Show THE WEEK IN CONGRESS The Senate Will Discus Free Homestead Land rapine llallroad4 nillwa n pIp rr p-Ip FIfo Will he lade by 114 rrleoda in the Neuae nt Its p below I are Prepared Is eight It is the 1Ilh Washington Jan 3Beyond the del that the bill providing fir free homed on former Indian reierva Lions on the calendar li the unflnlihed business the senate hat no programme lor IM week There It I liable to be a sharp clash 01 Interests In the effort to secure conI elation and a potilblllty that this clash m1 develop an Interesting situation The friends ol the Iaclfle railroad funding fund-ing bill Mill make an effort to get that measure up lor conttderatlon unless they conclude that In to doing they may Impair Itt chances ol passage Until the part day or two It appeared certain that the Cuban resolution would be sprung Immediately alter the beginning begin-ning of business on Tuesday It It now possible even probable that both questions ques-tions will go over at least or a few days If the movement to hate the committee nn foreign relation again consider the question at to when It shall be taken up prevails the question cannot be ratted until alter the com mltlee meeting on Wedrittday andthe advocates of delay are becoming quite sanguine that II they succeed In preventing pre-venting consideration tinjjl 1 Wedneida they will secure a itlll further postponement post-ponement Senator Gear chairman of the Pacific railroad committee It doubtful ol the advisability nl pressing for the conild eratlon of hit funding bill until alter the action of the house on the tame measure and m1 wait upon that body If he doe not delay on this account he will make an effort to get the bill up on Tuesday or Immediate alter the homestead home-stead bill shall br disposed of If either the Pacific bill or the Cuban Cu-ban resolution secures consideration there will be a sharp contest and much animated debate The homestead bill will be opposed by Senator Platt and others while Sen tor Iettlgrew will take the lead In Itt advocacy Washington Jan 3The home will act down to serious business at soon < r mbit ltertlc < j holiday rte tees on Tuesday Probably the two not Important pieces of general Icglt latlon to be acted upon at tH Inft session have been made tpe < nler I and will consume the enlln w ek They are the Loud bill to amenu thaw tha-w relating to seconJ class mall mat tea to at to prevent the shipment ol looks and serial publications connection connec-tion with newspapers at the centper pound rate and to cut 08 the new paper tamplecop privilege and the bill prepared pre-pared by the Pacific railroad committee to find the debit ol the Pacific railroads and extend their payment for fifty years all per cent The funding bill hat already al-ready ben debated one day and order the order adopted the debate will con llnue Tuetda and Wednesday and the bill will be brought to a vote on the latter 1 lat-ter day at 4 oclock The Pacific railroad rail-road bill will he taken upon Thursday The general debate will continue until Friday evening On Saturday the bill will be open to amendment under the fiveminute rule and on Monday the vote will be taken on the bill and pendIng pend-Ing amendment The late of the measure will determine whether the government will foreclose the mort gage on the Union and Central Pacific Doth these road have defaulted and President Cleveland oed notice In so many words In hit mtmje to congress con-gress that unless tome congressional action ac-tion was taken Immediately steps would be taken under the authority of the present law to protect the got ernmenlt Interest by foreclosure pro ceedlngt The friend 01 the two road reallae fully that this It I the last chance they will have to acompllh the fundIng fund-Ing of the debt for which they hue striven for ten yeari and they will ute all their Influence In its behalf be-half Out the bill hat alto 1 puny bitter enemies especially In the West and on the Pacific cot Mr Powers of Vermont Ver-mont chairman of the cmnilttee will be Its principal champion on the Door while Mr Sutler of New York and 1 Mr Magulre of California 1I1 lead the opposition Doth ttdetarenow figurine on a majority and tra fate ol the bill It I In grave doubt The debate is I expected expect-ed to be ol a very lively nature and there mar be tome sensational l In cldentt 1 |