The morning call., 1892-03-21
al EIEiTFUL HEEk.
Important Measures on the Calendar of
the Senate and House.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The proceed
ings of the House during the coming week
will be more than usually interesting, as
the Bland silver bill is the special order for
three days, beginning Tuesday. To-mor-
row the army appropriation bill will be
called up, and consideration Of the Bland
bill commence. A great many members de-
sire TO speak on the silver question, and an
effort was made TO reach an agreement be-
tween friends and opponents Of free COIN
age to provide that debate and consider
alton OF the bill by paragraph shall run the
whole week. No understanding has been
reached. however, as the silver men want
the agreement to include a stipulation that
a vote shall be taken at the end Of the week
without indulgence in tiiDuStering tactics,
but the anti-iree coinage Democrats are not,
as BODY, willing TO bind themselves in this
particular Some OF the opponents of the bill
discourage tilibusterng, but others believe
that they should use every proper means
within Their power TO defeat it. Unless the
silver question runs through the week, Fri
day and two hours of Saturday will be given
up either 10 bills relating to private claims
or TO the naval appropriation BILL
In the Senate the Indian appropriation
bill will be taken up tomorrow and the
West Virginia direct tax bill for Tuesday
and Immediately after the bill is diSpost d
of two bills OF much public interest viii! be
considered, namely, the Mississippi River
and the Columbia River improvement bills,
involving an aggregate appropriation of
about SIS, coo, 600. The bill for relief of set
tiers on public lands is also within easy
reach. On Tuesday legislative business
VIII be suspended for several hours while
the Senate listens to the eulogies upon the
late Senator Hearst of California. The
most interesting proceedings of the Senate
however Is expected to occur in executive
session at the last of the week. The Berinr
Sea arbitration treaty Is pending and action
upon it will doubtless be taken as soon as
possible after the reception of Lord Sails
bury'S response to Wharton's last note.
But blocking the way to the Bering Sea
treaty is another matter, over which the
Senate has been much agitated during
the last few DAYS, namely, the Rus
sian extradition treaty, which prom
ises to give rise to much discus
sion. Strong opposition has developed
to the clause of the treaty which relates to
the eXtradition Of persons charged with
capital offenses. An effort was made to
secure an amendment TO except from extra
political reasons, which is construed to ex-
empt from extradition nihilists attempting
regicide. Ii is stated that if so amended the
treaty Will he obnoxious to the Russian Gov
ernment Ii is urged that il would be fool
hardy for he United States to impair the
strength OF the ties of friendship and inter-
est which now bind together the United
States and Russia, and lose the support of
one of the first military powers of the world
at a time of diplomatic complication in the
relations between the United States and
Great Britain, which might In certain con-
tingencies, result in actual war. These
views have already been expounded at
length TO the Senate, but there will doubt
less be further discussion of the subject
during the week