The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-25
Especial Correspondence

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Washington. ID. c., January 20
Congress Is still killing time, until
some of the Committees are ready to
report appropriation bills. The House
being occupied with rambling de-
bate on state rights; the negro as
Jurors. the use of the United States
army at the polls; bribery OF United
States officials and Congressman;
the punishment of lobbyists, and all
the crimes specified in the new cod
' ification of the penal laws OF the
United States. The debate took on
partisan tinge as might be expected
in view of the approach of national
election ano when divisions were
called for, in nearly every case, the
vote followed party lines. There is
one redeeming feature about this de-
bate, it is not tied down by any
ironclad rule Of the Committee on
rules, and is only limited by the reg
lular rules instead of the usual arbi-
trary enforcement of special rule,
which cuts off nearly all debate, when
partisan measures are pending.
In the Senate there Is nothing do
ing beyond the introduction of bills.
and running debate on resolutions
during the morning hour" But the
Senate unlike the House does not at
tempt to make a show of business,
but adjourns daily at an early hour.
An important matter is, however.
impending on the action of the Sec
retary OF the Treasury in awarding
the bids for the late issue of bonds
and certificates, and also as to the de-
posits In the National banks, the Sc
curities accepted, and the name OF
the banks and the amount each one
has on deposit. This information
was asked for by a resolution pro-
posed by Senator Culberson, the DEM
tocrasic leader. and adopted before
the holidays, but was not furnished
by the Treasury Department until
January the 18th. There Is not
much doubt that It will be difficult
1 for those Senator's who usually de-
fend the actions OF the Administra-
ltion to explain why the Wall Street
Banks, and the country banks affil-
lated with them, were favored by
large deposits, and banks in the
South and West did not receive their
fair proportion. 1t will be equally
difficult to defend the details of the
bond issu..
Some weeks ago In this CORE
ispondence 1t was stated that resigna-
tions from the Cabinet were impend-
Ing. but political exigencies have
so far prevented such from occur
ring. Similar reports of impending
Cabinet charges are now current, and
/ 1t Is openly stated that both Secre-
taries Cortelyou and Bonaparte will
resign. The factional fight between
the ROosevelt-Taft faction and the
knox-Hughes combine Is becoming so
intense that President Roosevelt Is
averse to any change in the Cabinet
lat this time that would complicate
the election of delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention favor
able to Mr. Taft.
From high Republican authority
learn that Senator Knox will be
the man unon whom all the anti
Roosevelt interests will eventually
combine, and that when the ultimate
show down in the convention comes
Knox and Taft will be the leading
candidates. 1t Is probable that the
race will be close one between
them on the final ballot. and it is pos
slble that If some other candidate like
Fairbanks, or LaFollette, sticks to
the last that there will be dead
lock. The control of the National