Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-01-22
WASHINGTON LETTER
Sugar Beet Growing Affects
the Hawaiian Treaty.
MCKENNA's CONFIRMATION
LAID OVER.
A NATIONAL MILITARY PARK AND
PEACE MONUMENT.
Geld Found in South Dakota In Large
Quantities.


(Eron Our Regular Corresp7ndent.) !
Washington, January IT, '9S.
Secretary Wilson's report on Senator
Lodges resolution. which Was adopted |
by the Senate, asking for full iuforma /
tion a. 20 beet sugar and what, IL any |
foreign sugars il comes in competition
with, and what eject il any. the i'm
portation OF Hawaiian sugars has or |
could have upon the beet sugar pro |
duction OF the United States. is ex-
peetsd 70 knock out one OF the argu- |
ments which have been used by the |
sugar trust lobby 80 make certain Sem
atOrs, whose states are large AMI in
ereasing producers Of sugar bsets. |
doubtful OF the policy of annexation,
by showing that no injury TO the beet
sugar interests Of this country will, or
possibly can follow the annexation OF
Hawaii. Is is not surprising that Sen
ators should have been temporarily
caught by ths spsciOus argument o.
the agents OF the sugar trust against
annexation, because of the injury il
might de the sugar beet industry In
this country. Secretary ilsOn wac
himself once doubtful on the subjecl
becaHss he believed annexation might
investigation convinced him that il
would not, and his facts on the subjaet
will convince the Senators who have
doubts. There are hourly cOntrzdicto.
~ stories around Washington as to
the attitude OF Senators towards the
annexation treaty but Senator Davis
who Is in charge OF the treaty, is still
confident that It will be ratified with
vOtes 10 spare.
woLCorr ON BINRTALLIsh.
Senator Wolcott's speech bears out
Senator Chambers recent statement
that Presldent Mckinley does not re-
gard as final efforts made by the Com
mission which visited Europe in behalf
of international bimeta'Iism. and thai
he does not regard their failure 10 get
England committed ~ ending all hope
for an international agreement. Senn-
tor WoieoEt believes that tho visit of
the Commission TO Europe materially
advanced the idea uf international
bimetahism. and that it will Yet be-
come an accomplished fact.
KcKHNNA WILL BE CONFIRMED.
Attorney General McKenna's nomi
nation to the supreme Iourt would
have been confirmed last week had no,
to secure a little notoriety for himself
When senator Hosr presented the re-
port of the Judiciary ommittee in IA
vor of Judge McKenna and asked that
. vote be taken, senator Allen was the
only obj~ctor and he consumed four
hours IN making IL pain that his only
object was To draw public attention {,
himself. he first asked for post
ponement of two weeks, but as in the
end satisfied TO get the vote postponed
until next Friday There is nothing
uncertain about Judge acKenna's con
hrmation. At the outsioe. there ism
likely to lie more than six votes cast il
opposition. and il is possible that Their,
will be none.
NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.
Representative Jenkins OF Wisconsin
has introduced bill pr ,yiding for tn
establishment OF National Militar
PARK at AppomattoI. Va aud for In
erection of a Peace monument upo
the spot where the agreement TO ceas
hostiiities was executed. There ar
several bills of this nature, includin
that providing tor making q Nations
Military Park OF the the Vickshur
battlefield, aud the general sentimen
In Congress is favorable 10 them. bu
they are all likely I'D be saul out a
this session under the general rul
that no bill Carrying an appropriate
for q new project shall be passed
the HOUSE, until the receipts of III
government exceed It's expenditures g.
APPROPRIATION BILLS PASSED.
Notwithstanding the use OF a who
week in the dIscu sion of civil serviS
matters, the House has made q GOO
81.
OF congress. IL has passed the Lrgi
lAtive, Executive ard Judicial Apr
priation BIA, the Urge ncy DeticienC
Appropriation bill and the AgrlcuiTl
raj Appropriation bill, and is now CO
sidering the Diplomatic and Consul
Appropriation bill.
PAY DAMAaEs.
Whatever may be the personal OPT
ion of President Mckinley as to t.
business of the damages awarded
British subjects for losses alleged
have been sustained by reason OF O
seizure of their sealing vessels
BehriDg sea, by the Arbitration Cor
mission acting under thS treaty of is
be knows that We are in honor bou
TO pay them, so he has sent a spec
message TO Congress, urgi0g the ear
appropriation of SAB l5l 20, in ord
that they may be paid and The maGl
closed.
FREE SILVER DEAD ISSUE.
The reports brought to Washingt
by trustworthy men do not square "
the claims Of the silver democrats
TO the increase Of SILVER sentiment
the contrary, they show a heavy
crease in SILVER sentiment For
stance, Eek Senator Moody of s ID, s.
of his state: Though Bryan carr
the state in 1895, by slender msjC
~, he will never be able TO do so aga
A good wheat crop and great gold p
auctions have knocked Bry anism
in s. ID which is now third in OUT
of the yellow metal. and It's resour
in this line are only in the early sta
OF developme MT. With the advent
prosperity, the agitation over free
YER mas subsidized
Inasmuch as Consul General Lee
have Que or more u. warship
Havana harbor within six hours a
he deems their presence necessary,
administration has not been wOr y
over the yellow journal war sore
the last few days