Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-08

ever | am not as superstitiouS as the
man | met, besides, | have the best of
reasons for believing that NJ Blaine
has already accepted the Secretary
ship of State.
Evidently revival OF the " era OF
good stealing" is expected under the
Harrison Administration, ii one may
Judge by the character ci some of the
applicants for positions that ARE al
ready in the field.
Chairman McCrary and Il majority
of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs are said to he in favor OF the
Monroe doctrine resolutions, which
have been passed by the Senate. They
will be reported to the House i'll IL day
or two.
Secretary Bayard says the newspa-
per accounts OF insults to the Ameri-
can flag in Samoa are greatly exagger-
atcd. and that the Administration has
taken all necessary steps, as far as it
could under the law, TO protect our in
terests in that country.
The Republicans have succeeded in
passing the Senate tariff bill by Il strict
party vote, though it required some
very hard work to do so, as several Re
publican Senators are opposed to sew
eral sections OF the very one-sided
measure, and only supported it be-
cause they felt certain that there was
no prospect of it's ever becoming II law.
Senator Blair openly states that ii his
vote could have defeated it, he would
have voted against it, The Democrat
ic Senators, to their honor be it said,
voted solidly against it. 1t now goes
to the House, where it is hoped it will
be buried beyond the hope of a resur
rectiOn.
1t is IL mistaken idea TO suppose
that women are not the equals of men
in what is known among horsemen as
staying power" This fact was fully
proven this week when the National
Woman's Suffrage Association held
their twentytirst convention. Ii twen-
ty-one years steady hammering away
ON one thing does. not prove their
" staying power" then am no judge
of such qualities.
The Judiciary Committee of the
House will report bill amending the
naturalization law. 1t provides that
an alien shall live five years in the
United States before he can become a
citizen, and does away with the pres
ent requirement of declaration of his
intention o! becoming II citizen.
Senator Vest is dear lover of Il joke
and he was this week the author Of
one which caused Il litter to go around
the Senate that was joined in by the
Republicans, although the laugh was
on them. Mr. Vest presented me-
mortal purporting 10 be signed by a
number of dentists asking that Il boun-
ty Of 81 per tooth extracted be allowed
to American dentists, ain order to en-
courage an honest industry, lower the
cost to patients, and encourage the
immigration of dentists from other
parts of the world, thereby making Il
better market for the agricultural and
other products OF this country" A
very clever parody on the amendment
the Republicans adopted to the tariff
bill, allowing a bounty Of one per cent.
per pound on sugar produced in this
country.
About every Republican Congress
man that was defeated ut the last cleo
ton is II candidate for office under
Harrison. Republicans never willing
ly retire to private life. They seem to
think that the Y. s. Government owes
them a living.
1t is now understood that the ap-
preparation committee of the House,
to which the separate bill containing
the internal revenue features of the
Mills bill was referred, will take no ac-
ton whatever on the bill. The Dem
ocratic party leaders have decided that
it would not be good policy to pass Il,
BILL There are many members, how
ever, that favor it, and if any way can
be devised TO get it or similar bill be-
fore the House, it will almost certainly