People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1896 — WANT RECOGNITION. [ARTICLE]

WANT RECOGNITION.

Women Suffragists Present Their Claims for the Ballot Box. Washington, Jan. 29.—The senate marble-room was completely filled yesterday by a delegation of ladies from the National Equal Suffrage Association, who appeared before the senate committee on woman’s suffrage to present their plea for recognition at the ballot-box. Senators Call and Peffer were the only'members of the committee present. The speakers were presented by Dr. Annie Shaw. None of the speeches was of more than five minutes duration. The speakers all dwelt upon ' the rights of the female sex to equal participation with men in shaping legislation, and almost all of them referred to the injustice of taxing women without allowing them to vote. Mrs. Thompson, of the District of Columbia, declared that there were 25 per cent more of educated girls than of educated boys. Mrs. Hubbard indirectly rasped the committee by declaring that the ladies had shown two of the virtues of statemanship today, those of punctuality and patience, the reference being to tardiness or absence of the members of the committee. A delegation also visited the judiciary committee-room of the house and made speeches to the committee.