Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-03-08
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Washington, March 7st, 1897.

Washington, March 7st, 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 Spani-
ards 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
Cuba.
If Congress fails to dispose of all
the appropriation bills, it 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
close by deal between Secretary o.
ney and Spain, which resulted in the
pardon of Julio SangulIly just as the
Senate was about to adopt a resolu-
ton demanding his unconditional re-
lease. Senator Sherman's announce
ment that American citizens every
where would be protected by Presi-
dent McKinley's administration also
had a quieting effect, but the ugly
temper of the Senate has come to the
surface in a number of personal
wrangles over unimportant matters.
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
ance than it has ever done before.
The stands along Pennsylvania
avenue, from which the parade will
be viewed, are much handsomer than
usual ranging from So for the best to
81 for the rear seats in the stands.
There are seats for about $4,000 in all
the stands and the present demand
indicates that they will be all occu
pied, but those who see the parade
from seats will hardly be one tenth Of
the tota number of spectators.
Many prominent men, including
Chairman Hanna, and four members
of President McKinley's Cabinet are
in Washington, and the cor
ridors of the principal hotels remind
ton.
John Wedderburn, who figured in
the Courts as the defendant in a suit
brought by w. r. Hearst, in connec-
ton with the Examiner Claims Blu
reau, and the Press Claims Company,
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 We'd
derburn & Co. Fifty five prominent
paten5 lawyers of Washington, ia
four ex Commissioners of Pa
tents, have signed charges against
the firm of Wedderburn & Co., and
filed then with the Post Office De-
partment, for conducting fraudul
ent business, and asking that fraud
order be issued by the Post Office De-
partment against Wedderburn Il Co.,
and that the National Recorder, a pa
per published by them, be shut out of
the mails for fraud.
How much those who were saying
few days ago, how strong the opposi-
ton in the House was to the bill au-
thorizing President Mckinley to call
a monetary conference or to appoint
delegates to one called by any other
country, knew about the state of feel
ing towards the bill, may be inferred
from the vote by 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 Dubois
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
nounced themselves as silver repub-
Iicans, they will cooperate with their
colleagues of the republican party on
this line, and when we have secured
such legislation as will supply the
Treasury 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 par
ticularly to the campaign of 1900 and