The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-02
Mooney Working for the
Reconsideration.
Cold Storage men Blamed
for Defeat.
Some of the Men who Voted Against
the Appropriation Give Their Rca-
SONS for IL and Many of Them
are Found TO be very E1imsy--
President Taft Is Worried Over
the Turn of Affairs In Ohio.
BY United Press Wire.

Columbus, o., Feb 2-Uuless the in
terests that oppose an investigation
of the cause of the high cost of living
are able, before this evening, to al
lay the fear that has followed the
defeat of the appropriation to defray
the expenses of an inquiry, the vote
of sixty-eight to thirty-four will be
reconsidered and it Is quite probable
that enough votes to give the neces-
sary two thirds will be mustered for
the. bill. The appropriation on the
reconsideration may not be for the
entire $1,000 but II will be for enough
to enable the inquiry to proceed.
Big poitics--the game between
Harmon and Taft for 1912, will be
the reason for this, twenty-six of the
thrty-four votes against the bill were
Republican. Speaker Mooney is ex-
erting all his influence TO have the
Republicans vote for the appropria-
ton. He says positively there will be
a reconsideration. One thing that Is
helping him materially is rumor
that Governor Harmon would be de-
lighted with the defeat of the investi-
CATION he recommended if the respon.
sibility can be laid at the door of the
Republicans.
Chairman williams of the committee
charges that the cold storage inter-
ests and the mddicman brought the
defeat of the bill by working through
the farmers. They created among the
farmers the belief that the investiga-
ton would result in blaming producers
Ii A.,f
against the bill were cast by farmers
Seven were by lawyers. four were by
doctors and two by. teachers Then
there was a banker. a bank cashier,
druggist, jeweler, an insurance
agent. an advertising agent, min
ing accountant. a monument maker
a manufacturer, retired manufactur-
err and the only preacher In the legis-
lature.
Two of the Cincinnati delegation
Zumstein and Spiegel, one from Cleve-
land, Carabelli, and two from Colum-
bus, Braun, and Jones, We're among
the opposition, Five of the better
known temperance leaders in the
house, Wilson, Gard. Crist, Ditmar'
and Hatfield, voted against the bill
There was more excitement after
the speaker announced that the bill
had been defeated than there had
been around the legislature In quite ;
while. Some of the negative votes be
yond doubt were caused by an acci
dent Annoyance over long-WindeC
speech by Connaughton caused Rat
life of Cincinnati TO move the pre-
yious question and block debate. Sew
eral members had amendments> they
wanted to offer and they got sore be
cause they considered this an appll
cation of gag rule, The reasons givei
| by some of the nays were interesting
Russell. Wayne county: Because o
the gag rule"
schurr, Madison county: "Citizen
of my counuty adopted a resolution
against it."
Wilson. Belmont: Tin agains
probes in general"
Bowersox. Williams: "We hav'
enough law already TO handle tn
question"
Crist, Delaware: "It would be |
waste of money"
Crawford, Athens "Probes are fol
lly"
Braun, Franklin: "It wouldn't a
any good"
Nye, Pike; "DIdnt care either way
Stambaugh. Hardin; ITS the tarii
THAT needs INVESTIGATING.
Riddle, Logan: Three thousand J
lenough."
Huber. Defiance: ITS unfair to tn
farmer"
wellng. Perry: 1T needs fedora
probe"
Beaschler, Noble useless expense.
On those who didn't vote at al
Reed of Wood county said; I'm run
{ ming for congress"
Weisner. of Van Vert: II favore
liz, but my constituents didn't
Gibbs. of Lorain: II was busy writ
) ing a letter"
r ellison, of jefferson: at wasn't
| enough Importance"
/ shcott. of Coshocton II believe
ri Ia federal probe"