Evening star., 1902-02-18
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Miss Susan B. Anthony Tells of thu
Work Of Years,

A number of ladies representing the Wo-
mans Suffrage Association were heard by
the committee women suffrage of the
Senate today. The meeting was presided
over by Senator Bacon Of Georgia. who
practically turned the control Of the hear
ing to Miss Susan B. Anthony, who
made the first address of the day. She be-
gar by calling attention to the fact that
for thirtyfour years or seventeen Con-
gresses the ladies have been coming to
Congress with their pleas, but she said that
only on one occasion had their proposed
amendment to the Constitution been award
ed the honor of being taken up in the SEN
ate for discussion She therefore made an
appeal to be heard by the Senate, express
ing the conviction that the women Of the
country are as much entitled to be heard
as are the Filipnos the Porto Ricans and
the HaWaiians. She also said that the GOO
women who had been sent to the Philip
pines to teach Were quite as well qualified
to exercise the rights of citizenship as are
the men who go to those islands for the
baser purpose Of making money
Harriet May Mills Of New York, in open
ing her remarks, said she spoke as a tax
payer, and that taxation without repre-
sentation was tyranny The women Of to-
day, said she, are much larger sharehold-
era in the government than ever before
Mrs. Lucretia L. Blankenburg Of Pennsyl-
vania said that while woman. has a share
la the home, the business largely falls to
her care She criticised severely the result
OF local politics with respect to municipal
contracts in Philadelphia
REV. Olympia Brown Of Wisconsin said
that with the best thought Of men supple
shall get at the truth Of the subjects to
be acted upon by legislation.
Mrs. Mariana Chapman of New York
made strong plea for woman suffrage
and hn cub rs1 -
ment to the Constitution. She held that
the Declaration of Independence applied
equally to women as to men.
Miss Gail Laughlin OF New York con-
tended that political power has been the
outgrowth Of economic strength. 1t is
important, she said, that the nation should
be economically strong, and this will be
so just In proportion as its people are de-
veloped In Intelligence and efficiency. She
spoke Of the lower wages received by wo-
men doing the same work as men in the
government service and asked for an equal
stgation. which she held would have its in
fuence on private business.
II Mrs. Jennie Brown Of Minnesota, among
other things, said: I'VE are not socialists,
pot anarchistic in our motives: we do not
wish to be modern Aliases. but" she said,
taught us-give half" With much laugh
ter she concluded by saying, I'VE would
like to vote. IL you please"
Mrs. Mary Wood Swift Of California said
women from employment and the protests
against them have not even made dent in
economic conditions. For this and other
reasons she hoped for woman suffrage.
Mrs. Lucy HI. Day of Maine declared that
the non-recognftion Of women in the affairs
of state was not founded either on Justice
or equity.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell of Massachu-
setts spoke of the indignities and humilia-
tions which had been suffered by women in
| the earlier periods. due to their progressive
ideas.
Mrs. Gudram Drewson Of Norway gave
an account OF the recent favorable laws
| which had been enacted In behalf of women
of her country.
Miss Vida Goldstein. who was before the
House committee, also spoke.
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, who closed the
hearing, recalled the thirty-two years Of
knocking at the door Of Congress for woman
suffrage Years ago, she said. the women
came here with only theories. but today
they could stand on the result Of suffrage
where 1t has been granted in this country.
She urged the appointment Of committee
| to investigate the question OF whether sut-
frage has or has not been q success In those
states, and. she said, I'VE viii be willing to
stand or fall by the result Of that investi-
CATION"