The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-05

short session of congress and the
greater part of this talk, especially
in the senate, has been devoted to
a discussion of whether or not
President Roosevelt was right IN
the colored troops for
the trouble at Brownsville.
From the time congress assem-
bled almost 10 its closing hours,
President Roosevelt kept sending
special messages dealing with some
of the mcst icportant issues which
are before the people today and
these messages received little more
attention than the reading. Scar
cely one thing which he sug-
gested was taken up for con-
sideration, and what few were con-
sidered have been laid upon the
shelf. The Philippine tariff bill
was allowed to sleep in its pigeon
hole for the whole three months,
the question of tariff revision was
not brought up at any time or IN
any form, ship subsidy was brought
into the limelight and for time
it appeared as though the measure
would be passed but thanks to the
filibustering tactics of the demo-
cratic senators, assisted by few
conscientious republicans, Il was
buried, the last sad rites being
performed Saturday afternoon. The
bill was withdrawn and now there
is no such n measure before con-
gress. And so on throughout the
entire list Of important measures
which have been proposed by the
president. They have all been side
tracked and allowed to die without
ever being brought up in congress.
The issue has been lodged in every
instance and the members of con-
gress and the senators have carried
out the promise which they made
before the session began; that lit
tie legislation would be accomplish
ed.
Appropriations have been the
long suit Of the lately deceased
congress. Money has been appro-
priated for this that and the other
thing witout stint. Congress knew
that there was good surplus in
the Nations treasury and some of
the members seem to have been
imbued with the idea that sur
plus i'll the treasury is n terrible
thing. They have done all in their
power TO relieve the congested con
dition even to voting for a meas
ure which would increase their
salaries, a measure upon which they
refused to have the roll called, so
that the people could know who
had voted for or against the sal
AIRY grab. The total appropriations
Of congress amount TO almost a
billion dollars, and yet there arc
those who are not satisfied. Al.
most every congressman and scna-
tor had some pet measure which
called for an appropriation which
he did not get passed.
Little has been heard of the Ohio
delegation in the house during the
past session. The Ohio congressmcr
have been content to sit by and
vote fur he appropriation bills
without taking prominent part
sold F3ggcrs" Grosvenor has tax
on occi,sion to address the house
upon II few occasions and Congress
man Burton has taken issue witt
| him one or two times, but, aside
from these two, he other congress
men have scarcely been hearC
rfrom. In the senate the reverse
has been true. Foraker has beer
doing a great deal Of the talkin:
and assisted bya Tillman, grea
deal more Of the fighting. He hai
been harrassing the president from
the time congress convened ant
with his bullheadedness prevented
the conformation CT the appoint
ment of thirty Ohio postmasters.
In the house the policy has been
spend money and wait for tn
tine of adjournment and in tn
senate it has been, ratify the ap
preparations made by the house
fight and wait for the day 70
adjournment.
Taken all in all, the fifty-nint