The record-union., 1892-03-21
Special to the REooRD-Ux1ox.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The proceed
ings in the House during the coming week
will be more than usually interesting, as
the Bland silver bill is the special order
for three days beginning Tuesday. To-
morrow the army appropriation bill will
be called up. and then the consideration
of the Bland bill commences. 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 coinage to provide
that the debate and consideration of the
bill by paragraph shall run the whole
week. No understanding was reached,
however, as the silver men want the
agreement to include stipulation that q
vote shall be taken at the end of the week
without indulgence in filibusteriDg tao
ties, but the anti-free coinage Democrats
are not, as body, willing to bind them
selves in this particular. Some of the op-
ponents of the bill discourage filibuster-
iag 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
20 bills relating to private claims, or to
In the Senate the Indian appropriation
hill will be taken up tomorrow. The
est Virginia district tax bill is down
Ter Tuesday, ana Immediately after this
bll is disposed OF, two bills Of much pub
klc interest will tie considered, namely,
the Mississippi River and Columbia
liver improvement bills, involving an
egregate appropriation of about eighteen
illion dollars. The bill for the relief of
settlers on public lands is also within
e..sy reach.
On Tuesday legislative business will be
suspended for several hours, while the
nate listens to eulogies upon the late
enator Hearst of California. The most
teresting proceedings of the Senate,
however, are expected to occur in exec
IslVe session, as was the case last week.
The Behring Sea arbitration treaty is
pending, and action upon it Will doubtless
be taken as soon as possible after the re-
ccption of Lord Salisbury's response
e. Wharton's last note.
But blocking the way of the Behring
sea treaty is another matter over which
the Senate has been much agitated during
the last few days, namely, the Russian
eXtraditlon treaty, which promises to
give rise TO much discussion. Strong
opposition has developed to the clause or
lie treaty which relates to the extradi-
Lon of persons charged with capital Of
lenses. An effort will be made to secure
al amendment to except from extradi-
ton persons committing even murder for
political reasons, which is construed to
exempt from extraditiOn nihilists at
tempting regicide. 1t is stated that if
SO amended the treaty will be obnoxious
10 the Russian Government. 1t is urged
that it will be foolhardy for the United
States to impair the strength of ties of
friendship and interest which now bind
together the United States and Russia,
and thus lose support of one of the first
military powers of the world at time
when diplomatic complications exist in
the relations between the United States
and Great Britain which might, in GER
tain contingencies, result in actual war.
THESE views have already been ex-
pounded at length to the Senate, but there
will doubtless be further discussion on
The subject during the week.