St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-18
CANALSIN CONGRESS.
Waterways and Water Power
Schemes Trouble Mime
sofa Members.
ROACH in GORMAN'S HANDS.
How the Sugar Trust Con-
tPolled the Last Senate
Vote.
ROACH IN GORMAN'S HANDS
KIEFER'S COSTLY CANAL.
Minnesota Republicans Fail to
Go on Record on the In
come Tax.


opeC-di 10 ln6 GiODe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia very inter-
esting contest that may last through
half dozen congresses Is going on over
the AltamOnte canal scheme. AT the
present time Congressman Baldwin is
advocating this proposition with all his
energy, and really has the matter pretty
we'll along; but it now seems highly
improbable that he will get the bill
through the house. because he will be
unable to secure unanimous consent for
its passage. Senator Allen, OF CloQuet,
is here opposing the scheme and has
found one ally in particular whose in-
reference threatens to start cOntrO,
verSy as to the rights of an outside
member from the same state to inter-
fere in what is called local legislation.
In this case Duluth wants the Alta
monte canal while many ouside inter
ests in the Sixth district oppose it.
With this opposition is arrayed Col.
kiefer, of the st. Paul district, who
thinks it will interfere with his big ca
nal proposition. COngressman-elect
Towne fayOrs theAltamonte proposition,
as does the present member, and Con-
gresham Tawney, as a friend of the
next member from Duluth, has cham>
piOned that side of the question. He
will insist that the gallant colonel keep
his hands out of the Sixth district. lest
he succeed in getting them badly
buraed.
Against the Twins.
The members from the Twin Cities in
the next congress will have to handle
the outside members very tenderly or
they will find themselves greatly in the
minority. McCleary. as is his custom,
will be very careful about committing
himself, but the other four make no Sc
cret Of the fact that they do not propose
to allow MeSsrs. Fletcher and Kiefer to
run the delegation. This was shown in
the vote on the pooling bill, when Taw-
ney and McCleary voted against it in
the face Of requests ard pIeadngs made
by the Twin City influences favorable
to the bill. The fact that Congressman
Fletcher, by his splendid underground
system of working, will probably be the
only MinnesOtan to get really first
class committee assignment will not
help matters in the least.
Sugar and PopuIists.
The last attempt to get up the
sugar bill showed the Republican side
solid for the sugar trust. Three Demo-
Gratis betrayed their party and the peo-
pie, but they voted with all the Repub-
licans and all the POpuliSts. The ex-
PLANTATION of Senator Allen, of Nebraska.
that the Populists voted for the trust
because they did not think an honest
attempt was being made to get the bill
up recalls most vividly the fact that
this was the second time that the Me-
braSka demagogue saved the sugar
trust Had the three Popuists-Allen,
Kyle and Petfer-voted with the DEM
ocrats, the bill would have been taken
up in spite Of the Democratic traitors.
But the POpulists who are crying cor
ruption and demanding power in the
Western states will perhaps be able to
explain why the solid Populist vote
went on the side of the sugar trust.
Republicans who have been de-
nOuucing the protection given the sugar
trust by the Democratic tariff bill will.
of course, have no trouble la explain
ing the attitude of the Republican SEN
atOrs who voted sOlidIy to help the
three POpulists save tue ditferential for
the trust.
German and Roach
But the Democrats who were sur
prised at the fact that Messrs. Bricp.
German, Smith and Gibson, the so-called
conservatives, were paired in favor Of
taking up the sugar bill, will be inter-
eSted in learning portion of the inside
of the IDEAL" This interests the Dem
Ocrats of North Dakota in particular.
| because Senator Roach, of that state.
was party to it. When Senator Roach
was a boy he and Senator German
played base ball together, and the in
timacy thus commenced has continued
through the years that have since
passed. When the North Dakota man
came on here little less than two
years ago as member of the senate, it
will be remembered some very disagree
able revelations were unfolded, and au
attempt to throw him out Of the senate
was really made.
Inside of the Deal.
In the management of his case during
all Of that time Senator Roach leaned
upon the senior senator from MARYLAND.
and really thought that his seat was
saved by MIR, German. Of course Mr..
German is and was valuable friend.
but When all the factS are known the I'M
scrupulous Maryland man will be found
to have received his full ponnd Of flesh.
In other words, when Mr.. German was
paired in favor of taking up the sugar
bill he knew that Senator Roach had
agreed to vote with the Republicans and
the Populists for the trust. He knew
this because he was In the chamber a
short time previous to the taking Of the
vote and knew exactly when the matter
would be called up.
Martin, Of Kansas, also voted with the
sugar trust, and Call, of Florida, was
absent. The story is that Senator Brfce
secured one of these votes for the trust,
while Smith secured the other. This IS
probably hardly correct. A statement
more nearly correct would say that the
so-called conservatives forced to get
under cover knew that other votes had
been secured to take their places.
The Fight to BE Continued.
However, the real Democrats of the
se6ate are not through with .this sugar
bill yet. 1t will be called up again, and,
While the same fate may await their
efforts, the people Of the country %Ili
he given plenty OF object lessons on the
subject, and WILL know that. With half
dozen exceptions, the Democratic sen
ators have been faithful to their peapls,