The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-12
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent 7


Senator Sherman has said enough
to let all the void know what the
Cuban policy oi President Mckinley
will be. 70 boil it down, President
Mckinley purposes to let the Span.
iards and Cubans fight it out without
taking sides, and to let both under
stand that American citizenship has
got to be respected, something that
has not been done under the Cleve-
land-Olney Cuban policy. Such a
policy would have prevented the ex-
citing scenes in Congress caused by
the treatment which Spain has been
allowed to give American citizens in
Cuha.
If Congress fails to dispose of all the
appropriation bills, it will not be the
Iault of the House, which passed the
last of them several days ago. The
Senate has been in an ugly mood since
the Cuban excitement last weel :,
which was so suddenly brought to a
close hA deal between Secretary
Olney and Spain, which resulted in
the pardon of Julio Sanguily just as
the Senate was about to adopt resol-
ntiOn demanding his unconditional
release. Senator Sherman announce
ment that American citizens every
whrre would be protected by President
McKinley's administration also had
quieting effect, but the ugly temper OF
the Senate has come to the surface in
number of personal wrangles over
unimportant matters.
Washington begins inaugural week
full of visitors and with every arriv-
ing train bringing more, and the dec
orations ALREADY IN place make it GER
tain that it will present much hand
somer and more artistic appearance
than it has ever done before. The
stands along Pennsylvania avenue,
from which the parade will be viewed,
are much hantisOmer than usual, Just
as The prices for seats are much high
er than usual, ranging from So 90 for
the best to $1.0O for the rear seats in
the stands. There are seats for about
$4,000 in all the stands and the pres
ent demand indicates that they will
all he occupied, but those who see the
parade from seats will hardly be one
tenth of the total number of specta-
tors.
John Wtdderburn, who figured in
the Courts as the defendant in a suit
brought by w. r. Hearst, in connec-
tion with the Examiner Claims
Bureau, and the Press Claims Com
pany, both of which Wedderburn
originated and both of which are now
dead, has run up against an official
snag in the conduct of the business of
John Wedderburn & Co. Fifty-five
prominent patent lawyers OF Washing
ton, including four ex-Commissioners
OF Patents, have signed charges against
the firm of Wedderburn & Co., and
flied then with the Post Office Depart
ment, for conducting a fraudulent
business, and asking that a fraud Or
der be issued by the Post Office De-
partment against Wedderburn & Co.,
and hat the National Recorder, pa
per published by them, be shut out of
the mails for fraud.
How much those who were saving
a few days a.o how strong the opposi-
ton IN the house was to the bill au-
t',ori1lng President Mckinley to call a
monetary conference or TO appoint
d. Iegates To me called by any other
colntry, may be inferred from the
vote hy which it was passed, 279 to 3.
Senator Burrows believes, notwith-
standing the address issued by the
silver republicans last week, and the
positive assertion of Senator BuBois
to the contrary, that they will vote
with the republicans for the tariff bill:
Speaking on the subject Mr.. Burrows
said 81 have every reason to believe
that while these gentlemen have an
noinced themselves as silver repub-
licans, they viii cooperate with their
colleagues of the republican party on
| this line, and when we have secured
such legi>latios as will supply the
| reasurs with necessary revenue for
Government support, it will be time
enough to take up the-silver question.
| suppose this proclamation of the
silver party has reference more parti-
cularly to the campaign OF 1900 and |
confidently believe that before that
time the country will be in such a
state of prosperity that the silver
question will not be able to engage to
any extent the attention of the pub
lic."
There was a general feeling OF relief
when it was announced that the SEN
ate Committee on Public Lands, had,