Discussion on Sunday opening of Columbian Exposition -- Last appearance of Mrs. Stanton at a national convention after an attendance of forty years -- Miss Anthony elected President -- Value of Organizations for Women -- First hearing before a Democratic House Committee -- Mrs. Stanton on the Solitude of Self; the right of individual conscience, individual citizenship, individual development, man and woman need the same preparation for time and eternity -- Lucy Stone pleads for the rights of women, for justice and fair play, for the feminine as well as the masculine influence in Government -- Mrs. Hooker speaks -- Senate Committee addressed by Carrie Chapman Catt, and other noted women -- Miss Shaw on an Appeal to Deaf Ears; time will come when ears will be unstopped, voice of the people is voice of God, but voice of the whole people never has been heard -- Miss Anthony compliments Senator Hoar -- Committee report in favor by Senators Hoar, John B. Allen, Francis E. Warren; Vance and George dissent. CHAPTER XIII. NATIONAL-AMERICAN CONVENTION OF 1893 202-220 Washington _Evening News_ pays a compliment to the Association -- Memorial service for George William Curtis, John G. Whittier and others -- Frederick Douglass speaks of other days -- Miss Shaw on Mrs. Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Rev. Anna Oliver -- Miss Anthony tells what has been gained in fourscore years -- Woman Independent only when She Can Support and Protect Herself -- The Girl of the Future -- Opinions of Governors of States on Woman Suffrage -- Last Message from Lucy Stone -- U. S. Commissioner of Labor, Carroll D. Wright, on the Industrial Emancipation of Women -- Miss Anthony on publishing a paper -- Discussion on Sunday Observance -- Resolutions -- Miss Anthony opposes national conventions outside of Washington -- Majority votes for alternate meetings elsewhere -- Bishop John F. Hurst in favor of Woman Suffrage. CHAPTER XIV. NATIONAL-AMERICAN CONVENTION OF 1894 221-235