The record-union., 1895-02-05
GOVERNMENT FINANCES.
Receipts This Year Will Greatly
Exceed Expenditures,
ACCORDING TO ESTIMATES OF SEC
RETARY CARLISLE.
He Figures on n Surplus on December
81, 1895, of at Least Twenty-Five
Millions of Dollars-ConGressm
Reed of Maine Comes to the Front
With n New Financial Measure.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

With New Financial Measure.
Special to the RECoRD-UNION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. A. The Senate
spent almost the entire day on the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill. and
for the first time since the measure was
taken up it did not serve as text for
financial discussion. 1t is proposed to
pass the bill tomorrow, thus clearing the
way for the Postof1ice and diplomatic and
consular appropriation bills on the calen-
dar and for the Indian and sundry civil
appropriation bills soon to be reported.
Interest in the financial question about
the Senate to-day centered in the activity
of the silver Senators and the frequent
conversations held by them. This, taken
in connection with the call issued by Sem
utor Voorhees,, Chairman Of the Finance
Committee, for a meeting tomorrow, led
to the general supposition that an at
tempt would be made by the silver advo-
Gates on the committee to secure the re-
porting of a free silver bill. Inquiry
among the members of the committee
failed to develop absolute assurance that
the effort would be made, but enough
was said in many quarters to indicate
that the general supposItion was not
without good foundation and to justify
the statement that the silver men are
very hopeful of bringing a tree-coinage
bill out OF the committee, II not at to-
mOrrOW's meeting, at the next one to be
held. They believe Senator Jones OF Ne
vada will unite with Senators OOrhees,
Harris, est, White and Jones OF Arkan-
sas in support of some measure that Will
be satisfactory to the silver men.
Secretary Carlisle submitted letter Of
al, Il
pates the gloomy forebodings as to lack
OF revenue to carry on the Government.
The letter is as follows:
"Replying to the Senate resolution of
January 2S, 1898, that the Secretary OF the
Treasury be directed TO inform the Senate
what is the estimated deficiency in the
revenue of the Government to pay cur
rent expenses between the 3Ist day OF
Decent Der, 1894, and the 3ISC day OF De-
Cember, 1888, ana # the Sl53, 1881 ,519 80
cash balance in the Treasury on the 3Ist
day of December, 1894, viii be sufficient
to meet such deficiency, [ have the honor
TO state from the estimates made upon the
basis of the laws now in force that it is be-
leved that for the twelve months ending
December 81, 1888, the revenues OF the
Government from all sources Will exceed
the ordinary expenditures by 81, j63 02j.'
The reading OF the letter was closely
followed by the Senate. Mcpherson went
to the Clerks desk 10 personally inspect
il.
Then Adrich sent for it, and group OF
Republican senators gathered about him
Bhd read 1t over his shoulder.
German smiled significantly at the Sec
retary's direct and positive estimate OF
the ampleness OF the revenues.
Villas Of Wisconsin, from the Judiciary
Committee, iayorably reported the bill
retiring Justice Howell Jackson from the
United States Supreme Court bench and
asked for the immediate consideration Of
the measure.
Aldrich, still holding Secretary Car
isles letter. suggested that there were
some other things winch would prevent
fun consideration Of this measure, and II
accordingly Went over.
DAVIS Of Minnesota presented the cre-
dentlals OF huute X. Nelson, elected
Senator from that state for six years, be-
ginning March +th next.
The House bill to establish national
military park at Gettysburg, Penn, was
passed.
a resolution was agreed TO, calling on
the Interstate Commerce Commission to
furnish information as to contracts be-
tween the Canadian Pacific Railroad
Company and American lines, by which
the former refrained from competing in
freight and traffic III certain localities.
The House bill was passed to regulate
commerce on the great lakes and connect
ing waters, as 10 lights, signals, ETC.. to
tablished.
The Senate then resumed consideration
of the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, and at U:l5 P. N. adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. An attemDt
was made in the House to-day TO pass an
omnibus bill Tor the payment of claims
for stores and supplies coniscated from
Loyal persons III the South during the
war, amounting 10 S7lS,653. 1t excited
much opposition, and especially from
Pennsylvania members interested in
Pennsylvania war claims amounting to
Sl,OOO,OOO and not included, and the meas
ure was deiested-95 TO rs A rule was
then adopted for the consideration OF the
currency bill tomorrow, Wednesday and
Thursday, after which the remainder of
the day was devoted to the agricultural
appropriation bill, which was passed
without amendment An attempt to re-
duce the appropriation for the distribu-
tiOn OF seed failed.
During hot collOquy in the House
over the adoption Of the order to consider
the currency bill, Hall (Dem.D of Mis-
souri, denounced statement of Hatch
(Dem.l of Missouri as absolutely false
Hatch dehantiy declared that Hall
would not use such language Oft the floor.
Instantly the House was in great con-
fusion, and members crowded about, ex-
pecung possible repetition of the row
OF Friday last, but the Speaker ordered
the Sergeant-at-Armst to see that the gem
tlemen were seated. The incident went
no further, as Outhwaite demanded the
previous question, which WAS ordered.
The rule was adOpLed-lJ5 TO .S-aiter
which the House went into Committee of
the W hole and took up the agricultural
appropriation bill.
The bill was passed, and the Hawaiian
correspondence was laid before the House
FINANCIAL PROBLEM.