Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, / 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, 2D SESSION, 49TH CONGRESS, DECEMBER 8, 1886, AND JANUARY 23, 1887,
BY SENATORS H.W. BLAIR, J.E. BROWN, J.N. DOLPH,
G.G. VEST, AND GEO. F. HOAR.
WASHINGTON.
1887.
Wednesday, December 8, 1886.
On the joint resolution (S.R. 5) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right of suffrage to women.
Mr. BLAIR said:
Mr. PRESIDENT: I ask the Senate to proceed to the consideration of Order of Business 122, being the joint resolution (S.R. 5) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States extending the right of suffrage to women.
The motion was agreed to.
The PRESIDENT pro tempore . The joint resolution will be read.
The Chief Clerk read as follows: