Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-11-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE MEETING OF CON-
GRESS. .--MEXICAN
RECIPROCITY.
A Treaty With Canada-Tht
Hawaiian Annex
alton.

From Our Regular Correspondent
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
NAV not exceed six months, but the
opinion is also general that IL Will de-
pend entirely upon circumstances
no financial legislation is attempted,
~ will he comparatively easy to com
nlete the business of the s ssion by the
first of June, possibly as early as the
frat OF May, as no time will have to be
lost in organizing and selecting the
House Com mittees, as is usual at The
beginning OF the long session but II
financial legislation OF Importance Is
70 he mt through the House and to be
attemnted in the Senate, every body
NAV as we'll make up their minds to
an extended siege. with probable fail
ure in the end. Knowing the situa-
ton in the Senate. many republicans
favor letting financial legislation alone
until it is certain that something can
be accomplished. They argue tnat
the agitation that would necessarily
accompany an attempt to legislate on
| the subject would hurt business and
could do no good.
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
tits thought by those who ought 60
know that the Presidents action IN
| issuing a proclamation exemptlng
| Mexican vessels in ballast and steam
vessels from the payment OF tonnage
dntias usually imposed upon foreign
Vessels in our ports, vii give Amer
ican coal complete control OF the Mex
lican market. 1t was an act OF reclpro-
city, as Mexico makes the same exemp'
tion in favor of our vessels.
SENATOR eoRMAN's SUCCESSOR.
The probable choice of the republi
tn-a Of a succe ssor to Senator GormaI
Continues to figure largely in politIea
conversation in Washington. .OWIni
to the number of eligibles. there art
wide differences of opinion as to VIII
will he chosen. The legislature meet
on the first Wednesday IN January
hnt II ia probable that the republica
= csucus Will nominate q Senator da
> or two before. AS thirty-four vote
/ will be A majority of the caucus, an
= RaItimore will have twenty one G
t them. it would seem that Baltimor
4 can easily name the man II It's vote
: can be kept together, but that "it| hs
: already assumed formidable propoI
a tions.
CANADA AND TIE COMMISSION.
q Itisnot thought likely that the COZ
= ferences now going on between Hoi
.r John A Kasson Special Commission
l. representing the U. ) and Sir Wa
ID fred I,aurier, the Premier Of the Cal
ID adian Government, will result In Il
" sneedv negotiation of treaty of +
le cinrocitv between the U. 5. al
in Canada. althogh that may be the uli
mate result. The present conferenc
n ara expected to define the poslIlons
y of each governments, and, of cours
he each will wish to get the most 1t ca
3. for its citizens, regardless OF the !
ls, terests of the other. Later negoti
ny tion with Great Britain's represent
ne ltives-C Canada cannot negotiate tre a
w;lls determine whether the give a.
take spirits mutual enough to resU
in in a reciprocity treaty. Secreta
20. Wilson will oppose any reduction
Ter the duties on any Canadian agricI
IN tnraI nroducts which compete wi
ad those OF our own farmers. The Ca
his sdisn officials and the ladies who &
ite with them are receiving many soc
conrtesies. Dinners have been Civ
Dm them bv the President, Secrets
nd Sherman and Ex-Secretary Foster.
:" DECLARED FRAUDULENT.
:. Postmaster uenerat Gary has b'
highly commended for his action
rhe Issuing q fraud order against Jt
rht Wed dderburn, John Wedderburn q
and the National Recorder, their
DER. but he regards it ss having b
=, merely the performance OF duty
"a. al protect the public from frauds '
make use of the mails. Evidence
en- stronger than that which brou
uAy about the recent disbarrment fl
III practice before the Patent Office
Wedderburn. for fraud, was brou
out at the Post Office hearing.
mail matter addressed either to J
Wedderburn Il Co., or the Matte
ich- Recorder will be stamped FRA
'sch ulent" and returned to the writ
fist Newspapers which continue to p
y st Wedderburn & Co.'S. advertiser
,u,e may find themselves called 10 bool
the the Post Office authorities.
oHA1RMAx oASNoN's DErERNrNATI
rsh.s-rn.n Oannon of the HOuae