one
years of age, of sound mind, and who have not forfeited this
right by crime, shall enjoy the same equally, irrespective
of sex.

SEC. 2, And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby
repealed.

Mr. Julian, on leave, introduced the following bill further to
extend the right of suffrage in the Territories of the United
States:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That
from and after the passage of this act the right of suffrage
in all the Territories of the United States, now or
hereafter to be organized, shall be based upon citizenship;
and all citizens of the United States, native or
naturalized, resident in said Territories, who are
twenty-one years of age, of sound mind, and who have not
forfeited their right by crime, shall enjoy the same
equally, irrespective of sex.

SEC. 2, And be it further enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts, either by Congress or the legislative assemblies of
said Territories, inconsistent with the provisions of this
act are hereby declared null and void.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE IN UTAH.--March 25, 1869.--Mr. Julian introduced
the following bill into Congress to discourage polygamy in Utah
by granting the right of suffrage to the women of that Territory:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That
from and after the passage of this act the right of Suffrage
in the Territory of Utah shall belong to, and may be
exercised by, the people thereof, without any distinction or
discrimination whatever founded on sex.

The bill was read twice, referred to the Committee on
Territories, and ordered to be printed.

The New York _Herald_ is no more than an average of the voice of
the intelligent portion of the press in the following excerpts
from its columns: Senator Wilson has introduced a bill so to
amend the suffrage laws of the District of Columbia as to give to
women of all colors and races, as well as men, the right of
suffrage. As Congress has exclusive