Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-21
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
An Interesting Weeks Work
In Congress.
The Great Silver Debate to Be-
gin in the House.
River Appropriation Bills on Deck in
the Senate.
The Bering Sea Arbitration and Russian
Extradition Treaties to Receive
WASH
ington Notes.
Associated Press Dispatches.


WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The proceed
ings in the house during the coming
week will be more than usually inter-
esting, as the Bland silver bill is a spe-
cial order for three days, beginning
Tuesday. Tomorrow the army appro-
priation bill will be called up and con.
sideration of the Bland bill commenced.
A great many members desire to speak
on the silver question, and an effort was
made to reach an, agreement between
the friends and opponents of free coin
age to provide that the debate and con-
sideration of the bill by paragraphs,
shall run the whole week. No under
standing was reached, however, as the
silver men want the agreement to in
clude the stipulation that vote shall
be taken at the end OF the week, with
out indulgence in flibustering tactics,
but the anti-free coinage Democrats are
not, as body. willing to bind them
selves in this particular. Some
of the opponents OF the bill discourage
filibustering, but others believe they
should use every proper means within
their power to defeat it. Unless the
silver question runs through the week.
Friday and two hours OF Saturday will
be given up, either to bills relating to
private claims or to the naval appropris-
ton bill.
THE SENATE PROGRAMME.
In the senate, the Indian appropria-
tion bill will be taken up tomorrow, the
West Virginia direct tax bill Tuesday,
and Immediately after the bill is dis
posed of, two bills of much public inter-
est will be considered, namely, the Mis-
eissippi river and Columbia river inn
provement bills, including an aggregate
appropriation of about $18 900, 900. The
bill for the relief of settlers on public
lands is also within easy reach. On
Tuesday legislative business will be
suspended for several hours while the
senate listens to eulogies upon the late
Senator Hearst of California.
BERINa SEA TREATY.
The most interesting proceedings OF
the senate, however, are expected to oc-
cur in executive session, as was the case
last week. The Bering sea arbitration
treaty is pending, and action upon
it will doubtless be taken as soon as
possible after the reception of Lord Sal
isbury's response to Wharton's last
note.
RUSSIAN EXTRADITION.
But blocking the way of the Bering sea
treaty is another matter over which the
senate has been much agitatsd during
the last few days, namely, the Russian
extradition treaty, which promises to
give rise to much discussion. Strong
opposition has developed to the clause
of the treaty which relates to the extra
dition of persons charged with capital
offenses. An effort will be made to Sc
cure an amendment to except
from extradition persons commit
ting even murder for political
reasons, which is construed to exempt
from extradition Nihilists attempting
regicide. 1t is stated thatif so amended
the treaty will be obnoxious to the Rus
sian government. 1t is urged that it
would be foolhardy 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 the time when diplomatic COM
plications 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 the senate,
but there will doubtless be further dis.
cussion OF the subject dur ng the week.