The evening world., 1893-10-19
NO CAUCUS DECISION.
Senate Committee Still Struggling
with the Situation.
$50, 600, 900 National Deficiency
Reported in Sight.
After Hearing This News Senator's
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 ealing a caucus. All
Of the members were present.
AS originally appointed this was sup
posed to be a Silver Committee, but a
prominent silver Senator said to-day his
side 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
cur@ enough signatures to the request
for d = 'lcus to max n quorum of the
Democrats.
1t is an open secret that every effort
possible is being mad to prevent a
call for a caucus practically all the
Senators agreeing that they will go into
o c9nf .e The committee adiourned
STILL TUESDAY IN THE SENATE.
The legislative day of Tuesday last.
which was carried over by a recess till
Wednesday. and again. by. another re-
cess, till to-day, was continued in the
When the roll was called only twenty
two members Dust the half of q .quor:
Mml. answered, II vas not until 1919
tidl tIle 4 StIldlOl put Ill III
appearance and completed the number
necessary to transact business. The
last man to answer was Mr.. Cameron
The Vice-President began to lay be-
fore the Senate certain House bills re
ceived. but was Interrupted by Mr.
POINT efMat or order order thai no Business %sH mav Was TN !,
order until the Journal of Monday las
Vas approved. The ruling of the Vice
order to have the bhls read and referred
New York Bridge bill being one Of those
P SEWs Or Eng & s So, CO.. e55 DEFICIENCY.
A report from the Finance Committed
was presented and read. It contained
calling for receipts and expenditures Of
the Government for the first three
m.nths OF the current fiscal wear.
deficit for those three months from thu
estimated receipts to b over $2l 900, 900. o,
81 therate Of over Ss7, Ooo. ooo for the year
been over sos, 1000. or an Average ra eae o
about ss3, ooo, 1000 a month. The expendl
lures for the year at the same rat
about sci. ooO, 900 more than the estimate
estimated expenses: and would show M
Increase of. expenditures over SUPPOSE
actual receipts of a little over S97. 900, 0CJ
A definite forecast for the whole veal
vas impossible; but it was apparea'
that. should the present conditions con
tinue. the deficit AT the end OF the ven
would be about S50,0 0 900. The rcpor
was ordered printed.
MIR. STEWART TALKS AGAIN.
The discussion of the last two day!
was then taken up again, and Mr.. ste
w0rt (Rep., New addressed the Sen
ete.
Mr.. Stewart finished his speech within
two hours and left the chamber. He hat
little to say about the rules. except t
declare, at the close OF his speech, tina
the attempt to get the Nive-Presiden
to disgrace himself and make himsel
infamous. was outrageous; and that tn
Vice-President would not thus lay h!
hands on the Constitution and laws o
his country, but would administer I'll
rules and protect the minority.
: Ha was followed by MIR. Dubois Rep
ldaho). who declared that there coul
be no more unfortunate occasion for tn
exercise Of arbitrary power than tn
present,