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The Woman's Tribune
[Founded in 1883.]
Terms, $1.00 per Annum.
Trial Subscription Five Weeks for Ten Cents

Clara Bewick Colby, Editor and Publisher.
1325 10th Street N.W.
Washington, D.C., Jan. 27th, 1894. 189

Hon. J. C. Bell,
1213 Q. St. n.w.,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:
Miss Anthony, President of the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, request me to see about the introduction of
[joint resolution]
the bill for the 16th amendment: to strike the word male out of the
article relating to suffrage in the Constitution of the United
[resolution]
States. We have had such a bill introduced a number of years,
[Special Woman Suffrage]
and [have] once had a favorable report[s] from the Judicial Committee of the
[Senate]
House upon it. [such a bill struck out] Whether it is likely to pass or not, we
desire to introduce the bill as an educational measure, and hope
to have a report upon it and some speeches in its favor. Although
[Senate]
there are gentlemen in the House with whom I am personally acquaint-
[measure]
ed and whose sentiments I know are favorable to such a bill, I pre-
fer to make my first request of you since you represent the State
which has now enfranchised women by a popular vote. It will be a
grand thing for you to endeavor to secure for women elsewhere the
privileges enjoyed by women in your State, and we shall be doubly
Gratified to have the rights of women as citizens of the United
States championed by one who represents a State where this citizen-
[I enclose the resolution as introduced in the House Jan. 31 by Hon. John C.
Bell]
Ship is established beyond question. If you will kindly notify me
of your willingness to introduce such a bill, I will send it to you
as it has been heretofore presented. Very respectfully

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