Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-03-06
WASHINGTON LETTER
President McKinIey's Pol
icy.
REPRESENTATIVES, MURRAY's PRO
TEST.

(FrOm Our Regular Correspondent } |
Washington, March 1897
Senator Sherman has said enough TO
let all the world know what the Cuban
policy of President Mckinley will be
To boil it down, President Mckinley |
purposes to let the Spsniards and Gu
bans fight it out without taking sides. !
and to let both understand that Amer
lean citizenship has got To be respect |
ed, something that has not been done
under the Cleveland-Olney Cuban pol
icy. Such policy would have pre-.
vented the exciting scenes in Congress
caused by the treatment which Spain
has Leen allowed to give American cit
liens in Cubs.
IN CONGRESS-
III Congress fails to dispose of all the
appropriation bills, il will not be the
fault 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 week. which
was so suddenly brought to a close by
deal between Secretary Olney and
Spain, which resulted in the pardon of
Julio Sanguily just as the Senate was
about TO adopt u resolution demanding
his unconditional release. Senator
Sherman's announcement that Ameri-
can citizens everywhere would be pro-
tected under President McKinley's ad-
ministration also had quieting effect,
but the ugly temper of the Senate
has come TO the surface in a number
of personal wrangles over unimpor-
tant matters.
INAUGURATION.
Washington begins Inauguration
week full Of visitors and with every
arriving train bringing more, and the
decorations already in place make it
certain that it will present a much
handsomer and more artistic appear
apce than it has ever done before. The
stands along Pennsylvania avenue,
from which the parade will be viewed
are much handsomer than usual, Just
as the prices for seats are much higher
lhan usual. ranging from S. for the
best TO 81 90 for the rear seats in the
stands. There are seats for about
so 600 in all the stands and the present
demand indicates that they will be oc-
cupied, but those who see the parade
from seats will hardly be one-tenth OF
the total number of spectators
Many prominent men, including
Chairman Hanna, and four members
of President Mckinley Cabinet are al
ready in Washington, and the curri-
doris of the principal hotels remind
one of scenes at a National Conven.
tion.
John Wedderburn, who figured il
tie Courts as Tic defendant in a sui
brosght by w. X. Hearst, in connec
sion with the Examiner Claims Bu
reau, aud the Press Cless Claims Com
pany, DO, b Of which Wedderburn origi
mated and both of which are nov
dead, has run up against an officia
snag in the conduct of the business o
John Wedderburn q Co and flee
then With the Post Office Department
for conducting q fraudulent business
and asking that fraud order be is
sued by the Post Office Department
against Wedderburn * Co and tina
the National Recorder, paper pub
lished by them be shut out of the mail
for fraud.
How much those who were saying
few days ago how strong the oppos
zion in the House WAS to the bill au
1horizing President Mckinley to call
monetary conference or TO appoint de-
egates to one called by another coun
try, knew about the state OF feelin
towards the bill. may be inferred fror
the vote by which it was psssed, 279 {
3.
Senator Burrows believes, notwith
standing the address issued by the si
yer republicans last week, and the pos
tive assertion of Senator Dubois t
the contrary, that they will vote wit
the republicans for the tariff bill
Speaking on the subject Mr.. Burrow
said: ~ have every reason to believ
that while these gentlemen have an
nounced themselves as silver republi
cans, they will cooperate with the
colleagues of the republican party o
this line, and when We have secure
such legislation as Will supply Lh
Treasury with necessary revenue f
the Government support, it will |
time enough to take up the silvs
question. l suppose this proclamatic
of the silver party has reference MOI
particularly to the campaign of l9I
and / confidently believe that befo,
that time the country will be in such
state of prosperity that the silver que
zion will not be able to engage to al
extent the attention of the public"
There WAS general feeling of reli
wren it was announced that the Sc
ate Committee on Public Lands, ha
after investigating the matter, rspoI
ed that the Land patent issued to N
Perrine, the step-father of Mrs. Clev
land was issued in accordance with t
law and presidents controlling su
matters.
Representative Murray's request
AN investigation of the last election
8. O.. has been referred to the ne
House as an important matter deman
ing consideration of Congress.