The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-01-31

Chairman McCrary and a majority
Of the House committee on foreign af-
fairs are said to be in favor of the adop-
tion of the Monroe doctrine resolutions
which have been passed by the Senate.
They will be reported to the House in
day or two.
Secretary Bayard says the newspa-
per accounts of insults to the American
flag in Samoa are greatly exaggerated,
and that the administration has taken
all necessary steps as far as it could
under the law, to protect our inter ests
in that country.
The republicans have succeeded in
passing tbs Senate tariff bill by strict
party vote, though it required some
very hard work TO do so, rs several re-
publican Senators are oppos to sew
eral sections of the very one.sided
measure. and only supported it because
they felt sure there was no prospect of
It's ever becoming law. Senator
Blair openly stated that If his vote
could have defeated it he would have
voted aga gainst it. 1t now goes to the
House where it is hoped it will be
buried beyond the hope of a resurrec
tion.
1t is mistaken idea that women are
not the equals of men in what is known
among horsemen as - stay ing power"
This fact was abundantly proven this
week when the National Woman's
Suffrage Association held their TWEEN
ty-first annual convention. If twenty
one years steady hammering away on
one thing does not prove their stay
ing power" then AIN no judge of such
qualities.
The judiciary committee of the
House will report bill amending the
naturaliz alton law. 1t provides that
an alien shall live five years in the
United States before he can become q
citizen, and does away with the pres
EFT requirement of declaration of his
intention of becoming a citizen.
Senator Vest is a d. ar lover of joke,
one which caused litter to go around
the Senate that was Joined in by the
republicans. although the laugh was
on them. Mr.. Vest presented memo
rial purporting to be signed by num-
Der of dentists asking that bounty of
81 per tooth extracted be allowed to
American dentists, lin order to en-
courage an honest industry, lower the
cost to patients, and encourage the inn
migration of dentists from other parts
Of the world, thereby making 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 can't per
pound on sugar produced IN this
country.
About every republican Congress
man that WAS defeas ed at the lsst elec.
ton is candidate for office under
Harrison. Republicans never willing
ly retire to piivate life. They seem to
think that the U. 3. Government owes
them living.
1t is now understood that the appro-
priation committee of the Aouse, to
which the separate bill containing the
internal revenue features of the Mills
bill was referred, will take no action
whatever on the bill. The democratic
party leaders have decided that it
would not be good policy to pass the
bill. There are many members, how.
ever, that favor it, and if any way can
be devised to get it or a similar bill
before the House, it will almost Ger
tainly pass.
The sudden death by paralysis of
Representative Burus, has cast a gloom
over the House. He was attacked
Wednesday, while in tue House. and
died Thursday morning. His col
eagues think that the hard work con
'equent upon the membership of the
House appropriation committee Is re,
ponsible for his death.