Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-15

government was Iaclng impending pans-
ruptcy, and the ghOuls ami scaygngers OF tine
Democratic party outside he house are repeat
ing the story and adding to il in terms. Hen
derson then proceeded to discuss Dockery's
speech in detail, and to ana.yze i'll
statements, showing that Dockrry was
all wrong, that the atlOEai administration
had lived within its means besides paying OFF
q large amount of the national debt, and that
there was a surplus OF S7,OOU,OO for the first SIX
months of ls9l-'S2. instead of a deficit, as
Dockery had made it out. Henderson spoke g.
minutes saving part of his time.
Doclery Has Figures, Too.
Then Dockery arose and proceeded to
quote fieEsts that ''mopped the floor" fig
uratively speaking, with those given by
Henderson. The surplus in the treasury
when Cleveland went out of office was
Sl43,0OG,OO0; eighteen months later it
was only s35, ,OC0,GOO. The speaker
quoted columns of figures all OBJ
tanned from the same source as those
of Henderson, and all Knocking into "pi'
the aforesaid Henderson's figures, just as
Henderson's figures had demolished those
formerly presented by Dockery. The two
speeches were pretty illustration of the
elasticity of figures and they had this
feature-that each party was perfectly sat.
ished with its own showing.
Dingley characterized the resolution a.
pure bUncombe and proceeded then tC
demolish Dockery's figures on the nation
finances. He did it to the satisfaction OF
his own party, after which Livingston, of
Georgia, Alliance member, advocated the
resolution and put in jeremiad over the
starving farmers of the United States all
of which was caused by taxation, princi
paily national, but which he himself fig
ured up in tOtal-national, state and mum.
clpal-as Sl7 per capita, of which lac
claimed that So was due 10 national tax
alton, including protective tariff effects.
Jumped on Secretary Foster.
Sayrcs of Texas said that Secretary Eos
ter showed a surplus of Sl4,OO0OOO foI
1S92-93 but that it was done by Juggling
! the figures with intention to deceive, fol
| there really was a deficit of So, 100000
Hopkins of Illinois said the resolutions
| were simply label-"I am an honest man
for congress, and that a body that had to
/ label itself that way would do to watch
I lie defended the "billion-dollar" congress
. NckenNa said the resolution was bun
/ combe and Dollver of Iowa said it was
/ wind bag that had been thoroughly punct
/ ured today
Views of Other Gentlemen.
J
! CGracry relieving anybody Of anything
/ that needed relieving. Wheeler said that
/ Ii the Democracy never relieved anybody it
= never robbed anybody Hooker supported
. the resolution heartily. Owens Of Ohio,
/ Democrat, criticised the resolution. and
! said that his constituents expected him to
/ vote upon every measure as it was pre-
! sented and TO support those that he
! deemed proper and right Why he should
! today decide upon how he should vote at
| some future time he could not see; and
/ therefore he opposed the last resolution
! As to the ''theatrical' part which had
! formed the principal topic Of the after
/ Moons talk he had little interest in it and
! shouid vote against it.
Holman Wants More Talk.
At this point Holman announced that to
/ day he would move a reconsideration of
the vote by which the previous question
was ordered, and suggested that the house
adjourn. If it did adjourn he would in
/ the meantime decide whether or not to
! press the motion when the house reassem-
| bles
Reed-The gentleman desires to with
! draw for repairs.
This sally was greeted with outburts OF
/ laughter on both Republican and Demo
! cratic sides. Springer endeavored to get
/ in his bill to place raw wool on the free list
and reduce the duties on manufactured
! woolen goods, but Owens OF Ohio. who
wanted the pending resolution disposed OF
! objected, and the house adjourned,