The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-11-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. DC, Nov 10, 1879

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Senators and Representatives al
ready in Washington are discussing
with much interest the probably
length OF the coming session of COM
gress. The hope is general that the
session may not exceed six months, oUt
the opinion is also general that 1t VIII
depend entirely upon circumstances.
If no financial legislation is attempted
it will be comparatively easy to com
plete the business of the session by
the tirt of June, possibly as early as
the first of May, as no time Will nave
to be lost i'll organizing and selecting
the House Committees, as is usual at
the beginning Of the long session; but
if financial legislationof importance is
to be put through the House and to
be attempted in the Senate, every
| body may as we'll make up their minds
to an extended siege, with probable
| failure in the end. Knowing the stu
| alton in the Senate, many Republl-
cans favor letting financial legislation
! alone until it is certain that something
can be accomplished. They argue
that the agitation that would neees-
sarily accompany an attempt to legs
late on the subject would hurt bust
ness and could do no good.
1t is thought by those who ought
to know that the Presidents action
in issuing proclamation exempting .
Mexican vessels in ballast and steam
vessels from the payment of tonnage
duties usually imposed upon foreign |.
vessels in our ports, will give Amen-
can coal complete control of the 0leXi-
can market 1t was an act of recipro-
city, as Mexico makes the same eX-
emption in favor of our vessels.
The probable choice Of the Repub-
lican majority of the Maryland legisla-
ture of a successor to Senator German
continues to figure largely in political
conversation in Washington. Owing
to the number of eligibles, there are
!. wide differences of opinion as to who
will be chosen The legislature meets
on the first Wednesday in January,
but is probable that the Republican
caucus, and Baltimore will have
' twenty-one of them, it would seem
that Baltimore can easily name the
man if its votes can be kept together,
but that eff has already assumed
formidable proportions.
, y9ly no I h a pn
ference now going on between Hon
John A. kasson, Special Commission
er representing the U. s., and Sir vii
frid Laurier, the Premier Of the Cana
dian government, will result in the
speedy negotiation of a treaty ofreci
procitv between the u. S. and Canada
. although that may be the ultimate re
IA suit. The present conferences are eH
rs pected to define the positions OF e;tel
~ government, and, of course, each vii
wish to get the most it can for its cit
zens, regardless of the interests OF tn
Others Later negotiations wit
Great Britain epresentatlves-C
ada cannot negotiate Il treaty-Wl
determine whether the give and tax
spirit is mutual enough to result in
reciprocity treaty. Secretary Wilso
" will oppose any reduction i'll the dl
ties of any Canadian agricultural pr
ducts which compete with those
our own farmers. The Canadian o
ticials and the ladies who are wit
them are receiving many social cou
tesies Dinners have been given the
by the President, Secretary Sherma
and ex-Secretary Foster.
Postmaster General Gary has bee
highly commended for his action
issuing fraud order against Joi
Wedderburn, JohnWedderburn u O.
and the National Recorder, the
paper, but he regards it as havil
been merely the performance OF du
to protect to public from frauds w
make use of the mails. Evidence ev
stronger than that which broug
about the recent disbarrment fro
practice before the Patent Office
Wedderburn, for fraud, was brOug
out at the Post Office hearing.
mail matter addressed either to 10
Wedderburn, J ohnW edderburn & {
or the National Rec0rder will
stamped ''fraudulent' and return
to the writer's. Newspapers VIII
continue to print Wedderburn & G.
advertisement may find themsel
called to book by the Post Office
- thorities.
Un Chairman Cannon, of the House
y" preparations Committee, doesn't
tend that the work of his commit
shall furnish any excuse for length
oorr ing the coming session of Congr
oOup' He has announced all of the sub-c,
mittees and notified the members
report for work on the appropriat
bills in their charge on the 27th il
;, more than a week ahead of the
sembling of Congress.
AS President Mckinley has N,