, one
county in Wyoming has II poorhousc, that
oar jail- are almost empty, anl crime, cx-
cept ttmt committed by straugers in tn.
state, almost unknown, and ~ the result Of
experience We urge every civilized con,nu-
nifty ON the earth to cnfranchise its women
without delay.
Received That an authenticated copy of
tbcsn resolutions he fOrwar led by the Gov
ernot of the state to the Legislature of
every state and territory N tins country,
and To every Legislative body n the world;
and thst We request the press throughout
III" civilized world to call the attention of
their readers to these resolutions
This experiment has hacn tried success
fully in some of the English proyn cs.
Some Of the greatest minds and most ad
yan"ei thinkers of this country today, re-
2aflcss of sect or political party, are strong
All dsoca'es of this mensnrr. Benjamin i.
Butler said In Ills inaugural address when
Governor of Massachusetts For myseIf
beli"Yc the right Is gwen them by the coDsti-
tutiUn.' believe we shrHl give women this
right hecans" we need -" moral anj el"yat-
ing influence of women in the politics
of Maine today. believe their i1iiuence
would b" worth a great deal IN regard 10
the ldU0r question. IL l. well demon
strated that We cannot s,ttlr it We have
hcou trying for 10 years 10 ~ TIE il, Gni ii
is perfect chaos to1Dy .On onp end of the
State TO the other. ~ thc women eau n1
NJ in the thing. in il,asrn's name lot ihcm
do II, My position il simply this. thst ii Is
womin's natural, &c "ivcg right 10 yoi
that We should confer u IppR her breauG
We need her help /. sail mat all
women do not want tins pr. yipge, that
tbey lave not all ask. i lDr 10. Tint means
that omen must come h 10 and beg for
that which is clearly iii II rpnstitnt.0niI
right. Man spmetiue. antcis Ia woman; II
il contrary 20 the ni'Htal order Of things
that woman should nrsi to man AMI ask
for right which t,oi has given them.
fApplause.)
,fr. Roberts Of Nors " said IL this bill
passed he believed tiir consequences you'd
be in the interests OF good government.
This measure has hccn considered care
fully; 1t has been discas.ci by the people
for years. The g,nsicr;nui from Turner
virtually maintains that - Divine right We,
the user, have the sole po ,rr AMI right to
vote. II is not physical capacity that gives
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