Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
THE CUBAN SITUATION,
Tariff Hearings-Newspap
and the Postal Laws.
THE REPUBLICANS ON THE ALERT.
BimettaIism in the Country.

(From Our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington. January 4, 1897.
Mr.. Cleveland may or may not seno
the special message 10 'oBgress on Gu
ban affairs, " hich report says he has
prepared during the recess. Tut has &C
tion in ordering the cruiser Nesuvius
and the dispa CD boat Dolphin TO DrO-
coed To FLORIDA aters ana join The u
5. vessels already there IN preventing |
fillibustering, is a notification TO on
oress that the administration has not |
in the slightest changed ITS attitude |
towards Cuba Conservative men M
the Senate will endeayor TO privately |
argue with thOse SenatO rs who are e.
garded as likely 10 make lncendiaiy |
speeches on the Cameron resolution,
in order TO have them not speak at ali.
or at any rate if they do speak, net to
use language calculated To excite the
country.
CONSERVATIVE OPINION.
There is no question that the con-
servative men IN both branches OF
Congress, regardless OF their personal
opinIun about What should ultimately
be done 10y this government, believe
that az loug as IN matter has beeu al
lowed to stand up 10 Tins time, It VIII
be wisest u leave II Enacted upon un-
I'll the change oil al administration. Ano
il is the opinion OF your correspondent
that whatever the Senate may do, the
House will take this view of the mat
ter and will do nothing.
BUSINESS AND THE TARIFF.
The fact most strongly brought out
Dy the ia st week Of the tariff he arinss
before the House Nays and Means
Committee rs that, taken as whole,
the men who have appeared before the
committee have taken common sense
business view OF the tariff, and have
asked Tor nothing that cOuIo not he
granted without violating the announc-
ed intention OF the committee To maAe
a moderate tariff bill-just enough
protection 10 give our own manutactu-
rers, producers aud working men the
first call on the American market, ad-
nit eddy the best IN the world Need
less To cay that Chairman Dingley and
his republican colleagues on the Oon-
miLtee are pleased with the hearings
as far AS they have gone. Ii would
have been waste of time for any bouy
TO have asked unreasonable things, bul
tits none the less pleasing that they
have not done 30.
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.
The house reassembles with the pro
gramme mapped out for a weeks work
outside of the appropriation bills
which are being steadily pushed aheaG
by the conn il. ees. Tuesday anC
Wednesday the Loud hill shutting nov
els, books published seriAily ana sam
pie copies OF newspapers out OF tint
privilege of being sent through th
mail al pound rates Will be discussed
and disposed of The fate OF the bill i
in doubt with the chances slightly il
favor OF it's being defeated 10y SINAI
margin. Thursday the Pacific railroa'
funding bill Will be taken up, and af
ter four days discussion It will b
voted upon. The general impression
is that ~ will pass, although It's oppO
nents wi make strong fight agains
it, and are claiming that Ihey can de
feat it.
SENATOR woLcorT's POSITION.
While republicans in Congress hav
nothing hut good wishes to expires
towards the TIP of Senator Wolco
has undertas EN- for the purpose Of ii:
cert aiming what Is thought in EurOI
of the proposed effort To bring aboI
International bimetalism. which tn
Congress will authorize. and which Wi
President Mckinley, they do not Wi.
the statement to go uncontrolled
that Senator WolcOIt went upon th
errand at the request OF the republ
can caucus committee of which he
chairman, or of Presdeni-ele
- Mckinley. This contradiction can be
BE given IN enatOr " Olcott's ov
words: i am going solely at the 7
quest of the BIme tallic League TO e
anime into the general sentiment
the subject throughout the world, Al
report To the League.
WILL MAKE REPORT.
Igo informally and unofficialIy, a
/ deprecate any publication which in
mates anything slse. The League {
sIres to know before the extra sessi
of Congress is called, exactly what I
situation is. / expect TO be able To
turn and make M report within {
months. i cannot say what my cOui
will be aba DAD, except that ! will ii
consult with the Blmetallic League
Great britain"
The republican Senators are just
mar enough not To do any thing to p
vent the silver democrats carrying
their threats of hanging up the MOI
nations OF gold democrats sent To
cases where failure TO confirm mi
make future trouble, as Tor inssan
Secretary Francis.
WHAT 1T MEANS.
It might make disagreeable and CT
ly legal complications for years if
Senate failed TO act upon his nomi
tioR to be Secretary of the Inter
and the republican Senators Will
that his nomination is acted upon
in the other cases, every nominal
left Enacted upon means another
pointment placed at the dispose
President Mckinley. Republican 5
atOrs Would not have originated gu,
method of increasing IN party pAEI
age. but they are rot called upon Il