The Forrest City times., 1892-03-25

tinses to Improve-General Mention.
 WASHINGTON, March .2.--Lord Sails bury has sent a comm unication to this government in reply to the note of Acting Secretary Wharton of the State Department, requesting renewal tf the modus vivendi for the protection oi seal life in the Boring Sea during the coming season. The communication was received by Mir. Wharton through Sir Julian Pauncefote. the British Minister at Washington. The Acting Secretary took it over to the White House during the afternoon and sub mitted it. Mir. Wharton declined to indicate the nature of Lord Salisbury's reply.
 PARIS, March 21.-M. spuller, ex-
 Foreign Minister, being asked what precedents there were to regulate the procedure of the Boring sea arbitrators when they met in Paris, replied: Tt Is so long since the President of the re- public arbitrated an international dis pnte that cannot say how the delibsr- ations will be conducted The details will be formulated in document pre- pared by the foreign office."
 Legislation for the Coming Week. WAsHINaToS. March 22.-The pro ceedings in tho House during the com ing week will be more than usually interesting, as it has made the Bland Ctl,.a. n1 fN,- days beginning Tuesday. Ordinarily today would be devoted to the passage of measures under suspension of the rules but it is probable that the Army Appropriation bill will be called up and that it's consideration will consume the whole day. Unless the silver ques- tion runs through the week, Friday and the first two hours of Saturday will be given up either to bills relating to pri vate claims or to the Naval Appropria- tion bill. Saturday afternoon has been set apart for the delivery of eulogies on Representative Francis c. Spinola of New York.
 The Indian appropriation bill is to be taken up in the senate. The West Virginia direct tax bill is the special order for Tuesday. and the Senate has resolved that immediately after this bill is disposed of it will consider the Mississippi river and Columbia river improvement bills, involving an aggre- gate appropriation of s1s,00o, 900. Legislative business will be suspended for several hours Thursday while the Senate listens to eulogies upon Senator Hearst of California. The most inter- esting proceedings of the Senate are expected to occur in executive session. The Boring sea arbitration treaty Is pending, and action upon it will doub . less be taken as soon as possible after the reception of Lord Salisbury's re- sponse to Mir. Wharton's last note. NIT. Springer Continues to Improve. WASHINGTON, March 22.-The condi- tion of Chairman Springer of the Ways and Means committee continues to inn prove, but he is still confined to his bed. After the critical stage of his ill., ness had passed and about the middle of the last elk, there was recurrence of the nervous cough which the pbysi- clans had found to be dangerous dur ing his greatest prostration. If the inn provement, which is slow, continues, he
 hopes to be able to leave for Frotress Monroe for two weeks of recuperation. | The tariff discussion will probably close the latter part of April, and Mir. Springer still expects to make the clos ing speech
 It was stated at Mir Blaine's resi- dence last evening that the Secretary had passed comfortable day and that he continues to improve steadily. Senator Morrill, continues to improve slowly. Last night he rested easily and to-day he was comfortable. His physician represents him as doing
 nicely
 Closing the Lines for the Fight. | WAsHINGToN, March 2.-Friends and
 foes of free silver coinage are closing