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Show THE SEMSBROKEH And the Modus Vivendi as to the Chasing- of the Seals in the Bering Sea Bead. The Senate, However, Listened to it in Executive Session Only and Its Details are Not Known. PROGRAMME OF THE WEEK The Time of Congress Promises to Be Largely Devoted to the Consideration of the Appropriation Bills. THE ANTI-CHINESE BILL. Sherman Gives Notices that He Will Call It I p in the Senate Toi orrow- The Necessity for Karly Action Other Washington News. Washington, April 18. It is probable that this week's congressional business wiil be of but passing interest. In the senate the appropriation ap-propriation bills will be pushed ahead, and it is possible that the Chin se exclusion bill may come. In the house the Noyes vs. Rockwell election elec-tion contest and the appropriation bills will be the principal subject of interest. The former will probably come up Tuesday and be followed by the naval, sundry civil and the consular and diplomatic appropriation bills. The modus liitmli for the protection of the Bering sea seal fisheries during the pendancy pen-dancy of the arbitration, which has been subject of negotiation between Blaine and the British minister was brought to the Capitol Cap-itol this afternoon. For some reason not now apparent it was, under the injunction of secrecy and therefore not laid before the senate in open session. Sherman, however, was notified by the president of the nature of the communication and he moved the senate no into executive session. Accordingly Accord-ingly the people were cleared out of the galleries gal-leries and the doors closed. Then the seals were broken and the modus Vivendi read to the senate. F. A. Fsva, jr., son of Baron Fava, speaking speak-ing of the report that his father had been ordered or-dered back to Washington, said he was satisfied satis-fied that the baron would come back. The professor regrets the criticism of his lather's action in leaving Washington by the press of America, saving that the action was at the order of his government, and against his will. The professor further says that the Italians are jubilant over the settlement of the misunderstanding, and he also thought that Italy would make an exhibit at the World's fair. Sherman, chairman of the foreign rela tions committee, gave notice in the senute that he would tomorrow ask the attention of the senate to the Chinese restriction bill. It was necessary, he said, that it should be passed within ten days, as the present legislation legis-lation on the subject would, under a certain construction of it. expire some time in the month ot May next Vest introduced a bill to prohibit contracts by the postmaster general with any steamship steam-ship company making unjust discriminations discrimina-tions against any port of the L'nited States as to imports by vessels carrying foreign mails. Justice Lamar is convalescing. He wil be able to leave the house as soon as the weather is settled. Secretary Tracy is confined to his house with bronchial trouble. Mrs. Harrison is better. |