Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-02-24
WASHINGTON TOPICS
The Educational Bill Before
 the Senate To-day.
TEN MORE SPEECHES TO BE MADR
The Worlds Fair May Occupy the Whole
 of the Week in the House.

Two Contested Election Cases to be Dis
 :etary of War-Secretary Proctor's Am
 aesty Proclamation-DoM Pedro Ex.
 presses a Desire to Return to Brazil.
 WASHINGTON, Fob. 24.-The Senate resumed to-day the consideration of the Educational bill, MT. Faulkner, of West \irginia, having the floor. This measure will be considered after 2 o'clock of each day until 1t has been disposed of. Probably it will not come to vote this week as at least ten Sem ators have signitied their intention of speaking on it.
 The Oklahoma Town-Site bill was discussed this morning. There was some debate over the pending amend mont of Senator Vest, and Lhe bill may not De disposed of for two or three days. Tho calendar will be considered at least one morning during the week. Senator Platt will make no attempt to call up the bills for the admission of Idaho and Wyoming until the Educa- tional bill is out of the way.
 The Finance Committee will report Silver blll to the Senate probably to- morrow, but it will not be called up for some time. In the secret session there are many nominations to dispose of and the Russian Treaty is still pending and likely to 1e called up at any time
 The all-important matter of selecting a site Tor the N orlds air may occupy the whole of this week in the House W hen the site has been selected the bill suited to the selection will be called up and as there is considerable opposition to its passage the debate Will probably be prolonged and a final settlement of the wh.le question may not be reached until Saturday. MT. Mills of Texas and others have ex- pressed themselves as opposed to the bill in general while nea ly the whole New ork delegation objects to the Government appropriation of $l, 800, OOJ. Even should the Fair be given to New York her representatives will vote to eliminate this section of the bill. Most Of them have pledged themselves to this.
 In order not to forfeit the special or dor giving the matter of selecting a sito the rlsh of way to-day, an arrange ment between the Representatives of the four cites was made. so that if the matter romans unsettled this evening recess instead of an adjournment will be taken until tomorrow, This will allow the retention of the special oruer ana the falr matter will have right of way. This arrangement will be con- tlnued untll the site has been selected.
 MT. Rowell, the chairman of the Elections Committee, has two con tested cases that he wants to have the House dispose Of during the week, but on account of the Worlds Fair matter he has little hope of accomplishing his obJect. These cases are those of At kinson against Pendleton, from tho First West Virginia district, and Featherstone against Cate, from the First district of Arkansas. The ma Jority reports of the committee in both cases recommend the seating of the contestant, Republican, and the House will adopt tho reports Mr. Rowell expected to call up the first case on ednesday. He has right of way over all other business. The Pension Appropriation bill and the Urgent De- hclency bill have been prepared by the Appropriations Committee and the lat ter will be called up for consideration during the week should any time be left after the Worlds Fair matter and the election cases have been disposed Of