Evening journal., 1892-05-14
GORMAN FOR THE NAVY.
The Maryland Senator Favors
Continuing the Work.
CANNOT REDUCE EXPENDITURES
MIR. German Declares Senators Must
Complete Undertakings Begun by the
Republicans aud That II Is Impossible
to Cut Down Expenses at Present.


and Others on the proposed amendments to
the naval appropriation bill for the contnu-
ance Of the work Of reconstructing the navy.
Mr. German plainly stated that the expen-
ditures 10 which congress was committed
! would exceed the revenues for the next two
years aud make necessary increase Of taxa
I tion and that the Democrats in congress
were powerless 70 prevent IL.
The river and harbor bill was reported.
When the bill came from the house IL carried
appropriations aggregating SCI ,S46.976. The
senate committee increased items in the bill
by 81 1881, i43 and reduced other items by
Ss5s,OOO, leaving the net increase Of the bill
as reported from the senate committee over
the amount OF the bill as il passed the house
Sl,i23, l4a, and tho aggregate Of appropria.
tions carried by the bill 2,47O, ils
The River and Harbor hin.
The senate committee made the following
among other increases over the house bill:
Maine Camden 5000; Portland, SiOOO0i
] Mount Desert, $4,000; Kennebec 100000
Penobs cot $4,000
Massachusetts, Salem, $4,000; scituate
new, $4,000; Kingston new, $4,000.
Mystic and Maiden rivers, $4,000.
Rhode lsland-Block island, 5000; New
port, $4,000.
Connecticut-Du island $1,000; Coscob,
$1,000; Thames, $4,000; Mystic 5000; Sau'
gatuck new, $1,000.
New York-Jamaioa bay new, $1,000.
Delaware Delaware breakwater, S50,0OO
Chincoteague new, $4,000.
New Jersey-Passaic, $4,000
Pennsylvania Schuylkil si0, $50; survey
.alra Erta o,tH Dhf, canal maui Ouus an.
praisement OF MOnongahela new, 5000
Maryland -Patapsco new, S2s,000; War
wick new, $1,000: La Trappe, $500.
Items In the house bill were decreased 10y
the following amounts.
Buffalo, $4,000. Raritan bay, N. j., so,
/ 900; Charleston, 100000; savannah Ji25,'
600; Mobile, 500, ,OOO Petosky, Mich, SO.
600, Hudson river, $4,000; Harlem river
$4,000, and S275,OO0 at other places
j., Senator Fryes report accompanying thl
bill defends the policy OF federal appropria
! tions for river and harbor improvements
I, German Wants "A Navy.
q During a discussion over proposed In
q creases Ia the navy Senator Gorman sai'
d the appropriations for the navy, both unde
ID the last administration and this, had neve
q been treated as party matter. In the las
four congresses they had grown from s.,
2O0,OOO TO SO, IN, 900, and had aggregated
nearly $50, 100000. II these appropriation
i, were now stopped there would be DANCE
of paralyzing these great industries. Tn
! increase recommended by the committe
!, was about sii, 100000, 20 be expended owe
(, aperiod Of years
y 1t would enable the great factories am
. forges to 60 on and complete their ma
chinery. He recognized the fact that IN
= financial problem was a serious one, but h
= knew Of no great item that could be rt
y !, duced by this congress, 30 that when II wa
y charged that we now appropriate $500, COO
y 600 the perfect answer was that the law
i' already passed made them a necessity O
else we must stop the great works Of tn
y government "For one, be continued, 90
!, am not prepared, until we shall have
= navy such as this country ought to have, Q
~ allow economy to prevent me from votin
for proper appropriation 30 create nav.
q OF which the whole American country vii
= be proud, and which is necessary for on
A. commercial interests at home and abroad.
= Democrats Cannot Reduce Expenditure
In the course Of further discussion Nh
, Mcpherson put construction upon Nh
L Gofman's remarks TO which Mr.. GOrmal
(, warmly took exception He said the Demo
Gratis could not change expenditures. 9TH
b., Republican party, he said has long bee
a in power with every branch Of the govern
= ment at its control. That party has txe
- our expenditures az a high rate, as ] thiul
!, But they are fixed and cannot be repealed
= We are not responsible for what goes on q
y day.
"The senator from New Jersey doe
> great injustice 70 me and 10 his part
!, when he intimates that we can do better
| Nl4s Fuf fa Haf In -
The senator from New Jersey would nc
a increase taxation. How can he help II
!, Your revenues are $3.50 600, your "a
penditures win be $500 200, 600 OF more
The treasury would be without money {,
: day but for the fact that they have take
a fund which under another administri
/. tion was set apart for the redemption {
the national bank notes, and they have ais
I, taken the sinking fund, which has disaI
- peared as the surplus has disappeared
When thoughtless orators were promisin
that we would reduce expenditures 500
100000. the senator from Missouri lMl
CockrelD, with foresight that did honor
him, published statement showing ho'
III we could not possibly do 80. The expend
y lures Of the government are growing yes
by year
e 'srhe senator from Mississippi (Ar Georg
/ asks me Wletnci tntg are justly bfoWlul
believe 70 great extent they are" M
German read statistics 10 show the progre
r, sive increase of expenditures. He conclude
y by saying that il was best 10 tell the fac
/, 70 the people. The Democratic party WI
- powerless TO reduce expenditures and powe
less to exchange unjust taxation until q
people made change Of government.
During the debate Mr.. Hale stated thi
m twenty-four ships were now under contra
!, at total cost Of 59,OOO,OOO, from 5000,
a, 900 70 S25, 100000 of which remained to
appropriated, most of which would have
be appropriated in 1893 and 1894
Mr.. Mills CTexl said it was "a conditio
not a theory that confronted u.s. The cou
~ try was bankrupt. Without a word Of pI
na y, test from any one the sinking fund had be
W stopped and preparations had been enter
upon for perpetuating the national debt a.
making the annual interest a fixed charl
He strongly denounced this course and 3
Ia vocated making no more appropriate
Of until the expenditures We're brought witt
NC the limit of the revenues.
She swallowed Paris Green.