th her brave coadjutors, she appeared on the
floor of the House at the moment of adjournment, and there,
without circumlocution, gave each member a petition from his own
State. Even Miss Anthony, always calm in the hour of danger, on
finding herself suddenly whisked into those sacred enclosures,
amid a crowd of stalwart men, spittoons, and scrap-baskets, when
brought _vis-a-vis_ with our champion, Mr. Hoar, hastily
apologized for the intrusion, to which the honorable gentleman
promptly replied, "I hope, Madam, yet to see you on this floor,
in your own right, and in business hours too." Then and there the
work of the next day was agreed on, the members gladly accepting
the petitions. As you have already seen, Mr. Hoar made the motion
for the special order, which was carried and the petitions
presented. Your readers will be glad to know, that Mr. Hoar has
just been chosen, by Massachusetts, as her next senator--that
gives us another champion in the Senate. As there are many
petitions still in circulation, urge your readers to keep sending
them until the close of the session, as we want to know how many
women are in earnest on this question. It is constantly said,
"Women do not want to vote." Ten thousand told our
representatives at Washington in a single day that they did! What
answer?

Yours sincerely, ELIZABETH CADY STANTON.

The press commented as follows:

SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT.--The woman suffragists, who had a benefit in
the House of Representatives, on Friday, when their petitions
were presented, transferred their affections to the Senate on
Saturday to witness the presentation of a large number of
petitions in that body. It is impossible to tell whether the
results desired by the women will follow this concerted action,
but it is certain that they have their forces better organized
this year than they ever had before, and they have gone to work
on a more systematic plan.--[_National Republican._

SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT IN THE SENATE--THE TEN THOUSAND PETITIONERS
ROYALLY TREATED.--That women will, by voting, lose nothing of
man's courteous, chivalric attention and respect is admirably
proven by the manner in which both houses of congress, in the
midst of the most anxious and perplexing presidential conflict in