St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-24
IN THE HOUSE.
Voting ON the Fair Is to Begin To-
Day.

Day.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23.-The subject
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 where the
voting will end. The special order of
the house allots but one day for the bal
loting. and, according to the procedure
arranged by the committee in its report
on the bills, each member is to indicate
MS choice as his name is called. This
will necessarily be a slow proceeding,
and not many roll calls can be had dur
ing the limited time fixed in the special
order. But the managers of the
fair bills are prepared for this
exigency, and will avail themselves
OF the parliamentary device OF taking a
recess at the close of the day instead of
allowing the house to adjourn, the effect
OF which will be to carry the legislative
day of Monday along until a site is Sc
tected. After this has been done the
house will again turn its attention to
contested election cases, and the COM
mittee on elections will call up the
West Virginia contest of Atkinson VS..
Pendleton and the Arkansas case of
Featherstone VS.. Cate, which will prob
ably occupy most of the remainder of
the week in their disposition. The COM
mittee Oh appropriations will report the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill to
the house on Thursday. 1t promises to
be business week
IN THE SENATE.
The order adopted under the resolu-
ton of Mr. Sherman, to consider public
building bills, was not exhausted Fri
day, and at every possible opportunity
the calendar will be called with a view
to clearing it of measures of this class.
These bills are being passed in pursu-
ance OF an understanding to which all
the senators are parties. The bills have
all been amended in conformity to the
plan adopted by the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds. have all been
reported favOrably by the unanimous
vote of the committee, and doubtless
will pass without objection. This un-
derstanding includes also the bridge
bills and private pension bills, and it is
CApCSICu Iildb ny SIlu VI Gl0 week
the calendar will be cleared of all these
measures. The Blair educational bill
still holds its place as unfinished busi-
ness, 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 Fauk-
ner 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. Mr.. Evarts has given notice that
he will call up the resolution declaring
that it is competent for the senate to
elect president pro tem., who shall
hold the office during the pleasure of
the senate" This will doubtless pro-
woke discussion of constitutional
power. The resolution was approved
by caucus of the Republican senators
last year, but it was seriously combatted
there by large minority. 1t will, how
ever, be adopted, and the senate will, it
Is understood, choose Senator Ingalls,
to preside during the absence of Vice
President Morton, who, with his family,
will start for Florida on March 8, 10 be
absent a month.