The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-05-03
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Public Debt Increases, Senate Anx-
ious to Pass the Tariff
Bill.

The regular monthly statement
of the Federal treasury shows the
public debt, on April 30th to have
been SLOl6, 536 976, an increase, for
the month, of $l.16O-971. The cash
in the treasury being $3.50, 1926, $50.
The regular monthly statement
of the public debt issued by the sec
retary Of the treasury shows
the aggregate Of the interest and
non-interest bearing debt to have
been at the close of business yes
terday $1O1Z556,979, exclusive of
$619, 9S9795, in certificates and
certificates and treasury notes,
which are offset by an equal amount
of cash in the treasury The inter
est bearing debt amounted to $685.
041 480, the debt bearing no inter
est 1880, 653. 500, and the debt on
which interest has ceased since ma
turity 81 862, ,03O. The increase in
the debt for the month of April
was 81, ,16O,971. The cash in the
treasury is given as follows: Gold
$171, 1872, 457 silver $511 408, AGA, pa
per $92, 1886, ,O18; deposits in United
States repositories SIG, ,710;
total $3.50, 826, $50, against which
there are demand liabilities consist
ing of silver certificates treasury
notes, etc, amounting to $665, ,097,-
784, leaving the net cash balance in
the treasury $125,O9 785, a de-
crease for the month of So, 852, ,239.
Never before in its history, it
would be safe to say, has the Senate
lost its members in such rapid sue
cession. Five weeks ago the obse-
quies over Senator Colquitt of Geor-
gia were held in the Senate cham
Der. Three weeks later the lament
ed Senator Vance of North Carolina
was buried on the mountain side of
his beloved state, and now, for
the third time in five weeks, anoth-
er Senator lies dead, and the desk
of Senator Stockbridge of Michigan
is draped in somber black.
In accordance with resolutions
the vice president named Senators
Mcmillan, Cullom, Jones of Arkan-
sas, Gibson and Blanchard as the
committee and Immediately after
ward, 1908 p. M, the Senate ad-
journed until today at II a. m.
That the rank and file of the
Democratic party in the Senate is
becoming impatient at the delay
in the consideration Of the tariff bill
was shown yesterday by the circu-
lation of declaration in favor of
closure on the debate, The paper
was prepared by Senator George
and was quietly circulated during
the afternoon, being handed only to
the most influential Senators. 1t
was not signed by all to whom it
was presented some of the Sena-
tors expressing the opinion that it
was too early to attempt the closure
and others declining on principle.
The paper makes no specification
as to how the changes shall be
brought about, whether through
the presiding officer or common
rules, leaving that point as well as
that as to whether it shall be a
modified or an absolute closure to
be decided later. 1t does not APP
pear that the call will be pressed
for the time being, but it is being
handed around quietly as opportuni
ty presents, so as to have the Dem
ocratic side prepared for the
change if undertaken and also to
have the Senators committed to it
as far as possible Senator Harris
said he is not yet prepared to an
nounce any change Of hours for the
daily sessions, but he might have
an announcement in that direction
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