The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-29
UsuRPING THE Static RIGHTS,

The mem hers OF the United States SEN
Ut, for few dayD past have had an oppor-
tunity 70 air freely their views and their
learning OIL the subject OF states rights
mt the popularly known Kind Of State
Rights, 81 withdraw from she Union, but
sle constitutional rights OF tue stats to
mana 20 their own internal aud locsl sn,iis'
| Wall the repu blcsns admit in argument
~ a general thing, that the states have
rig IT'S that even the FEDERAL government
canltt deprive them Of, prsc ically they 90
O. ensciing measure alter measure III d.
rsct aEtsgonism not only TO thees states
rig,ts bu, 10 tho let er and spirit OF the
+ d raj constitution.
TIE proposition which passed tie senate
Nv days since to Appropriate 10000 ~
der direction Of the committee Of nRrloul
tug tor N. pnrno.e OF meeting and
STAN ping out the Ksnsas cattle plague, WIS
una e,iioDab y usurpstion OF power aud
an u consti ut onal, unwarranted sppfo-
priaton. II the states have any rights at
all, Ger ainIy they have by precedent AMI
constitution the right to res ulste their own
quarantine and police matiers. When the
general government once commences TO
take charge of these matters then Is the
sovereignty OF the state or the freedom OF
the pc ,ple gone. In this ,nsas mater 1t
PES not cha ge or lss,en the obj 'ctions to
tis proposed legislaton tha, Kansas 10
standing ready aud desirou' OF
federal interference Tho damage aud
iujus,ico aud wrong CT stst In
tho estiblisnment OF the pre-
Q len. that lie open to iofnite m ID acs-
tl,i srj application. The house ought to
vo.s down the IN resolution by large ma
jor ". The resolution hssn's even the virtue
OF ths pieuro-pneu N )ni, bill, for { A. Is .
cru Ia attempt 10 requisite one sp' cies q
Interstate commerce. Mr.. PLrnps res
luton on the ether hand looks 10 the
agents of ihs burssu Of agriculture going
ins ATE. slang ter ng its cattle fos aiieg-
Of quarantine purposes and compensatinx
tl,ss whose disss "a cattle are deft Dyed.
cattle to the government.
Its gratifying to Texans u fad their able
senators vigorously combating this resoiu
Il N and delivering some OF the sledge-hau.
m.r blows that we're delivered against the
resolution. ssBAfoR MAxrr said With
strong eject in The discus Ion: "rhe
granting Of ss5 900 (tso.ooD for the
purpose Of investigating the ohsrsc-
ssr and nature Of diseases Of csttl- Il
ous Ii lne, but the power 10 appropriate the
money OF THE government 10 destroy cattle
and pay out Of the peoples treasury TOR The
cattle thus destroyed. 10 . power which
boldly sssssit In my judgment, congress
b "a. not and never vas dss,sned or intended
10 have. This 10 simply the advance gnsr
the skivmish line. Of the pleuro pneumcf 10
bill. We ere starting out. IL ~ jnrsm.i :
upon the most dangerous route that ,hi.
c,u,sry nss svsr travelled. rwsntv i've or
airy thousspd collars 10 . mere bag T. lls
I'm tnis matter compared with q sfsrilins
psscedsnt. You five thai. You make Il
the Outs Of this government to icy for he
prop<rts which IL Destroyed Dy ciseass IA
this cou1t-y out o. he common ir--.ury.
and v,ur surtl1s revenue vii scon vanish
ana The country be taxed u.tcli m u On 81
ooslafs."