The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-29
RUNS FOES IN CONGRESS.
SENATOR'S AGAIN DISCUSSING THE
LIQUOR BILLS.

MIR. Morgan Opposes the Bill Intended
to Overcome the Original Package
Decision and Mr. Pugh Supports 1t.
The Sale of Liquor at Army Posts
Comes Up.
WASHINGTON. May 2S.-In the Senate to-
day the Senate bill subjecting imported
liquors to the laws of the several states was
again taken up, and Mr.. Morgan made an
argument against its constitutionallty.
Mr.. Pugh argued in favor Of the bill. He
held that there were but two ways of pro-
viding for the position in which the states
were left by the recent decision of the su-
preme court. One of these ways was the pas
sage of the pending bill. and the other way
was by an amendment of the constitution
1t would be trifiing with the subject to talk
about amending the constitution. He was
for the substance, not for the form and
shadow, and any legislation that would
remedy the evil would meet his approval
He Thought that the pending bill would do
SO, and he held that the proposed legislation
las the supreme court had decided) was con-
stitutional.
POWER OF THE STATES.
Mr.. Call expressed his entire sympathy
with the idea that the states had absolute
control of the question of the traffic in
intoxicating liquors, and was willing to
vote for almost any bill which would attain
that end.
Mr.. Call yielded the floor to Mr.. Allison,
who presented the conference report on the
army appropriation bill.
Mr.. Ingalls, inquired what bad been done
in regard to the Senate amendment prohib-
iting the sale of alcoholic liquors. beer OF
wine in canteens.
Mr.. Allison said that the provision had
been modified so as to read ''that no alco-
holc liquors, beer or wine shall be sold or
supplied to the enlisted men in any canteen
or post traders store, In any state or ter
ritory in which the sale of alcoholic liquors,
beer or wine is prohibited by law"
GAVE AWAY THE WHOLE PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Paddock-That gives away the
whole proposition.
Mr.. Blair-I suppose that the senator
from Iowa means to be understood that the
Senate conferees found it necessary to
yield to the House conferees.
Mr.. Allison-I do 80 wish to be under
stood.
Mr.. Allison explained that the House
conferees were unanimous in their persist
ency that the proviso inserted by the Senate
should not remain in the bill. The phrase
ology adopted by the conference committee
is the same as that appropriated, supported
and maintained in the House by those who
desired to restrain the liquor traffic in the
army.
THE REPORT WITHDRAWN.
Mr.. Allison withdrew the report and said
he would call it up tomorrow morning.
The fortification bill was reported from
the appropriation committee, with amend
ments, and was ordered to be laid on the
table and printed. TIE estimates for 1891
were So, ,4S8, ,99o. The bill as it passed the
House appropriated s4, ,521, ,678. The Senate
committee added (net 81, 7S9, ,257, making
the amount reported to the Senate
S7,310,935.
Consideration of the bill as to liquors in
prohibitory states was resumed by Messrs.
Call, Faulkner, Wilson of Iowa, Pierce,
Blair, Turpie, Allison, Edmunds, Jones of
Arkansas and Eustis.
Mr.. Vest, at 6:10 o'clock. moved adjourn
ment. No quorum voted, and upon roll
call only forty senators answered. Another
motion to adjourn and another roll call
failed of a quorum.
Mr.. Blair again moved to adjourn, re-
marking that the Senate was in no condition
to pass the temperance bill.
The motion was agreed to, and the Sen
ate, at 6:40 o'clock, adjourned till to-
morrow,