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 Speaker, delivered an able advocacy of the claim of women to suffragal privileges.

On September 16 Dr Wallis again returned to the attack. The House was in Committee on the Electoral Bill, and had come to Clause 15, "Qualification of Electors." The Clause began thus, "Every male person of the age of 21 years, etc." Dr Wallis moved as an amendment the omission of the word "male," and succeeded at last in dividing the House on the question, twenty-six voting for it and thirty-six against.

In October of the following year (1879) the Grey Government was defeated, and a new ministry with Mr Hall (now Sir John) took office.