Birmingham age-herald., 1894-08-16

all the articles specified in your letter the deficit will be $29, AIS, ,058, not including any expenditures op account of the sinking fund or the payment of S2, 363 1000 of Pacific railroad bonds, which will mature during the fiscal year. h view of the existing proposition and requirements of the public service, am of tue opinion that it would not be safe to place all the articles enumer ated in your fetter or even sugar alone upon the free list without imposing taxa tion upon other articles or subjects suffi- cient to raise an annual revenue of about S30, ,000, 900.
 'iI have the honor to ba very respectfully yours, J. G. CARLISLE"
 'NoTE.-The bonds of the Pacific rail- road guaranteed by the government to the amount of S2 1882 ,000, mature during not included in the above estimate Of ex- penditures.''
 MT. Berry moved as soon as the reading was completed that the senate at once go into the consideration of the free sugar bill.
 Mir. Harris-I feel it my duty to say a word and to make a motion to refer these bills to the finance committee. While l am heartily in favor of free sugar, raw and refined, and have certainly no objection to putting the other articles dealt with by the other bills on the free list, still, in view of the comnu nication just read from the sec- retary of the treasury and the strong prob ability, if not the absolute certainty, that if these bills sball become law we will have tue cuTreOb year 6 Qt nCle0Cy lu the treasury of S29 GOO 900 or SAC, ,000 ,000, feel 1t my duty to move to refer each of those bills to the finance committee in order that the committee may in dealing with those bills deal with them so as to provide against that inevitable deficiency. 1 do not think that congress can afford to adjourn without such provision as will effectuaily guard against such deficiency, and for that req son, and that reason only, l move these bills be referred to the committee on finance.
 Speeches against reference, and in favor of the passage of the house bills were made by Messrs. Berry, Vest and Mills.
 MT. Vests speech was made h the execu- tion of his promise to turn the calcium lights upon the history of the bill in the finance committee, the democratic caucus and the conference committee. As usual, he was earnest and impassioned and there was DO lack of frankness or plain speaking in his remarks. His allusions to the president were specially entertaining to the senators and to the galleries. The president found defender in MT. Villas, md the action of the democratic party in congress in passing the bill was supported and justified by MT. Palmer.
 The days proceedings were closed with a highly amusing scene between Messrs. Chandler and Harris, in which MT. Chan dler borrowed the words, tone and manner of MT. Harris on several occasions during the debate on the tariff bill, to the effect
 
 discussion, and that the country was weary ot such debate and was demanding imme- diate action.
 Notice of an amendment to the free sugar bill was given by MT. Jones of Arkansas imposing a duty of 30 per cent ad valorem on all sugars.
 Without any action whatever on the bill the senate at 5:05 adjourned.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 The first item of business in the house to- day, afier the reading of the journal, was the announcement by the speaker that the committee on enrolled bills had reported that the amended tariff bill has been prop erly-enrolled, and that it has been signed by the speaker.
 Several private measures were passed, and half a dozen indefinite leaves of ab- sence were granted to members, all on &C., count of "sickness'' in the family.
 MT. Black, democrat, of Illinois, asked unanimous consent for the consideration of the resolutions:
 Whereas, The balance of available gold in the United States treasury on August 1, 1894, has been reduced, despite the sale of $5O, 900, GOO of gold bonds, to the sum of $54 ,975, ,607; and,
 Whereas, The demand for gold in the treasury, made for shipment to foreign ports, continues and increases; and,
 Whereas, The reports from the treasury show that during the month of July not a dollar in gold was added to the treasury stock from the port of New York, the largest customs port in the United States; and,
 Whereas, 1t is a matter of common Knowledge that gold coin and gold certif- cates have virtually ceased to be used in discharging obligations due to the govern ment, but that tue obligations to the gov ernment are discharged in silver certii- cates, United States notes and United States treasury notes, which are 80 used as to de- plete the treasury gold faster than it accu. mulated from all sources, including cus- toms, internal revenue and sale of bonds; and,
 Whereas, There is in the treasury, un- used and available, an amount of silver equal to $613, ,8S0, ,6S2, American standard i Whereas, The income of the United States does not now equal it's expenditures; therefore, be 1t Resolved, That the committee on coin age, weights and measures be directed at ation, bill providing for the proper use and avail for the said silver. Another resolution providing for the con sideration of and a vote upon the bill under on rules, was also proposed. Various gen. tiemen made objections and the document | went to the box for reference. MT. Talbert, democrat, of South Caro- | lima, also had a resolution which he wanted | the house to consider, but objection was made. It was as follows: Whereas, The tariff bill has been passed | by the house reducing the duty and cheap | ening the necessaries of life, and, Whereas, By separate acts coal, iron, l barbed wire, sugar and molasses has been | put upon the free list, aud, Whereas, Without further legislation | the masses of the people will be very little | better of than before; therefore be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the | house of representatives that the peoples | money should be restored to it's original |