The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-03-21
BUSY WEEK IN CONGRESS
The Time Of the House Will be
Mostly Taken Up With
...... Silver. ~:.4 ~.
Among Other Things the Senate
Win Tackle Boring Sea
Matters.
Trying to Put n Clause In the New Russian
Treaty Excepting Reeicides From
ExtraditiDn.

WASHINGTON, March 2O-- Proceedings in
Enc mouse during the coming week will be
more thhn usually interesting, as the Bland
silver bill is the special order for the three
Gays beginning Tuesday. A great many
members desire to speak on the silver oues.
tlon and an effort was made to reach an
agreement between tho friends and the OPP
ponsht OF free coinage SO that the debate
anu conalderation of the bill should run
tne whole week. No understanding was
reached, however, as the silver men want
inc agreement to include stipulation that
tho vote shall be taken at the end of the
week without indulgence in filibusterinp
tnctlcs. The anti-free coinage democrats
are not, as body, willing to bind them
selves ~ this particular. Some Of the op-
ponents Of the bill discourage ilibusteiinp,
but others believe they should use every
proper means within their power to defeat
II. Unless the silver question runs through
the week, Friday ana two hours Of Satur-
day will be given up either to bills relating
70 private claims or to tho naval appropria-
tion bill,
II the senate the Indian appropriation
Dlll Will be taken up Tomorrow. The West
Virginia direct tax bill is set for Tuesday.
ana Immediately n, after it is disposed Of,
two bills of much public interest will be
considered. namely. the Mississippi river
and the Columbia river improvement bills,
involving an aggregate appropriation Of
about $16,OO0000. The bill for the relief
OF settlers on public lands ia also within
easy reach. On Tuesday legislative busi-
ness VIII be suspended for several hours
Whlle the senate listens to eulogies upon
the late Senator Hearst, of California. The
most interesting proceedings Of the senate,
however, Is expected to occur in executive
session, as was the case last week. The
BerlEg sea arbitration treaty is pending
and action upon it will doubtless be taken
as soon as possible after the reception Of
Lord Salisbury's response to Wharton's
last note.
Blocking the way of the Bering sea treaty
is another matter over which the senate
mas been much agitated during the last few
days, thei Russian extraditlon treaty,
Whlch promises to give rise to much dis
ousslon, Strong opposition has developed
20 the clause IN the treaty which relates to
the extradition. Of persons charged with
capital offenses. Efforts will be made to
secura an amendment to except from ex-
tradition persons committing even murder
for political reasons which ID construed to
exempt from extradition nihilists attempt
ing reglclde. II is stated that if SO amended
the treaty will be obnoxious to the Russian
government. 1t is urged that it will be
toolhardy for the United States to impair
the strength of the ties of friendship and
interest which now bind together the
United States and Russia, and thus lose the
support of one of the first military powers
of the world at q time when diplomatic
complications exist in the relations of the
United States and Great Britain, which
might, in certain contingencies, result in
actual war These views have already been
expounded at length to tho senate, but
there will doubtless be further discussion
OF the subject during the week.