The Olivia Letters: Being Some History of Washington City for Forty Years as Told by the Letters of a Newspaper CorrespondentBriggs, Emily Edson
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The Olivia Letters: Being Some History of Washington City for Forty Years as Told by the Letters of a Newspaper Correspondent
Briggs, Emily Edson
United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933; Washington (D.C.) -- History
Package No. 8 contained the sad relics left by a defaulting Treasury
clerk in his desk. The man’s name was E. French, and he was assistant
disbursing clerk in the Treasury extension. After he had absconded
his keys, papers, and money was safely lodged in the vault. The money
consisted of $50 in gold and $2.10 in silver.
OLIVIA.
VICTORIA C. WOODHULL.
HER MEMORIAL TO CONGRESS ON THE SUBJECT OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
WASHINGTON, _January 11, 1871_.
At precisely the hour appointed Mrs. Woodhull was in her seat in the
committee room, awaiting the appearance of the representatives of the
legislative body that had declared itself ready to hear anything or
everything she had to say pertaining to why she should not be allowed
all the “privileges and immunities belonging to citizenship.” To
Mrs. Woodhull alone, it is said, belongs the discovery of detecting
that, under the rulings of the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to
the Constitution, women are entitled to the ballot. The members of
the Judiciary Committee are rather slow in getting to their seats.
At half past 10 Mr. Bingham might have been seen in his chair, his
hands pinned closely to the back of it, and his expressive face
aglow with manly patience. On the opposite side of the table sat
Judge Loughridge, of Iowa, leaning listlessly on his hand, his keen,
good-natured eyes alive with expectation. Judge Loughridge is fully
committed to the movement, but as he is a single man, he is liable
to be responsible for any amount of mischief. Mr. Cook, of Illinois,
and Mr. Eldridge, of Wisconsin, only were in their places. As time
would not wait for laggard members, and the precious morning was
slipping away, Mrs. Woodhull was reminded by Mr. Bingham that she
could proceed. At this time the room was sparsely filled, and nearly
all present were women, friends to the movement, and the majority
were people from different States.
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