Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-16
WHAT III WILL Do
Work of Congress Marked Out
for the Week
sIlkCULTURE AND FREE SILVER
Congress VIII Adjourn to Pay the Last
Tribute Of Respect 10 the Lass
Senator Barbour.

WAeoiS6xO$s ma lo<-fkcesib8
questions of revenues and expendi-
tures are likely TO occupy the attention
OF the senate all the time Of the COM
ing week that can DC devoted TO ieais-
iation. Tomorrow the senate will un-
doubtediy adjourn upon the announce
ment OF senator Barbour's death.
Tuesday will be broken in upon by tho
funeral services Of the deceased Vir-
elnlan. sd that little time will be left
for public business. Ii 10 IN almost
unprecedented occurrence TO have two
senator's funerals (Messrs- Plumb and
, Earoour} IN the same sessiOn. The
tlscussion Of the twelve-million-d dollar
,cm added BY the senate committee TO
he naval appropriation bill for battle
ship. the Monitor. and four light gun
boats. viii be resumed - tha tirst busl-
ness- That bill d,sposed Of. the s22.-
TAG, 900 river and harbor bill will follow.
These two measures and the cousidcsa-
tions of revenue and increased action
which they involve Will probably oc-
cupy the balance OF the week add
leave little room for the special orderA
These are, first. oil abohshinx COM
puisory state pilotage. messurc IN
which Mr.. Frye. Chairman OF the Conn
mittee on commerce, takes strong in
fully tnsd to push through
which he now desires the senate
TO take early action upon it, as il is Ms
purpose 10 leave the city on private
business 40 soon as it Is disposed Of.
Next comes the foreign relations bill!
tc give us court jurisdiction OF VIOLA
t.onA OF The :-eaty rigats of aliens,
wbInn runs counter to state right theO-
res OF scn,e OF the senator's, and viii
be opposed on that ground.
FOR Expsrsnsatai silk Culture.
After that Mr.. George Of Mas ssippi
has . notice of an intention TO
cali up bill which appsopria -es SIS 900
for the establishment OF I've expert
msetal six culture s:ss,ons-a moasuTs
wh.c. aas L.u cnsuce OF passing 1nde
ex -..sny condss;ons. L<ss On tho list is
tne bill reported from the judiciary
committee by Sir. vess Of Missouri, re-
via.g and readjusting the compensa.
too Of all the district astor-
neys Of the United States, an
important measure whisu eau
scarcely get through at this advanced
tcnsisas OF the chsirisaa OF tne csm-
mittes On apocopr:aIens are carried
out. the house this wsek will devote 4d
priasson bills.
Mr.. Holman said today thAS owing
to shs funeral of Seaator Baf9our tn
morrow, no business would b tttds-
acs~d antsl Tuesday. Then he Wcosd
ask the house 20 resius consideration
OF he s-ndfy csrIt bin, continuing from
day % iss 1rsi; cocc!unon 10 reached.
Ttsn as weult ar,Ig up the pcs,ost:cs
bill Apd fortsfirA.'ca bills in ths order
lansd. 1t wss ooksisie, 10 aa,d. out
mt probable. seat al three OF sheca
wou.s - 1iso7ssd Of IN the house be-
fore he Tssk sats.
Free rsinsss OF silver.
Before the cous;is.aiion of
ths sn..dry civil bill has proceed.
ed ,ery far Nj. LivIngs:an, des,o-
Graz. OF Georgia VIII rrorosa
an tEs admea. TO the ssc.:oa cosef'nS
the sepfopr,A.,sns for .ns niats pyo-
v,niag fo< tina free coinage OF silver.
This srnan9rusnt Mr.. Bland offered one
day last week. bus afterwards withdrew
for the reason that IL made tire criti-
eism that IL did not pertain 10 the sub
isct set under discussion. There 10 bat
little likelihood Of genera: silver de-
bate tsiag pfscipitAtsd thereby, as the
amendment will DOUBTLESS be met by .
point order and be objected to on the
gfoucd that 10 is not germane to the
msazure. When tho saadry civil bill
has b<en Disposed OF NJ. Hatch vii
endeavor 10 bsius up the snti-optson
bill, hut a. stated, SIR. Holman expec.s
the house to support him in his demand
for consideration of the postoflice ap-
preparation bill. The resolution to ex-
punge one of the speeches Of Repre-
sentative Walker Of Massachusetts, be-
cause OF alleged unparIimentary, not
TO say pllI,entary. expressions
regarding ns mugwump coiieaguea
from that sfste is the special order for
tomorrow. but u viii probably fail "a
come up for want of time. What will
become Of IL IN that case cannot Be
definitely stated. Another postpone
- x..a.f Il a<.ffxffn.