The Grenada gazette., 1889-01-31
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WtSHINGTOS, JAN,

| from Maine was stopping. ''Why
what's up" | eagerly asked. "Oh y
said the politician. "he's 'hoodooed'
again by that COMPOUNDED Burcharh
'iIo-e three RS settled him In 1884
He's here now and in this hotel, and
Blaine might as well pack his grip.
sack and 90 back to Maine. He will
never be Secretary of Stnte.n
tepped into the hotel and gIanciup g
over the register, discovered that
Rev. DR.. Burchard wa. really gue-t
OF the house. However am not as
isuperstitious as the man | met, h".
sides, | have the best of reasons fo'
believing that Mr. Blaine has alread'
accepted the Secretsryship of the
state.
! Evidently revival Of the 'era q
good stealing" is expected under th'
Harrison administration If one may
Judge by the character of some Of the
applicants for positions that are al
ready in the field.
Chairman McCrary and majority
Of the House committee on forripr
affairs are said to be in favor Of th'
adoption Of the Monroe doctrine
resolutions which have been pa.s"c
by the Senate. They will be report
ID to the House in day or two.
Secretary Baysrd says the news
| paper accounts Of the insults to The
| American flag in Samoa are great y
Exaggerated and that the administr-
ton has taken all necessary steps
far as it could under the law, to pro
t"ct our interests in that country.
The Republicans have succeed' {
n passing the Senate tsriff bill by
| rrt party vote. though It r~Ql,
| .,ne very hard work to do so,
| 'oversl Republican Senators are n
| ,o-ed to several sections Of the v.t
| 4lI~ -lIfl IltdNulS Z uiit bllIN ~hI'l'l
| Il it because they felt certain the
as no prospect OF it ever beconII
| law. Senator Blair openly sta.
| vat if his vote could have defeat,
| [, he would have voted against ii
The Democratic Senator's to thei
lonor be it said, voted solidly agains
t. 1t now goes to the House, it Is t.
" hoped it will be buritd beyon,
he hope Of resurrection.
| 1t is q mistaken idea to Suppo~.
hat women are not the equal. ofm
n what is known among hOrseme'
IS "staying power" This fact W
ully proven this week when tt,
| National Woman. Suff'rage ANso".
,ton held their twenty-tirat annu.
convention. II twenty one yea
5pady hammering away ON ou
hing does not prove their "-tnyin
over" then | am no i"dSe Of su,
hiDgs
The judiciary nnmmIft"o nt IT,
louise will report Il bill amend IL
he naturalization law, II provI0e
'hat an alien ShAil liva five years j.
,rtnitrd States before he can h"
ONE Il citizen, and does away with tn
resent requirement of declaration e
lis intention Of becoming citizen.
| Senator Vest lis dear lover Of
ioke, and he was thit week tn
| ,uthOr ofon which caused II littr
| 20 around the Senate that Wa
pined in by the Republicans, a
| hnugh the laugh was on them. NJ
Vest presented memorial purpori
.ug to be signed by nnmber "
lentists asking that d bounty of !
,er tooth extracted be allowed t
| american dentists, "in order 70 en
| 'ourage an honest industry, encour
,ge the immigration OF dentists fror
| )ther parts Of the world, thereb
making 4 better market for the AZ
| 'icultural and other products of thi
'ountry, as we'll "a lowering tn
'ost to'patients. A very clever pal
,dy on the amendment the Repubil
,ans adopted to the tariff bill, allow
ing bounty Of one cent pat poun
IN sugar produced in this country.
| About every Republican Congress
nan that was defeated Mt the las
.lection is Il candidate tGr office vi
Ter Harrison. Republicans nsve
willingly retire to private life. The
,eem to think that the United State
government owes them n living.
1t is now understood that the ap
propristion committee of the Hous
70 which the separate bill contanin
he internal revenue features of TN
Mills bill was referred, will take II
action whatever on tho bill. Tn
Democratic leaders have decide
hat it would not be good policy t
pass the bill. There are many mem
,ers, however, that favor il, and
my way car be devised to get it or
similar bill before the House, 1t wi
: almost certainly pass.
The sudden death by paralysis {
Representative Burns has cast
/ gloosr over the House Re was a
lacked Wednesday while i
the House, and died Tuesday mor'
'ng His colleagues think thnt til
nard work consequent upon memhe
ship of the House appIoprsatlO
committee Is responsible for h
death.
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