Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-19
Villas AND GORMAN.
The Two Statesmen Have a
Little Difference.
A LIVELY DEBATE IN THE SENATE.

The Marylander and Badger Statesman
DO Little Mutual Criticism-Free
Coinage Ruled Out of the suudry Civil
Bill in the House, but Bland Puts Up
Another Proposition That Puzzles the
Chair-wanamaker Makes Some sug-
gestions as to Newspaper Postage.
WASHINGTON, May 19-There was
passage of some warmth in the senate
yesterday between Villas and German over
the latter's speech on Friday last in which
he insisted that economy at this session
was impossible. German began it. He
expressed surprise at what seemed to him
Villas unjust criticism of his position, and
repeated that the Republican congress
an6 president had made it ABSOLUTELY neces-
sary for this congress to appropriate $780,
100000. There was no escape from it, but
there was no Democrat in congress today
that could be held responsible for it.
When newspapers in the professed inter
est of the Democratic party held up to the
people the hope that Democratic house
with 100 majority could reduce it, they
were deceiving the people
May Economize Next Session.
The voting of money for local improve
ments and striking down great appropria-
tons for work that would benefit the
whole country was not economy. He
hoped to see the Democracy soon restored
to power, but to do so it must fairly re-
represent the facts and not claim the
power to reduce expenses when they did not
possess the same. This was not the Demo
cracy's fault-the Republicans were re-
sponsible-but all the same $500, 900, 600
would be required for this year, of which
Sl45, 0O0, 600 would be needed for pensions
Expenditures could not be reduced at this
session, but the next session they
might he reduced S30OOO,O0O or
100000 and thus bring the total ap-
preparations of the Fifty-second congress
below those of this amount.
Villas Replies to the MaryIander.
Villas said that German seems to me to
be superheated. He seems unnecessarily
sensitive. 1t cannot be due to anything
said by me. l am afraid he has recognized
that the course of the discussion in which
he INDUCED, that the tendency of his re-
marks, more than what was said, seemed
to be more gratifying to his and my politi.
cal enemies than to his and my political
friends; and that because of an apparent
isolation he has seemed to think that he
was criticised when no criticism was in
tended and none was expressed The
Democracy should go before the people as
unit and not with one section declaring
for economy and the other justifying the
increase of taxation.
German Thanks His Critic.
Villas referred to the line of argument
adopted by German on this bill as sub
stantially advocating bounty upon shiI
building. German replied that if so, the
policy was one that had been inaugurate6
by Secretary Whitney.
EVilas-Why that is so easy to answer ]
wonder the senator has SO exposed him
self. 5e aaa
@Thank you,n said. German, under hi
breath
Villas said that we had no navy ..theI
and that Whitney's call was only for tn
appropriation Of a million or two NOR
than the usual amount. The differenc
between creating a navy and making ap
preparations to continue enormous plant
was simply the difference between homes
dealing with the public money and tn
misuse Of it.
The vote against the amendment to tn
naval bill was all Democratic and ALI
ance