The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-14
rNCLE SANS BIG BILLS.
suNAToR GoRMAN SPEAKS ON
THE NAVAL BILL.

IA Ia IN Favor OF generous Appropri-
o.,ons Until the Country is Strong
=, the sea-A High Tribute to the
Administrations of Secretaries Whit
nev and Tracy.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Iu speaking on
.Aa naval bill in the Senate to-day Mr..
co-rnan smoke of the advance made IN res
.,nt vsars establishing steel ship-building
rlo,ts in this country, so that now, he said,
rrast steel war vessels could be built here
sor within s per cent. of the cost of build
inc them on the Clyde; that progress had
ham made under the policy of building up
nav navy inaugurated under the last ad-
ministration. BE was, therefore, pre-
norad TO vote for pro-
ror.,onal increase of the navy
,,rder the present or next administration.
Sirra the introduction of Mr.. Whitney
into tle office of Secretary of the Navy to
tbe nresent moment there had not been a
breath Of suspicion as to the economical
and wise expenditure Of every dollar placed
under the control of those two administra-
tions. He knew that the financial problem
was n serious one Congress was being
criticised in the public press and elsewhere
Tor the great amount of money expended,
and he thought it could be Demon
strated that the expenditures of the govern
ment exceeded the revenues. The point had
been reached when the expenditures would
exceed the revenues by S2O,O0O,OOO or S25,-
00OOOO The expenditure Of $4,000 900
wear was immense and yet that sum would
he less than the amount that would be ap-
nropriated at this session. These expenditures
had grown from year to year and now
economy and careful appropriations would
have to be the order of the day. If not, an
increase OF taxation would have to follow.
The pension system had been swollen
beyond the dream of any man in congress-
He knew of no way by which it
could be now reduced. So it was
with other expenses of the government, and
still be knew Of no great item that could be
reduced He knew that there had been
great expectations that there would be a
decrease OF from $50, 100000 to 800, 900
at this session. But the answer, and per-
feet answer, to that was that the laws now
on the statute book made large expendi-
lures absolutely necessary if the great
works of the government were not stopped
and the steel industries of the country para
lyzsd. He, for one, was not prepared now.
or at any time until the country should
have navy to be proud Of, to let the cry
Of economy prevent him from voting for a
proper appropriation for it.
MCPHERSON SUGGESTS A CUT.
Mr.. MCPHERSON intimsted that IL Mr.. Cor
man desired to economic 80, ,000, 900 of the
appropriation might be struck from the
pending bill and $40, 100000 more from the
river and harbor appropriation bill.
Mr.. German declared that there was no
power on earth that could enable the Demo-
cratic party TO reduce the Sl50, 900 900 of
pensions a year, or to reduce the
fixed expenses of the government,
or the interest on the public debt, or to re-
duce taxation. 1t had no such power 30
long as the government was divided be-
tween the parties The country ought to
know that But the great issue between
the two political parties was fixed in the
mind Of the people and it should not be
tsmpered with. They might have homeo-
pstbic measures looking to a re-
duction; they might argue the ques-
ton and keep it alive, but the
people OF the county knew full well
what the real issues were. They had been
made in the democratic nationAl platform
In 1888, and in the platform Of every demo-
cratic convention held since 1883. And
they would stand there until victory was
won on one side or the other. On the one
Sue was party that had been in
power with every branch Of the gov
erhment IN its control, and that
mad liked the expenditures at too higher a
rate, ,as the democrats thought, but those ex-
penditures had been fixed and could not be
N repealed or modified until the Democratic
party got control Of every branch of the
y government The Democratic party was
not TO be held responsible for what went on
until then.
Mr. George asked if the senator desired to
10 understood that there are now on the
s'atute book provisions of law that require
sa ana annual da expenditure of $3.50 900 900 or
AF. Gorman-Yes, practically that.
EXPENDITURES GROWING JUSTLY.
Mr.. eieorge-Is there any place where the
expenditures can be reduced?
Mr. Gorman-The expenditures are grow
ing year by year.
Mr. George-Are they justly growing?
nl' Gorman-Yes. they are justly grow
.as, and we had an administration that was
a.ru q. nonest as any in the history OF the gov
gInment, and yet the expenditures grew
ulIrIlhg that four years.
irn uE T. uorman then presented a table, show
crsoal -s .us' tne appropriations had steadily in
ttGuS tGaSeu from 1868, ,794 900 In the Forty
a.. a.. congress- to S9S8, All, 900 in the Fiftv-
aa;i ais; congress-. Mr.. German, continuing,
81 on -ri.s AS the country grows, and you 20
< onon 10 ~ sle construction of your navy and
g oyeo. lalors uarOors and deepen rivers, and make
4 eYnar e. AOi tue army and navy, these
frdr, frpUuSHl1ures S1!es must increase The senator
tboI, nl mississippi. Mr.. George, asks how can
lucy y be reduced. They -can be
IwSioeu Goeu when we reach the point
n stonD;l T,Gn Will be within q year or two) of
81 ys5pp ysE5pping further construction of the navy.
h placo you have on hand guns enough to
a torOoodtan tn Ine forts; when you have enough
and PTuS 2uS boats to look after your harbors
n rjysrS "nen you stop your appropriations for
pep,io, 9nu harbors; when you come to
aIt ~ u was to increase pensions to sucS a5 eUs
reduce them" '- ''uAo oPeiaSeS W