The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-18
WDMEN'S APPLAUSE
STARTLES SENATE
Sufragists Visit Capitol
With Petitions After
EIecting Officers.

Only d threat from Senator keane- OF
Ne wJersey, who was presiding in the
Senate. to have the galleries cleared II
demonstrations on the part Of the suf-
fraEists did not Immediately cease. pre-
vented the advocates Of woman suffrage
from taking the Senate BY storm today
The ouIburst came when Senator la
Toilette arose and declared, as he waived
a suffragist petition in his hand. that ne
hoped the d=y as not far distant when
it would be unnecessary for women 70
file petitions with Congress in order TO
have equal rights with men
At this unqualified statement in sup
port Of their claims. the sunrsEists. VINO
crowded the gallery. burst into a storm
Of hand-ciappinE and cheers
But the deterrinsLiCa d The Seaa-
tor from New jersey awed them, and
when he had spoken his little piece at
the conclusion Of la FcUette's speech
the wiser heads among the sufraEists
quieted their more irIpulsive sisters.
and az was silence after that until sew
eraI Senators has spoken IT, behalf OF
the sufragist cause
Called to Order Again.
Later, however. when Senator CIapp
Of Minnesota. told the Senate that il
gave him great pleasure 10 present the
petitions the sufraEists had given him.
The women could no longer control
themselves and again they gave vent
to their approvs! by hearty applause.
This time the acting president Of the
Senate showed no little feeling at the
affront 10 the dignity OF the Senate.
He raped vigorously with his EaveI,
and when things had quieted down he
said
NO applause Is allowed n the United
States Senate If there is a repetition
the serEeant-at-srms wil be ordered TO
clear the galleries"
This was enough for the suffra gists
They became as d0ciIe as lambs and
sat quiet untu al the talk about their
petitions vas over, even when Senator
GuEEenheim spoke II was about the
first time the Colorado Senator had
ever said more than ten words at a time
IN the Senate and he spoke so softly
that the suffra gists could not hear him
For that reason he received no recos-
nition from them.
Dr.. Shaw Reelected.
. II was a big day for the sufraEists
+ all around They started OF by re-eIect-
+ ing the Rev. Dr. Anna Shaw president
.
+ vice president of the national associa-
I ton.
I Then, at II O'Clock, they began TO pile
into automobiles 10 - 10 the Capitol.
I The start from the -Lrlington Hotel was
I 10 have been made at Il O'Clock. but
there were complications, Of q more or
I less mech InfCaI nature
The main trouble was with the peti-
2 tious- They were neatly rolled Up, with
f the 100000 names they contain on the in
side and deposited in an express wagon
But just as The parade was bout to
start somebody happened to think OF
how each State delegation would get its
petitions when the Capitol was reached.
/ Then there was sCuTTyiug and hurry
ing 20 get the petitions out of the
3 wagon and into the hands Of each State
/ leader That took half an hour, but no
/ petition was left behind
/ Straight down Pennsylvania avenue
. went the string Of automobiles and
IaXiCsbs, fOrey-fve IN number. each
decorated with a state banner.
Greeted With Applause.
I When the parade rolled up 10 the
east front Of the Capitol a crowd on
/ The center steps greeted the sufrag gists
with applause.
/ Entering the Capitol. the sCffragists
scattered ike flock OF quail. reo~esen-
tatives OF each state hunting down their
/ Representative and Senators. The pe-
1 titiOns were given them with request
Z that they be introduced today Tbev
; were introduced IN large numbers. both
Z IN the SeI-ate and IN the House
As the rules OF the House forbid
/ speeches on petitions, there was no
stir at the southern end Of the CapftOI
except among the members them
selves. They CleeTfully appIauded
every member as he strode bravelv T1u
10 the Speakers desk and deposited
his package Of petitions
4 Pages in both houses were kepr
. busy all the afternoon cartinE the De
JuoGs out 10 the file rooms
IomO-roW the fair visitors Will be
Eeard nV the Senate Committee on
Woman Suffrage and the House Com
mlttee on the Judiciary, before which
: bills ior woman suffrage are now
pending