Show Discussing Wyomings Admission WASHINGTON MarclT28 Tho committee on rules reported a resolution making tho Wyoming Wyom-ing admission bill the special order for today recess to be taken at 530 this afternoon until 11 oclock tomorrow the previous question to be considered ordered at 1 oclock Adopted and the Wyoming bill taken up Baker of New York submitted an argument I favor of the measure Barnest of New York opposed the bill because be-cause he believed there were gross irregularities irregulari-ties in the adoption of the constitution of Wyoming because hebelloved the territory did not contain the population requisite and because be-cause there were incorporated in the constitution constitu-tion features based upon the subject of female suffraEO antagonistic to republican institutions Carey of Wyoming made a strong plea for the admission of the territory He contended that its constitution was adopted by the free and fair vote of its citizens and its population was sufficient Ho defended the provision of the constitution extending the right of suflrage to women He said that President Harrison had endeared himself to the people of Wyoming by observing the spirit of the Republican national na-tional platform respecting the appointment of territorial residents to territorial offices and with more manhood than his predecessor saying say-ing no to eastern office seekers Neither political politi-cal party could make a point by obstructing the admission of Wyoming She had people she observed the laws she had no factional quarrels quar-rels Wyoming young and enterprising would hasten to overtake tno older states and help them bear the burdens of government Crocker of Missouri opposed the bill I was nothing more nor less than n partisan measure designed to perpetuate tho power of the Republican Repub-lican party It like the Idaho bill should be called a bill to add three electoral votes and two Senators to the Republican column in 1892 Oates of Alabama opposed the measure because be-cause it proposed to give women the right to vote and made attendance at school com pulsary Dunncll of Minnesota was inclined to vote against the bill on account of the woman suffrage clause Washington of Tennessee attacked tho womans suffrage clause and held the people of Wyoming had violated the provision of the act of organization limiting the suffrage to white male suffrage Women might be sent from Wyoming to the Senate E B Taylor of Ohio Dont you think that to put good women Into the Senate might help it some Laughter Washington the gentleman himself were In the Senate I might admit his proposition Kerr of Iowa thought the opponents the bill in bad straits whon they fell back for objection objec-tion upon the womans suffrage provision Kelly of Kansas said he would not be frightened i women had a seat on the floor of the House and perhaps it would result in benefit Morey of Ohio favored the bill and advocated advo-cated the civil and legal enfranchisement of women In all the states of the union After further fur-ther debate the House took a recess until 11 oclock tomorrow Bills for the erection of public buildings today to-day were reported to the Houso by the committee commit-tee on public buildings as follows Spokane Falls Washington site for building IOJ000 I Stockton Cal 70000 Helena Mont 125000 |