, 1890-07-19

WASHINGTON. July 1s.-The com
mittee on rules reported a resolution pro-
viding that the house shall Immediately
proceed to the consideration of the orig
inal package" bill, the previous question
to be considered ordered on Monday
alter the reading Of the Journal; that the
house shall then consider the bankruptcy
bill, the previous question to be consid-
cred ordered on Wednesday after the
reading of the Journal.
Breckenridge of Kentucky raised the
question OF consideration. The house de-
cided-yeas lis, nays 55-to consider the
resolution. One hundred and twenty
four members were announced as paired.
| The resolution was modified 80 as to
provide hat appropriation bills shall not
interfere with the consideration of the
two bills. Adopted.
The original package > bill was then
taken up.
Il. b. Taylor said that never had such
a blow been given state rights as by the
ascertainment that under the constitution
citizens Of a foreign state might take into
another state n property hat was a
subject of commerce and there sell it
without the liability of taxation. While
he preferred the house substitute, he
feared its adoption would endanger the
legislation. consequently he advocated the
senate bill.
Culberson of Texas said if Iowa could
prohibit the importation of intoxicating
liquors 1t could exclude tobacco, and 1t
could go further than guaranteeing the
health and morals OF citizens. 1t could
protect its own production against those
of other states 1t would be better to
amend the constitution han mangle it by
these makeshifts.
Adams of Illinois did not believe the
remedy for original package saloons could
be found in either of the proposed meas
ures. He argued in favor of the substi-
tute, defining an original package OF in
toxicating liquors, As a case containing
not less than a dozen bottles and not con-
tanning less than five gallons.
Reed OF Iowa, whose decision as a
judge was overruled by the decision Of the
supreme court, spoke in favor of the pro-
posed legislation. If any relief was to
be given the people from the wrong and
evil to society growing out OF the decision
Of the supreme court, it lay in the direc-
ton pointed out by the pending bill.
They delegated no power to the state.
They merely exercised the power delega-
ted to congress to regulate commerce
among states.
Henderson of iowa said that no decis-
ion rendered by the supreme court since
that court had decided that a human soul
was a proper article of merchandise had
excited the people of the country as the
original package decision. No good
citizen would fail to submit to the de-
cision of the court, but lie Henderson,
would not sit down with folded hands
and wait until the supreme court made
another decision. While he was willing
to recognize the decision as law, he was
unwilling to sit still one and sub
NIT to the operation of that decision If
there was a lawful remedy, and he be-
lieved there was. Let the gentlemen not
forget that the supreme court in throwing
this thunderbolt into the republic did not
fail to send with it n cure. 1t cried out
to congress: while we believe this to
be our duty. we believe it your duty to
remedy the evil" The people OF the
country appealed to congress for action.
Pending further debate the house took
a recess.