The evening world., 1893-10-19
NO CAUCUS DECISION.
Sepate Committee Still Struggling
with the Situation.
$50, 000, 900 National Deficiency
Reported in Sight.
After Hearing This News Senators
Have to Hear Stewart Again.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-The Demo.
cratic Caucus Committee of the Sen.
ate, was in session again this morning
for an hour, but came to no conclusion
on the question of calling a caucus. AL
OF the members were present.
As originally appointed this was sup
posed to be a Silver COMMITTEES, but a
prominent Silver Senator said to-day his
sid was in the minority. The same
Senator also made the statement that
despite the absence of two or three
silver Senators they had been able to Sc.
cure enough signatures to the request
for a caucus to make a quorum of the
Democrats.
1t is an open secret that every effort
possible is being made to prevent q
call for a caucus. ctically all the
f.iators agreeing that they will go into
q conference. The committee adjourned
at 11.30 with nothing determined upon,
STILL TUESDAY IN THE SENATE.
The legislative day of Tuesday last.
WHICH was carried over by n recess till
Wednesday, and again, by another re-
cess. till to-day, was continued in the
Senate at 10 o'clock this morning.
When the roll vas called only twenty
two members Dust the half of n .quor.
UNI, answered. II was not until 10. 70
that the forty-third Senator put in an
appearance m completed the number
necessary to transact business. The
last nan to answer was Mr.. Camera
(Rep., Pa.
fore the, Senate certain Hops bills re.
csived. but was Interrupted by Mr..
Stewart Rep.; ,Nev.'. who made the
point OF order that no business was IL
was approved. The ruling of the Vice.
order t5'haye the bills read and referred
New York Bridge bill being sa one ' OF those
NEWS OF 4 $50. ooo,o 900 DEFICIENCY.
"A report from the Finance Committee
communication from the Treasury De
partment. In response to a resolution
calling for receipts and expenditures of
m1nths of the current fiscal year.
The communication shows that the
deicit for those three months from the
ct thsrate F of eIsr S. IS Co., 3 SSsr t 81 1 tSs 600 yss .!
IT show theactual exendit ares to have
about sS3, ooo, 900 a month. The expendi.
lures for the year at the same rate
would amount to about 1894, 600. 600, OF
about sci 900, 900 more than the estimated
estimated expenses: and would show ar
increase of expenditures over supposed
actual receipts of a little over s97. 200. 900
A definite forecast for the whole year
vas impossible: but 1t was apparent
that. should the present conditions con-
tfnue. the deficit at TIE erd of the year
would be about $50, 900. 600. The report
was ordered printed.
MIR. STEWART TALKS AGAIN.
The discussion of, the last two days
VA then taken up aPnin. and Mr.. Ste
wart CRep.. Ncv.) addressed the SEN
etc.
Mr.. Stewart finished his sneech within
" hours and left the chamber. He had
little to say about the rules. except to
declare, at the close OF his speach, tina
the attempt to get the Nive-Presidcn
to. disgrace himself and make himself
Infamous. was outrageous: and tha the
Vice-President would not thus lay his
hands on the Constitution and laws OF
his country, but would administer the
rules and protect the minority.
He was followed By Mr.. Dubois (Rep..
Idaho). who declared that there could
be no more. unfortunate occasion for the
exercise OF arbitrary power than the
present.