New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
VOlfEN AND THE SUFFRAGE.

WHERE THEY CAN VOTE AND FOR WHAT.
From The Omaha Bee.
The countries OF the world where women al
100000 square miles, and their population Is over
$50 100000 , ,
GERS except members of Parliament.
In France the women teachers elect women mefn-
In Sweden Women vote for all elective officers
cept representatives. also, indirectly, for members
In Norway they have school suffrage ,ra.
In Ireland the women vote for the harnor Doaros,
In Russia women householders vote for all elect
i've officers and on all local matters
In AUSTRIA Hungary they vote, by proxy, for all
In Croatia and Dalmatia they have the privilege OF
doing so in local elections in person ,.-,,.x,
In the Madras presidency and the Bombay presi.
dency CHndooStanl the women exercise the r'sht OF
In ali countries of Russian Asia they can do so
wherever Russian colony settles The Russians
are colonizing the whole Of their vast Asian posses
sions. ard carrying with them everywhere the
r or % a are pTmed to
Women have municipal suffrage in cape Colony,
which rules 100000 square miles.
Municipal woman suffrage rules In New-Zealand.
and at parliamentary elections.
between England and ireland and Pitcairn Island.
in the South Pacific, have full woman surrage.
suffrage in every province and also in the North
west territories In ontario they vote Tor an eect-
OfflcerS
Legislature and Parliament
In the United States twenty-eight States and Ter
ritories have given women some form or suffrage
School suffrage in various degrees is granted TO
women in Arizona Colorado, Connecticut, Della
ware Idaho, Indiana Kansas, Kentucky, Massa-
chusetts Michigan. Minnesota. Nebraska. New
Uampshlre New-Jersey New York. North Dakota,
oregon. South Dakota, TeXas, vermont anu w IS
In Arkansas and Missouri women vote. by petl-
ton. on liquor license in many cases
In Delaware suffrage Is exercised by women in
several municipalities.
In Kansas they have equal suffrage with men in
all municipal elections. About $1,000 women voted In
1890
In Montana they vote all local taxation.
In New-York they and do vote at school cleo
lions The question OF the constltutonality OF the
law Is still undecided. They vote also in many
places in this State local improvements, such as
gas and electric street lighting paving. sewerage
and municipal bonds
In Utah women voted until distinguished by the
"Edmunds law" when they promptly organized to
demand its repeal
In Pennsylvania a law passed In 1889, under
which women local improvements by sign
ing or refusing to sign petitions therefor.
In Wyoming women have voted on the same
form a State Constitution unanimously inserted n
provision securing them full suffrage This con-
sttution was ratified by the voters at special
election by about three-fourths majority Congress
refused to require the disfranchisement Of women,
and admitted the State July TO- 1890
And let 1t not be forgotten that In the Senate Of
the United States February Z. 1889. select COM
mittee reported in favor OF amending the Federal
Constitution so as TO forbid States TO make sex a
cause of Acknowledgement. Congress adjourned
however, March following. without reaching the
subject.