ay are now depriving them of it. To show that
such is their wish and desire, I will send to the Clerk's desk to be
read certain documents, to which I ask the attention of the honorable
gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Stevens], for in one of them he will
find he is somewhat interested.

The Clerk read as follows:

STANDARD OFFICE, 48 Beekman Street, New York, _Jan. 20, 1866_.

_Dear Sir_:--I send you the inclosed copy of petition and
signatures sent to Thaddeus Stevens last week. I then urged Mr.
Stevens, if their committee of fifteen could not report favorably
on our petitions, they would, at least, not interpose any new
barrier against woman's right to the ballot.

Mrs. Stanton has sent you a petition--I trust you will present
that at your earliest convenience. The Democrats are now in
minority. May they drive the Republicans to do good works--not
merely to hold the rebel States in check until negro men shall be
guaranteed their right to a voice in their governments, but to
hold the party to a logical consistency that shall give every
responsible citizen in every State equal right to the ballot.
Will you, sir, please send me whatever is said or done with our
petitions? Will you also give me the names of members whom you
think would present petitions for us?

Hon. JAMES BROOKS. Respectfully yours, SUSAN B. ANTHONY.

A PETITION FOR UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:--[The petition here
presented has been already in _The Express_. The following are the
signatures to the petition sent to Mr. Stevens]: Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, New York; Susan B. Anthony, Rochester, N.Y.; Antoinette Brown
Blackwell, New York; Lucy Stone, Newark, N.J.; Ernestine L. Rose, New
York; Joanna S. Morse, 48 Livingston St., Brooklyn; Elizabeth R.
Tilton, 48 Livingston St., Brooklyn; Ellen Hoxie Squier, 34 St. Felix
St., Brooklyn; Mary Fowler Gilbert, 294 West 19th St., New York; Mary
E. Gilbert, 294 West 19th St., New York; Mattie Griffith, New York.

The SPEAKER: The ten minutes of the gentleman from New York [Mr.
Brooks] have expired.

Mr. BROOKS: I will only say that at the proper time I will move to
amend--or if I do not I would suggest to some gentleman on the other
side to move it--this proposed amendment by inserting the words "or
sex" after the word "color," so that it will read:

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