Women -- Suffrage -- History; Women -- Suffrage -- United States -- History; Women's rights -- History; Women's rights -- United States -- History
The women get into the Supreme Court in spite of the
determination of the justices. They gained a decided advantage
to-day in the passage by the Senate of a bill providing that any
woman who shall have been a member of the highest court in any
State or territory, or of the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia, for three years, may be admitted to the Supreme Court.
The bill was called up by Senator McDonald, in antagonism to Mr.
Edmunds' amendment to the constitution which was the pending
order. Mr. Edmunds objected to the consideration of the bill and
voted against it. There was not much discussion, the main
speeches being by Mr. Sargent and Mr. Hoar.--[Special dispatch to
the New York _World_, February 7.
A WOMAN'S RIGHTS VICTORY IN THE SENATE.--The Lockwood bill,
giving women authority to practice before the Supreme Court of
the United States, passed the Senate yesterday by a vote of two
to one, and now it only requires the approval of Mr. Hayes to
become a law. The powerful effect of persistent and industrious
lobbying is manifested in the success of this bill. When it was
first introduced, it is doubtful if one-fourth the members of
congress would have voted for it. Some of the strong-minded
women, who were interested in the bill, stuck to it, held the
fort from day to day, and talked members and senators into
believing it a just measure. Senator McDonald gave Mr. Edmunds a
rebuff yesterday that he will not soon forget. The latter
attempted to administer a rebuke to the Indiana senator for
calling up a bill during the absence of the senator who had
reported it. Mr. McDonald retorted that he knew the objection of
the senator from Vermont was made for the purpose of defeating
the bill and not, as pretended, to give an absent senator
opportunity to speak upon it.--[Washington _Post_, February 8.
The credit for this victory belongs to Mrs. Belva Lockwood, of
this city, who, having been refused admission to the bar of the
United States Supreme Court, appealed to congress, and by dint of
hard work has finally succeeded in having her bill passed by both
houses. She called on Mrs. Hayes last evening, who complimented
her upon her achievement, and informed her that she had sent a
bouquet to Senator Hoar, in token of his efforts in behalf of the
bill.--[Washington _Star_, February 8.
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