San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-11-19
MEXICAN RECIPROCITY MARY,
LAND'SNEW SENATOR TREAT
ING CANADA NICELY.
Setting Down Upon Wedderhurn x
COmpan,y, chairman Cannon At
Work = Will Ratify The
Hawaii Annexation
Other News.

washington, ID. G., NOV. S.--(SpeC-
iaD-Senators and representatives al
ready in Washington are discussing
with much interest the probable length
of the coming session of Congress.
The hope is general that the session
may not exceed 6 months, but the opin-
ion is also general that 1t will depend
entirely upon circumstances. If no
financial legislation is attempted,it will
be comparatively easy to complete the
business of the session by the first of
June, possibly as early as the first of
May, as no time will have to be lost
in organizing and selecting the House
committees, as is usual at the begin
ming of the long session; but If finan-
cial legislation of importance is to be
put through the House and attempted
in the Senate, everybody ma! IS well
make up their minds to an extended
seige, with probable failure in the end.
knowing the situation in the Senate,
many Republicans favor letting finan-
cial legislation alone until II is certain
that something can be accomplished.
They argue that the agitation that
would necessarily accompany an at
tempt to Legislature on the subject on
| the subject would hurt business and
could do no good.
1t is thought by those who ought to
know that the presidents action in is
suing a proclamation eXempting Next
can vessels from the payment of tom
mage duties usually imposed upon our
| foreign vessels in our ports, will give
American coal complete control of the
Mexican market. 1t was an act of
reciprocity, as Mexico makes the same
exemption in favor CT our vessels.
The probable choice of the Republic
can majority of the Maryland legisla-
lures of a successor to Senator Cor
man continues to figure largely in po-
litical 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 jan
uary, but it is probable that the Re
publican caucus will nominate Sem
ator day or two before. AS thirty
four votes viii be a majority of the
caucus, and Baltimore will have TWEEN
ty-one of them, it will seem that Bal
timOre will easily name the man if it's
votes can be kept together but that
'if' has already assumed formidable
proportions.
1t is not thought likely that the con-
ferences now going on between Hon.
John A. Kasson, special commissioner
representing the United States, and Sir
Winfred Laurier, the premier of the
Canadian government, will result in
the speedy negotiation of a treaty of
reciprocity between the United States
and Canada, although that may be the
ultimate result. The present confer
ences are expected to devine the posi-
tons of each government and, of
course, each will wish to get the most
it can for it's citizens, regardless of
the interest of the other. Later nego-
tiation with Great Britain's representa-
tives-Canada cannot negotiate a
treaty-will determine whether the
give and take spirit is mutual enough
to result in a reciprocity treaty. Secre-
tary Wilson will oppose any reduction
in the duties on any Canadian agricul-
tural products which compete with
those of our own farmers. The Cana
dian officials and the ladies who are
with them are receiving many social |
courtesies. Dinners have been given |
them by the President, Secretary Sher- |
man and Ex-Secretary Foster.
Postmaster General Gary has been |
highly commended for his action in is
suing a fraud order against John We'd
derburn, John Wedderburn & Co., and
the National Recorder, their paper, but |
he regards it as having been merely |
the performance of duty to protect |
the public from frauds who make use
of the mails. Evidence even stronger
than that which brought about the re-
cent disbarment from practice before
the Patent Office of Wedderburn, for
fraud, was brought out at the Post
Office hearing. All mail matter ad-
dressed either to John WeddeTburn,
John Wedderburn & Co., or the Ma
tional Recorder will be stamped |.
fraudulent" and returned to the
writers. Newspapers which continue
to print weddebrun & Co.'S advertise