New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-28
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
PASSED BY ASSEMBLY
Measure Agreed To by the Sen
ate Last Week Finally Adopt
ed with Little Opposition.
LEADERS FEAR FOR WOMEN
Point Out Numerous Man
Made" Laws Favoring Them
Which May Disappear Un-
Ger Real Equal Rights

Albany. Jan. t27.--'iEe woman suffra sc
constitutional amendment adopted by the
senate last week was passed by the As
.lmo!y tonight after a furry OF anil
suffrage oratory which delighted a big
Monday night audience. III. result de-
lighted delegations OF suffragsts in
charge cf Mrs. Harriet Stanton Batch
Mrs Joseph j. Gavit. Of this city and
other feminine field marshals if the anti
suffrage talk OF those who voted for the
resolution didn't.
This measure puts women on footing
with men so far as citizenship is con-
ccynod. thus avoiding the trouble over the
naturalization Of foreign-born women
which has been stirred up by some of the
anti suflragists. 1t provides that even
when forcign-born woman becomes a
citizen by marriage she must have lived
in the United States for five years before
she may vote.
The vote on the measure was l25 TO J.
Those who voted against it were loe-
mans. Jones, Patrie. Rozans and \. Green
BERG. Both tire majority leader. Aaron
J. Levy. and the minority leader, Har-
old j. Hinman. raised the proposition
that if women demanded equal suffrage
they should be treated equally with men
IN every other respect. They should not
expect TO continue in the enjoyment Of
laws in which they arc favored over
men.
What Equal Rights" May Mean.
For years women have been battling
for what they term equal rights said
sT in, no yp,,a
sense of the words follow equal suffrage,
] am aprrehensive of the welfare of the
womarhood of this state"
Mr.. TIinman said the women now en-
joycd much statutory favortism, and he
doubted that they should insist on con-
tiuuing it If The woman suffrage amend
mcnt were finally adopted
Mr.. Levy called attention to tic many
discriminatory laws in favor of women
to the exclusion OF mcn Among these
are the following:
\ married woman holds her property
entirely free from her husbands contr5L
widow is endowed with one-thlrd or
all the real estate held by her husband.
4 married woman may bring a SUIT at
law i'm her own name. and II the suit re-
suits In verdict for her the proceeds
are d part OF her separate property
y
property of his deceased wife unless
child has been born to them.
4 husband is required TO support his
wife and her children. but. no matter
how large her estate is. the wife cannot
be required TO contribute a single doiiar
20 support him or the children
If the wife obtains divorce the nus
band is required TO pay her alimony. but
when \ husband obtains divorce the
wife. however wealthy. is not required 20
pay anything for mis- support.
All trades and professions are open 10
NUmen. married or single ana the laws
are favorable to them.
All MAN M AIDE" Laws.
'.'Thc suffra gsts." said Mr.. Levy. have
always declared. as a fundamental griev-
ance. that they are not content 10 be
governed by 'man-made' laws. As all the
laws I've cited arc man-made--passe
when no woman was a member of the
Legislature or had a vote anywhere IN the
state-is will he interesting to see whether
the women. when they have equal sur
frage. will cause any of these laws to be
repealed on the ground that they wish to
be only equal with men.
Then comes the inquiry whether the
proposed amendment, IL adopted, is to
have two corolaries-frst that women
may be required 10 perform jury duty,
and second, that when they register as
voters they must tell their ages, as men
must AS a matter of course. decided by
nature. they can never be called on for
military or police duty. Whoever makes
the laws. the men must be relied upon TO
execute them and TO enforce the DEGREES
Of the courts Usually. in California, it
has been found necessary TO favor the
women by law abolishing all statements
OF ages on fine poll lists