Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-14
THEY ASK A HALT
Senators Grow Eloquent Over
Appropriations
GORMAN MAKES A SPEECH
Attempting to Excuse His Party From
Blame-Mr. Hale Defends the Bill.
Mills Dips in an Oar.

WAsHrsGros, May iS.-The proceed
ipgs of the senate today were marked
by emphatic utterances of warning
from Senators Cockrell and Sherman
on extravaganza of appropriations, and
notable speeches were made by Mr..
German and others on the proposed
amendments TO the naval appropria-
ton bill for the continuance of the
work of reconstrucling the navy. Mr..
German plainly stated that the expen-
ditures 10 which congress was conn.,
mitted would exceed the revenues for
the next two years and make
necessary an increase OF taxa
ton, and that the democrats in
congress were powerless to prevent it.
"We have had on the one side a party
that has been in power, with the rail-
way branch of the government at its
control. That party has fixed ont ex-
penditures at a high rate as think.
Now they are fixed and cannot be re-
pealed. We are not responsible for
what goes on today. The senator from
New Jersey does great injustice to me
and to ms party when he intimates that
we can do better, when the fact Is that
we cannot do better. The senator
from New Jersey would not increase
taxation. How can he help IL?
Enormous Expenditures.
~Your expenditures will be $500, ,000,-
600 or more. The treasury would be
worth more money today but for the
fact that they have taken fund which
under our administration was set apart
for the redemption of the national
bank notes, and they have also taken
the sinking fund. which has disap-
peared, as the surplus has disappeared.
When thoughtless orators were pronils-
ing that we would reduce expenditures
500 ,000, 900, the senator FROM Missouri
Mr.. CockrelD, with foresight that did
honor to him, published statement
showing how we could not possibly do
so. The expenditures of the govern
ment are growing year by year. The
senator from Mississippi asks me
whether they are justly growing. be-
lieve, to great extent, they are"
Mr.. German read statistics to show
the progressive increase Of expendi-
lures.
He concluded by saying that it was
best to tell the facts to the people. The
democratic party was powerless to re-
duce expenditures and powerlees 10
change unjust taxation until the peo-
pie made a change of government.
Mr.. Villas asked the number of speci-
fications Low under contract for con-
struction.
Mr.. Hale-I think it is twenty.four.
Mr.. Villas asked what was the estl-
mated cost of the vessels under con-
struction, and how much remained to
be appropriated.
Mr.. Hale replied that the total cost
would be about $50 200. 900, and from
$40, ,000, 900 TO S25, ,000. 900 remained to
be appropriated, most of which would
have to be appropriated III 1898 and
1894.
Mills Gets in His Oar.
Mr.. Villas asked if IT was correct that
after the vessels shall have been com.
pleted, which were now under contract.
we should have thirty-nInc war vessels,
and most of them of modern construc-
ton.
Mr.. Hale-Yes; We shall have little
more than that.
Mr.. VIlas-There is no immediate
war anticipated, | believe?
Mr.. Hale-There never was.
Mr.. Hale SAID he need hardly remind
the distinguished senator from Wis
consiu that most wars were not antlci-
paied until they came. In our recent
difficulty with Chill If that little coun-
try mad only possessed the navy she
once owned she would have had the
United States 10y the throat. The
United States could not expect TO main
tain longer Its isolation from the rest
OF the world. 1t could not continue
from the rest 10 count upon the exemp-
ton from complication, or even
war, If that was the word the
senator from Wisconsin desired to
be used. which had been enjoyed for
the past twenty-five years. We were
simply endeavoring to 60 on with
this patriotic work of building up n
navy which had been SO ably described
by the senator from Marylsnd.
Mr.. Mills of Texas said it was "a
condition, not theory tha. confronted
us" The country was bankrupt with
out word of protest from anyone;
the sinking fund had been stopped and
preparations had been entered upon
for perpetuating the national debt and
making the annual interest n liked
charge. He strongly denounced this
course and advocated making no more
new appropriations until the expendi-
tures were brought within the limit OF
the revenues. At $50 with tho dis
cussion of the war ships still IN pro.
gress the senate adjourned TILL Mon