The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-01

is under the sod. About once in fifty
years the senate permits the publica-
ton of it's journal.
During the coming session of the SEN
ate, no. matter what Senator Davis
may say, it will be buried from the
world, and his friends can only judge
of his influence by the results which
may be achieved Senator Nelson has
a great work before him; but he Will
not get a, greau deal of public credit
for it. His bankruptcy bill, which pass
ed the senate last summer is now be-
fore the house of representatives. Sen
ator Nelson can say and do nothing to
attract the public eye. He Will prop
ably see and talk to majority OF the
members of the house of representa-
tives. This will necessitate calls upon
fully 200 men; to each one OF whom
Senator Nelson will personally explain
the clauses of his bill and the necessity
for it's enactment. Not one word OF
all this work will see the light OF day
in the public prints.
CONGRESSMAN Heatwole, also, Will
have a busy time of it. He is a mem
Der of the committee on foreign affairs
That committee will have charge OF
the Hawaiian annexation question, and
every member of the committee will be
expected to make a speech on one slde
of the subject or the other Mr.. Heat
wole does not lay claim to oratory, but
his remarks will be written with ed1-
toriaI care. and they will of course nave
their weight.
CONGRESSMAN Jim" Tawney has done
his greatest work for the present con-
gress in participating in the formation
of the Dingley tariff bill. The people
nretty we'll understand that bill by the
present time, and will give to TaWney,
and TO every member of the committee
on WAYS and means, such NEED OF
nraise or censure as their combined
work requires.
CONGRESSMAN McCleary, as mem
her of the committee on banking and
currency. would have a glorious OPP
portunity to do something for his peo-
nle. but for the fact that the present
congress will do nothing in the way
Of financial reform. All of the imam
cial reforming was done on the must
ings before the general elections OIL
1896. The pledges then made have been
forgotten. Nothing will be done by
congress.
Congressman Stevens, being a new
member of the house of representatives,
cannot be expected to do much more
than look after the interests OF MS
constituents, and get them such offices
as are available outside of the civil
service law. Of course, Mr.. Stevens
will participate in all legislative de-
alterations; but his people must not eX-
pect too much of a man who is serving
his first term in that hurlyburly body
known as the house of representatives.
1t is clearly within the memory Of the
Globe correspondent that Capt.
Snider. of Minneapolis, did constant
and effective work for the st. Paul pub
lie building: that he was baked by
Tom Reed; and that the people blamed
him for not accomplishing what was
impossible.
Loren Fletcher, as a member of the
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce, will take an active interest
In all railroad legislation. He
is opposed to the nti-scalpers' bill. He
is also interested in the increase of
appropriation for the seed division Of
the department of agriculture.
Congressman Page Morris will have
difficulty in accomplishing anything of
prominence during the coming session
Of congress because he is a new men,
Der. The people ought to remember al
ways that, no matter whether their
representatives are Democrats or Re
publicans, they cannot acquire in
f1uence during their first terms in the
house of representative They have
uphill work of it all the time because
the older members band together and
get the best Of everything.
Congressman Eddy is here, and has
been diligently at work in this city for
six weeks, looking after the interests of
his individual constituents who want
something.