The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-01-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular s.pondsut.

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l"Blaine is done now" said a vel
known republican that | met at tn
door of the hotel where the maj
from Maine has quarters. "Why
what's up?" | eagerly asked. "Oh,'
said the politician, hes 'hoodooed
again by that COMPOUNDED Burchard
whose three Rs settled him in 1884
He's here now, in this hotel, ant
Blaine might as we'll pack his grip
sack and 60 back to Name. H,
will never be Secretary of State
stepped into the hotel and glancine
over the register, discovered thai
Rev. DIR. Burchard was really tn,
a guest Of the house. However,
am not as superstitious as the man
met, besides, 1 have the best of rea,
sons for believing that Mr.. Blaine
has already accepted the Secretary
ship of State.
Evidentaly revival fthe "era Of
good stealing" is expected under
the Harrison administration, if one
may Judge by the character Of soul'
of the applicants for positions tina
are already in the field.
Chairman McCrary and a majorit,
of the House committee on foreign
affairs are said to be in favor Of the
adoption of the Monroe doctrine res
olutions, which have been Spssed By
the Senate. They will be- reported
to the House in a day offtwo.
Secretary Bayard says the news
paper accounts Of insults to tn,
American flag liz Samda are great,
exaggerated, and that the admins
tration has taken all NECESSARY step
as far as it could under the law, Il
protect our interests in that coun'
TRY.
The republicans have succeeded il
passing the Senate tariff bill BY I
strict party vote, though it requires
some very hard work to do so, a
several republican Senators are op
posed to several sections Of the ver'
one-sided measure, and only support
ed it because they felt certain tina,
there was no prospect of its ever be
looming a law Senator Blair open
ly stated that If his vote could hav
defeated it, he would have vote
against it. The democratic Sena
tors, to their honor be it said, vote'
solidly against ii. It now goes h
the House, where il is to be hoped
will be buried beyond the hope of
resurrection.
1t a mistaken idea to suppos
that women are not the equals o
men in what is known amonghcrse
men as staying power" This fac
was fully proven this week when tn,
National woman's Suffrage Asso
citation held their twenty-frst an
nual convention. IL twenty ON
years steady hammering away Of
one thing does not prove their stay
ing power" then | am no Judge o
such qualities.
The Judiciary committee of tn
House will report a bill amending
the naturalization law. IL provide
that an alien shall live five years il
the United States before he can be
come citizen, and does away wit
the present requirement Of declare
ton Of his intention Of becoming
Icitizen.
| Senator Vest il a dear lover Of
lioke, and he was this week tn
author Of one which caused title
10 90 around the Senate that wa
Joined in BY the republicans, al
though the laugh was on them. MI
Vest presented a memorial purport
ling to be signed by q number o
dentists asking that a bounty Of 8
per tooth extracted be allowed ;,
American dentists. in order 10 en-
courage an honest industry. lowe
the cost 10 patients. and encourage
the immigration Of dentists from
other parts Of the world, thereb,
making q better maket for Oh,
as,r;o,,Ilural and nlhar ,,xodoot. n,