The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-15
LAWMAKERS PLAN
VIII First Consider a New Rail-
road Law.
Then VIII Come the Election
Law Amendments.
sEATON KNOCKED OUT
His Anti Woman Resolution
Suffers IgnOm iniOus Defeat.
Veteran Legislator Placed i'm
Embarrassing Position.

THE programme mapped out for the
house by the majority caucus is to dls-
nose OF the legislation now on hand IN
this order railroad law. ballot law as
sassment and taxation laws
The Republicans IN caucus ne6att.f y. =
both OF the propositions that raised
fights at the earlier sessions-Captalh
Saaton's resolution against the employ
ment OF women and the increase III
postage stamp allowance advocated pg
Harris OF Lyon and Biddle OF Conanchs-
Before they took up these questions,
however. D D. Hoag OF Wyanoo1te,wuo
Isl chairman Of the caucus, took occasion
ID deny the assertions made that ne ana
Capt Seaton were rivals for the moor
leadership He said he was not trying
to act as party whip and capt SestO1
got ND a moment later and also entered
"a sweeping denial
Fighting the unemployment OF Wo-
ment proposition out IN the caucus soo -
a long time and a thorough sitting OF
the matter The debate was long dhu
exciting Capt. Seaton maintained that
the places at their disposal should pc
given to men who fought the party oslt-
ties and whose votes counted
The opposition first asserted that the
women helped as much as the men to
win elections in some parts of the state
they have partial suffrage now and II
looks as II in the future they VIII gam
FUN suffraze 1t was impolitic for the
party, at this Juncture, 70 put itself on
record as utterly anLagOnAstlc 70 nav
ing women in public life and office
Representative c. f Crattan, Of Nc
Pherson. argued that they were bound
"a be misunderstood If such step were
taken. 'tThe members of the kansas leg-
fslature viii be called over-nice and
over-virtuOus The matter viii be sent
broadcast through the papers and the
impression will go out that the women
who seek employment here are magdal-
ems. It Will be to our discredit- Men
will ram 1t down our threats and we
would deserve to have It rammed clear
down. L do not wish to challenge the
motive or criticise the mover. The ladies
who grace. dignity and aoorn our party
conventions demand more chivalrOuS
treatment at our hands than that pro-
posed in the resolution, for the sake 81
our wives mothers sisters and daugh-
ters-
Charles Harris, of Lyon. wanted to
Eentler sex If it is necessary for the
safety of some. or If one or two mem
bers are afraid Of women. why, perhaps
we had better exclude them But we
certainly do not want to establish our
selves as -haters."
Charles Luling. OF Wichita. took a
stand with the mover and argued that
men be given preference because they
Are the voters and workers. There was
evident an overwhelming sentiment to
down the resolution and an attempt was
made to pigeon-hole the matter by re-
ferring Ii to the committee on en-
ployes. Failing in this a standing vote
was taken and the proposition decisive
ly knocked out Captain Seaton and
Charles Luling alone standing by their
motion.
The caucus decided to support a reso-
tuition granting the members $40 in post
age When this resolution was intro
duced in the house a movement was
decided, however, to abide blythe estab-
lshed custom and make 1t but SO.