Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-19
IN CONGRESS TODAY.
The Senate Still Discussing the
Correctness of the Journal.
BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE.
Delivering EuIogies on the Life
of Mr.. MutchIer.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.

The legislative day of Tuesday last which
was carried over by recess till Wednes-
day, and again. by another recess, till to-
day. was continued in the Senate at 10
o'clock this morning. There were them
however. scarcely a dozen members In the
chamber. and when the roll was called only
twenty-five members Gust the half Of a
Quorum) answered. 1t was not until 1880
that the forty-third Senator put in an ap-
parance and completed thenumber necessary
to transact business. The last man to an
swer was Mr.. Cameron Pa-). The Vice Pres
ident began to lay before the Senate GER
tain House bills received. but was inter-
rupted by Mr.. Stewart (Nev.), who made
the point of order that no business was in
order until the Journal Of Monday last was
approved. The ruling of the Vice Presi-
dent. however, was that it was in order
to have the bills read and referred to COM
mittees. That was done-the New York
bridge bill being one Of those presented
and referred.
Receipts and Expenditures.
A report of the finance committee was
presented and read. 1t contained a COM
munication from the Treasury Department
In response to a resolution calling for the
receipts and expenditures of the govern
ment for the first three months of the cur
rent fiscal year. The communication shows
the deficit for those three months from the
estimated receipts to be over 81 900, ,OOO or
at the rate Of over $S7, ,e0O, 900 for the year.
1t shows the actual expenditures to have
ssa psen n over $SSoooOoO. or an average of about
$SSVV0,VN month. The expenditures for
the year at the same rate would amount
to about $S94.OOO.O00 or about 81 900 900 more
than the estimated expenses. and would
show an increase Of expenditures over sun
posed actual receipts of a little over sW
eee,oo0. A definite forecast for the whole
year was impossible. but 1t was apparent
.nat .i snoui9 the present conditions con-
uhue, the dehcit at the end Of the year.
would be about fifty millions. The report
was ordered printed.
Mr.. stewart Again.
The discussion Of the last two davs was
tnen taken up again, and Mr. Stewart
CNev0 addressed the Senate
MT. Stewart finished his speech within two
nours and left the chamber He had little
to say about the rules. except to declare. at
the close or his speech, that the ATTEMPT to
get the Vice President to disgrace bimsa,f
ana make himself Infamous was Outrageous.
ana that the Vice President would nor thus
iay his hands on the Constitution and Laws
or MS country, but would administer the
rules and protect the minority.
ne was followed by Mr.. Dubois Qdaho),
VINO declared that there could be M nnore
unfortunate occasion for the exercise of
arpitrary power than the present Mr.
DUBOIS declared. in the course of a short
speech, that he would not withdraw from
tns position he had taken against the repeai
DILL even IL the penalty OF expulsion were
visited upon him, as suggested at one OF
tne night sessions by Mr. White of Loulsi.
ana, whose language on that occasion was
ne SAID more hit for barroom than for the
Senate AVA '"e
Mr. Hill dn Mr.. Whites absence) said
tnat ne mad not understood Mr.. Whites re-
mark, and was asked by Mr.. Dubois
whether he subscribed to that doctrine He
stated what he understood Mr. White to
nave said-to the effect that for a Senator
to sit silent and refuse to vote was a VIOLA
ton Of the rules and was disorderly con-
duct. ~o
After a speech by Mr.. Call Fla.) against
any change In the rules, notice was given
by Mr.. Quay Pa) of an amendment to the
repeal bill. making it go into effect on jan
uary l. 1885. Mr.. Butler Is. C) then took
the hoor, and inveighed against the promo
sitions OF Senators Hill and Mills He re-
marked that the party in power was bent
on mischief. He is still speaking in an i'm
passioned style.
He declared that II the PROPOSITIONS of
Senators Hill and Mills were adopted there
would be bedlam In the Senate IL not an
archy.