Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-24
COMING WEEK IN CONGRESS.


 The Selection of she Worlds Fair Site
 to be the Absorbing Topic-Contested
 Election Cases-Appropriat10
 Blair Biil.
 WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. 23.-The sub- jeot of paramount interest to come before congress this week will be the selection by the house of the site for the worlds fair. Balloting will begin tomorrow, but as no city really expects to secure . majority of the votes cast on the first ballot it cannot be predicted when the voting will end. The special order of the house allows one day for the balloting, and according to the proceed. ure arranged the Gpnmittse in its report on tho, bills, each member is to indicate his coiee as his name Is called. This will neces- sary be slow proceeding, and not many roll calls can be had during the limited time fixed in the special order, but the managers of the will avail themselves of the parliamentary device of taking recess at the close of the day instead of allowing the house to adjourn, the effect of which will be to carry the legis- lative day of Monday along until site is selected.
 After this has been done the house will again turn it's attention to the consideration of contested election cases and the committee on elections will call up the West Virginia contest of Atkinson versus Pendleton and the Arkansas case of Featherstone versus Cate, which will probably occupy most of the re- mainder of the week in their disposition.
 The committee on appropriations will re- port the urgent deficiency appropriation bill to the house on Thursday.
 It tpromises to be business week in the senate. The order adopted under the resolu- tion of MT. Sherman to consider public building bills was not exhausted Friday and will be called with view to clearing it of this class of measures. These bills are being passed in pursuance of an understanding to which all of the senators are parties. The bills have been amended in conformity to the plan accepted by the committee on public build- ings and grounds, have all been reported favotably by the unanimous vote of the com. mittee and will doubtless pass without ob- jection: The understanding includes also the bridge bill and private pension bills, and it is expected that by the end of the week the calendar will be cleared of all these measures.
 The Blair educational bill still holds it's place as unfinished business and has the right of way after the close of the morning hour. Senator Blair having concluded his speech, the bill is not likely to be obtruded in the way of other business that the senate deems more important. Senator Faulkner will make the next speech upon the bill. The Oklahoma townsite bill will be up daily during the morning hour until disposed of, which it is hoped will be before the end of the week.
 MT. Evarts has given notice that he will call up the resolution declaring that it is competent for the senate to elect president pro tempore who shall hold the office during the pleasure of the senate"
 This will doubtless provoke discussion of constitutional power. The resolution was approved by a caucus of the republican senators last year, but it was seriously com- batted there by a large minority. It will, however, be adopted, and the senate will, it Is understood, choose Senator Ingalls, to pre- side during the absence of Vice President Morton, who, with his family, will start for Florida March 8, to be absent for 8 month.