Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENTS Gu
BAN POLICY.
Gov. Grigg's Confirmed as
Attorney General.
POPULIS7 C9NTESTEE
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WINS.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsH,soroN. Jan. p, 1898
Presidents Nj K'nl Us Cuban polio
has nos been changed enc iota ny the
democratic hubbub in the House last
week. He stands now Just where be
has stood from the b. ginning. and
when he mskss a move. it wili b b.
cause OF happenings il Cuba and not
b cause OF bowling among democrats
For weeks this 'vernm-nt has been
ready so move at the proper time
when it shall in the eyes OF the civil
liked world be jIsiifi q in moving t.
bring about peace IN Cuba. IL will no
delay because of lying Spanish new,
from Cuba, any more than it will hur-
ry bec,u~e of democratic rantIng
The repu ,licans il Congress are sup
port ng this policy idly and are IKE
ly t. continue 20 do so, notwithstsno
ing democratic prophecy t. the con
trary.
HAwAIIN TREATY.
L
solidly behini thu standardization on
tie Ha vail 81 question as upon tn,
Cubs question This was shown when
Chairman Hut. OF the COMMITTEE o.
4 reign AGtirs, IN ,v-d TO ,ole resn-
luton calling upon the Pr-sid, M for
his su 'rity f'r negotiating treaty
for the ann. X iii IN of Hava i IN which
it ia agreei t'ptv the Ia va,ia1 pnbir
debt o. 81 o0J O0) GU. OF THE U. :
~.
best Il prevent the RS uti bSiNg
laid on the ,ble. hu, Mr. 1sLG'S mo
tim was supDnitei bE the repi li:sn-
an 1 was ctrriei. There AR. new d.
v-lopnentS IT, C ,nnection with the con
sid-ra'i0u of the annexation treat by
the Senate.
HONOR HiM-
Notwith .tandiny thu honor paid to
the memory uf Hon B.rj min Butter
worth, lnte Comm ST iner of Patents
bs the PEGS dent, the Cabinet d
other dis inguiSh-d public me n. WIN
ATTENDED i funeral. last week. he is
To b. iurther honored by a public me
morial meeting. n present plans are
carried Cu5 Inc service that ne rem
dered the country in pur fyirg tn.
prac ice of A. ns attorneys. though
known by comparatively ( W, is inesti-
mable in vsl1e. It is ex DecLed Ch u
Acting tommissioner tiIeely. who was
in accord with MIR. Bufterw,rsh ano
nis able co-sdiutor in the recent re
forms, will succeed him as c Jmmissi0n
er of Patents.
JUsTIos Mo'KsNNA.
1t is Mr. Justice Mex nn% now. the
late Attorn y g .n~ra.'s nomination e.
the bench of tue Sa me Court hav-
ing heen conf med bv an Senate with
out roll call Gov. CIR IS. of New
Jersey, who all, IA so pa "a his nUms
nation is couh med 10y the Senate, as
sumo tn portion afsALtnrnry G-neral
ia the cabinet. has b sen tx en- ling hi
already large acquaintance am Iug unb
lac men during visit TO " oshlngJOn !;
cOnst quent y tn President is r-ceiv-
ing more p-alse than ever for The selec
tiOa OF So abe man AS Gov. Griggs,
"a succeed justice Ackvnna.
TBR,wN OUT.
Representative Da zell, of Penn. hit
the Southern democrats, who are try
ing 20 gel bill apprup i.ung $2SS 90
TO cover alirg-d damages Ia Gu st-
quence If the war 60 the Book Publish
j. & Company of tn Southern MethO-
d st Church. suts used for the senate
bill giving hat Company the right To-
refer is claims 60 the Court of laims
heavy blow when he re C lled to their
lmemoc Is that All unAnsNerable r-por,
had been made asaias5 THESE Claims
TWEEN y hive ears ago, when they were
before the HOIse, Oy subcommittee
composed of Secretary " ilson, of the
Department of Agriculture, republic
can. and III w II Mormon, demo-
Graf. both taen members of the House
Mar Dazsil said che clam was at that
time thrown out as unworthy of In
ate ntion OF patriotIc Re representatives..
sent t. Washington not W loot, but To
guard the Treasury.
ONLY OPINIONS.
There is sons misapprshension even
In Congress II the naGurs Of oil 1 Stanley
Matthews resolution -expr -ssing the
opinion that the government has the
option of paying is sudS in silver,
which VAS Recently re-Ofe ed 10y Sena-
tor Teller, ami wnicn ~ nov uAurr
conside alton, and will Tins week be-
read0p5ed by the silver IN j prity of h
Ssnat-, and the re- is prDUaaly mu ia
more throughout The cDuury Ii L.
nov, JUST AS &c was Nv -nCg years ugD
when IL Wa Adopt Oy TO IA b-anche-
Of congress merely a % ,currenG reso-
luton, not r.quiring g. President :
sig AZURE and not o~llg binding upon
any 'dy, evt wnen adopted 10y both
3 nate aud ii use. La fact. sucA reso
III ions are n"ILing more than an ex
press Oh OF the OplnOus of those who
yOte fNr them. IJ will be remembered
thai Mr. Cleveland ignored one or two
buttons of this nature, declasine
che opinion of Congress as 10 what he
SHOULD do on the CUBAN q1esii n Ia
th case rhe r. solution wnl Tot get far
@nuugh t. need ignoring, as. OWING L.
iIs failure 20 Do acted upon by the
Hous-, 1t will never b, official y
broHghG TO the attention of President
Mckinley.
P)PULIsrs SUCCEEDED.
House Elections Committee No. has
reported in favor OF seating aldTich
the pOpulist cont slant from the fourth
Alabama district. Plowman, demo-
>crat, now holds the seat.
CIVIL sERv.oE.
Tt is understood that the President
has decided upon what mod ficstion IL
the civil service rules he viii MAKE
and the order may Or issued any day.
The ia Utilization according to this H.
fotmati q, % along the lines of the
recomm nd sJIOns made in the recent
com nunicatiOns OF the members OF the
Cabinet TO the Senate.
FORGING AHEAD