Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-12-11
FROM WASHINGTON
THE PRESIDENTS BE
REAVEMENT.
A NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL
eEoRETARY McKENEATo 60 ON THE
BENCH.

From Our Regular Correspondent-l
WARRINGTON, Dec. oth,-lss7
In every life there must be sorrow;
Ifnot to-day, then tomorrow;
But of all sorrows there's no other
Like the loss OF mother.
The great sympathy felt for the be-
reavement OF PRECEDENT Mckinley ting
cd the assembling of Congress with
unusual sadness, which not even the
great interest felt in the strong mess
age of the President could dissipate
There were the usual crowds IN the
~.lleries of both House and Senate,
but the sorrow expressed in the faces
of Senators and Representative was
reflected in the faces OF the visitors
ahoVe them. There il something IN
Abe death of ones mother that appeals
90 the sympathies of others as does the
death OF no other relative.
GOOD EXAMPLE,.
Had President Mckinley followed
the example of lis immediate prede
eessor. " 40 rarely finished one Of his
messages to Congress until the day be-
fore Congress met. his message would
not have been ready, but he completed
the message q week ago, and did not
have that on his mind while travelling
AZ the bedside of his stricken mother,
from which he returned to Washing
ton to.perform the duties incumbent
upon him ut the opening OF the session
ofCoperess. AS soon as those duties
we're performed he started for Canton
s~.in' co perform q more painful duty,
carry with him the sorrowful sympath-
les Of abe whole country.
HAWAII.
Three P's, patriotism, peace, and
prosperity from the keynote OF the an
nexation of Hawaii, the Cuban and
ether foreign questions, including that
OF commercial reciprocity, il patriotic
to the core, without the slightest trace
Of finQoism, and his treatment OF the
financial and other domestic questions
ia that of a man who only desires that
which will continue and increase the
nrosperity the country 10 now beginning
50 enjoy.
FIRST GLASS POSITIONS.
In addition to getting q first class
man to fill the important position Of
A ttornev GENERAL, President McKin.
LEWIS choice of Gov. John w. Griggs. o.
M TO I'LL the vacancy in the Cabinet
that will be made by the nomination
ofAttorney General McKenns to sue
eeed Justice Field, who retired from
the U s. Supreme Court last week
after having served there longer thar
anV of his D. edecessors, is considered
TO be good political moVe-one tina
will aid materially in keeping New
Jersey in the republican column. ant
the wish is general that GCV. Grigg
will accept the rendered portfolio.
HAwAIIN QUESTION.
The activity in certain quarters il
efforts to make the public believe tina
there is some doubt about the annexa
ton OF Hawaii, indicates that som
money is being spent for the purpose c
creating anti-anDexation sentiment
II so, it is being thrown away, as az
nexation is absolutely sure to come be
fore the close OF this session Of Cor
press. o-thirds OF the Senate ar
ready at any time to vote for the rat
ficatiOn of the annexation treaty, bI
the rules of the Senate put it in til
power of the oppenents-not MOI
than twenty at the outside-to dels
the vote. Should it become appareI
that this power is being used for fiji
clustering purposes, annexation will I
secured by legislation, which wall on
need q majority vote.
IN FAVOR OF SHORT SESSION..
The more conservative element
Congress is strongly in favor ofma
ing this session as short as possibl
This sentiment was voiced by Repr
sentative Heatwole, OF MINES
when he said: I'm my opinion, Il
Congress should get through it's TO
tine work by May /. and adjourn. 7
smallest amount of legislation will
of the greatest benefit to the count,
and IL we can finish and 60 home
that date. a good many millions Of O
oountrymen will rise up and call
blessed" Speaker Reed says he Sc
no excuse At present for making I
session = very l0ng one.
NO MORE LOTTERY.
Nothing Of more general benefit
the morals of the country has be
done lately than the official announe
ment OF the Post Office DEPARTING
that the mails would hereafter
closed 20 newspapers that print miI
ing-lett0r word contests, or any 9th
kiRd Of advertising matter containil