Omaha daily bee., 1892-03-21
COMING EVENTS In CONGRESS-
Forecast Of Legislation for the Present
Week in House and Senate.
MEASURES THAT WILL CLAIM ATTENTION
Berlng Sea and tho Russian Extradition
Treaties Will Take UP the Senate's Time
In Executive Session-SNashington
News and Gossip.

| WASHINGTON, ID. u, March 20.-The pro-
ceedings in tho house duriGg the coming
week will be OF more than unusual interest.
1t has made the Bland silver bill a special
order for the three days beginning Tuesday.
Ordinarily, tomorrow will be devoted to the
passage OF measures under suspension of the
| rules, but IL is probable that tho army appro-
priaiion bill will he callel up and that its
consideration will consume the day.
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are
set apart for the consideration of the Bland
silver bill great many members desire
to speak on the silver question, and an effort
has been made to reach an agreement
between the friends and the opponents of
free coinage to provide that the debate and
consideration Of the bill by paragraphs shall
| run the whole of tho week. No understand
! ing has yet been reached, however, as the
siver men want the agreement to include
stipulation that vote shall be taken
at the end OF the week without Indulgence in
filibustering tactics but the anti-free coinage
democrats are not, as body, willing to bind
themselves in this particular. Some Of the
opponents Of the bill discourage flibuster-
ing, but others believe they should use every
proper means withsn their reach to defeat it.
Unless the silver question runs through
out the week, Friday ana the first two hours
of Saturday will DO given up either to bills
relating to prl. ate claims or TO the uaval ap-
preparation bill.
Under special order of the house Satur-
day afternoon beginning at . o'clock has been
set apart for the delivery of eulogies on the
late Representative Francis q. Spinola of
New York.
In the Senate. ..
Nearly all of the time of the senate during
the open sessions this week is already prac-
ucaly allotted. The Indian appropriation
bill is to be taken up tomorrow. The West
Virginia direct tax bill is the special order for
Tuesday, and the senate has resolved that
immediately fter this bill Is disposed of it
will consider two bills of much public inter-
est, namely: the Mississippi river and Column
bia river Improvement bills, involving an ag-
gregate appropriation Of about SIS, 600 900, to
be expended in the Improvement of these
great waterways. The bill for the relief of
settlers on the public lands is also within
easy reach. F
On Thursday legislative business will be
suspended Tor several hours while the senate
listens to eulogies upon the late Senator
Hearst of California
The most interesting proceedings of the
senate, however, are expected to occur in
executive session, as was the case last week.
The Berlng sea arbitration treaty is pending,
and action upon it will doubtless be trken as
soon as possible after the reception of Lord
Salisbury's response to MIR. Wharton's last
note.
bub docking Lne way OF the Ber1ng sea
treaty is another matter over which the
senate hos been much agitated during tho
last few days, namely, tho Russian ex-
tradition treaty. This precedes the
Berir sea treaty on the calendar, and it
promises tn give rise to much discussion In
addition to what has already taken place. 1t
appears that strong opposition has developed
to that clause or the treaty which relates to
eXtradition of persons charged with capital
offenses.
Owes It's Ratification to Russian Friendship.
The treaty is understood to be su BIS ntially
similar to other treaties in that respect, but
in view OF the peculiar political conditions
existing In Russia an effort has been made
to secure an amendment of the clause, the
effect of which would be to except
from extradition persons committing even
murder for political reasons, which is con-
strued TO exempt from extradition nih;llsts
attempting regicide. IL Is stated if so
amended the treaty will be OF no use to the
Russian government and, incidentally
should De ratified as it stands, IT not from q
spirit of comfy, a. least internal cnnsidera-
tions. 1t was urged that it would be fool
hardy for the United States to
impair the strength of tho ties
OF friendship and interest which now
bind together the United States and Russia
and thus lose the moral and perhaps physical
support OF ono of tho first military powers in
the world at a time when diplomatic compIi-
cations exist in the relations of the United
States and Great Britain which might, in
certain cases, result in actual war. These
views have already been eXpounded at length
to the senate, but There will dou btless be a
further discussion of the subject during the
week.