New-York tribune., 1911-03-01
DEMOCRATIC GRAB
UNCOVERED At ALBANY
In Lively Debate on Canal Bill
They Admit They Are Going to
Use "Steam Roller"
WANT ALL THE OFFICES
Insurgent Senators, Who Oppos
ed the Governors Bill in
Committee, Favor It
on the Floor.
nv Teleeranh 70 The Tribune |


Albany, Feb. 2S-With the declara-
tion from Senator Grady that the Dem
ocrats expected to grab everything in
sight and let the steam roller" fatten
Kepubhcans on every possible occasion,
the majority party in the Senate to day
advanced 10 the order of final passa ge
! the Ramsperger bill packing the Canal
Terminal Commission with five Demo
cratic officials.
This. Senator Grady declared. in de-
7anoe If Republican protests, was
merely the first bill of the sort There
were many others 10 come His out
burst was brought forth bv taunts by
/ Senator Allen that the measure was
piece Of cheap partisanship. and by Sen
ator Newcomb that It covered scheme
of railroad people unfriendly 10 the
canals working through the complaissnt
Democratic party.
Grady retorted by an assault on the
course Of Republican administrations for
the last fifteen years When finally the
| angels robes had been torn aside, he
said, there was revealed "a political car
| cass loathsome with scabs and scars"
The fight over the measure the hottest
in the Senate so far. was notable be
cause Of the fact that Senator Looms,
| insurgent Democrat, who opposed the
bill in committee, stood with the reeu-
lars. So did Senator Roosevelt who was
bitter against II in committee. This
curious for on their part makes IL virtu-
! ally certain that the measure will pass.
but IL will he a biz late to accomplish
an particular good
As understood by Republicans, the bill
was intended to permit the new Demo-
cratic members TO rewrite the report Of
/ the terminal commission. This they
/ will he unable 70 do. for the existing g
/ commission. made up Of four Republi-
cans headed by ex-senator Frederick
/ Stevens. will present it's report to-mor-
! roW After that. Of course. the entire
proposition will be in he hands If the
/ Tamms nvized Legislature.
/ When the Ramsperger hill was reached
| in committee Of the whole. Senator
/ Allen Immediately moved 70 strike out
/ the enacting clause. Loomis. the Demo
/ cratic insurgent. came 10 IT'S defence.
/ lie confessed that he had opposed it in
/ committee. and said he still believed
! somebody other than the Lieutenant
! Governor should take that off1cials place
! or the proposed new commission.
But" said he. I have been assured
that there is no basis for the statement
hat
| proposed in committee wss based. Lieu
tenant Governor Conway is not counsel
! for the Delaware & Hudson Railroad. I
sreak with authority. So l am unre-
ear,-edl,- for this bill. In effect it will
mt Democrats in control or TINS com
mission and that is IS u ought 70 De-
That is why fve members are addeo 70
tb1 present commission instead or four,
so rhe four Republicans may be out
voted
The Senate held its breath in amaze
roent at This frank allusion 10 the Lieu
/ tenant Governor and the Democratic
/ place grabbing.
Senator Allen read a long list ot the
/ non partisan commercial bodleS, i%pIl %
/ New York 70 Buffalo, opposing thls
/ measure. ,.
Whom do We find in favor Of it, he
! o,aried Just one man. At our frst
/ hearing he was a little shy, and SAID ne
1 rerresented only himself though he ad-
roitted drawing the bill AT the second
hearing he uncovered himself lltte'
/ for he said he had been retained oF
some unknown Official body though he
had merely an indefinite hope OF an
| eventual retainer
No Professor Collin said ne repre-
serted the Governor" interposed Senator
oon1is Professor Collin at thls time
was standing in the rear Of the Senate
chamber. his face livid
All right" rejoined Senator Allen,
'let it 60 az that. He represented the
Ic.o.ernor-fhis Executive who prides
himself on not interfering with legisla-
lion. and tells the public he never med
dies with a coordinate branch Of the
government. He's behind this bill,
! then =,
Let the Senator 90 a step further, "
broke in Senator Wagner The whole
| Democratic party is behind this bill.