Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-14

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question of suffrage. I think that II the
point is raised this whole question would
be given to the committee on election of
President and Vice President"
Suggests Recognition Is Sought.
Representative Garrett asked IL the de-
sire for q standing committee Is not
merely q desire to have the suffrage
question recognized. He suggested that
a suffrage committee. II established
would be ono big step toward federal rec
ignition.
Mrs. F. w. Mondell wife of the rep
resentative from Wyoming. said:
I'VE do not base our petition and re-
standing committee on the proposition
that the subject is one of greater i'm
portance than those included within
the jurisdiction of many House com
mittees. The House has created many
committees having narrow and un-
important Jurisdiction.
But the House has never failed to
create a committee to study any vitality
important question arising In the
growth of the nation"
She pointed out that a recent crea-
ton Is the committee on roads. a sub
ject Of nation wide interest.
She answered Representative Hard
wick's contention that the committee on
President is competent to handle the
question by saying the same sort OF
opposition could have been made against
any committee.
She said: 1.-THE House has never failed
to make provision for the consideration
by q committee Of its members selected
with regard for their knowledge on the
subject
Miss Mary Mcdowell Of Chicago. green
in voting but not green In the subject
80 ha hp,~A nS vxynpIinD n.
in qualifying herself as an expert plead
err for the cause.
Would Protect Working Women.
THE intricate questions OF working
women should have q standing committee
in Congress" she said. Women who
work at machines speeded up to mans
endurance should have q place in Con-
gress where they can take their ques-
TONS"
Her contention was based on the eco
nomic questions affecting working women,
claiming there has not been enough leg
islation to protect women in industry.
Dr. Viola Coe, vice president OK the
National Council Of Woman Voters, from
Portland, Ore. next addressed the rules
committee. She prefaced her remarks
OreRon." Also the newspapers Of Ore
gOn.
I'VE wouldn't have won suffrage with
out the newspaper reporters-they won
the ballot for us, for they reported our
meetings in q manner that made US seem
quite ladylike.'
She said that the politicians were with
"But this is q committee OF statesmen,
not politicians" remarked Chairman
Henry.
1T seems to have arrived" said Mr..
Henry as he looked at the great crowd
Of women.
Defends Jellies Of Oregon.
She also defended the jams and jellies
Of Oregon, saying that her state puts
up lust as good stuff as they do over
in Washington.
"Ofe Of our grand men," az Repre-
sentative Heating Of Colorado was intro
duced, addressed the women as fellow
party must line up with suffrage or take
q trip up Salt river.
suffrage is no longer a joke. When
4, 100000 voters come to the majority
Congress shall be given chance to vote
on the question the women ask"
He said this is a test on the sentiment
in the House.
We've heard lot about what wom-
en- will do if they get the ballot Will
a woman be unsexed by dropping q
vote in a ballot box? Look at this
audience and answer.
"White women on their knees mop
ming the floors OF this ONCE building
while fat messengers sit at committee
doors doing nothing would not occur
In this Capitol under suffrage. The
women get $50 a month and the men
caf RE. We are told here that shorter
hours for working girls in this city
will not be practical. but it's practical
where women vote
am the west the sentiment 10 over
vhaiminr for woman suffrage, and the
matter was not considered in hasty
fashion
Loud Kisses for Helm.
Ha mentioned Representative Hefin.
and there were loud Misses ut the great
est enemy woman suffrage has in Con-
gress.
Representative Henry asked II every
state adopts suffrage would It be neces-
sarv to 20 to Congress for suffrage II
the states should all adopt II. The en-
suing argument was q legal controversy
Involving states rights.
II want to see Congress take 1t up ser1-
o,,sly 80 we can be permitted to vote on
the subject" said Representative Keat-