, 1890-06-05
MAJOR POWELL.
His Methods Attacked
In the Senate.
ORIGINAL PACKAGES.
Passage Of the Pending Cor.
reotive Bill
The STATE REGULATIONS HOLD
Substitute Amendments Adopted
A Tilt In the House Over the
Building Bills

wAsHrSe7os. May %. In the senate
to-day Mr. Stewart, rising to q-1estiou
OF personal privilege, had read an
article nom local paper containing =
statement by Major Powell, director OF
the geological survey, with reference 20
Nr. Stewards resolution, in which Mr..
POWELL spoke Of the movement 80 insti-
gated by iand-shnrks and spectators
for tho purpose of gobbling up the
trzigsole lands and establishing q sort OF
hydraulic feudal system.
Mr. Stewart sketched nm outline OF
what had been done In tho work Of
stimulating irrigation In the far West
rscsntly, and the appropriations.
Major Powell. hs said. had usedE more
eiiAn half Of the appropriations In vast
and expcnsive surveys, OF no practical
uss for the object In viow. and In timated
shat Major Powell had enormous power
In both houses from hls giving employ
msnt 10 lot Of young mon, sons and
relatives OF members OF congress, and
that he kept an enormous lobby In
Washington 10 control tho sections of
congress. The bureau Of geology and
mineraIogy was nothing. Mr.. Stewart
ssid. but mess OF humbug and fool
tshnsss.
Mr.. German dafsndsd Major Powell
q valuable public officer, who had dis--
charged his duty faithfully.
Mr.. Teller introduced Joint resolution
setting forth that II was the determined
policy Of the United States government
70 uss both gold and silver ~ full legal
tender money, under the rates now ex-
istink in the United statss. or which
A-n~- - A.
United States. alone, or acting In ac-
cord with other nations. Laid on the
table and ordered printed
The imported liquor bill was then
takon mp. the question beinR on the fol-
lowing substitute. offered by Mr.. Gray
TO the substitute from the Judiciary
committee; "rhat fsrmented, distilled
or other Intoxicating liquors. trans
ferred as article of commerce, or brought
into any stats or territory. from point
or place outside such state or territory
for use, consumption OF raie therein shall
not be exempt nor shall the owner or
person in possession thereof be exempt
IRON the operation OF the liquor laws,
regulations, control, police or taxing
power OF such state or territory, Affect
Ing or applicable to NIL other like prop
erty, BY reason ofsuch liquors being In
transportation. ms subject to interstate
or foreign commerce"
Nr. Gray'- amendment was agreed to.
ayes ", noes 20.
The noes we're; Messrs. Allen, Alii-
tcn. Bate. BLAIR, Blodeett, Coke. Dawes.
Edmvnds. Enstis, George. HoAr. In
gals. Moody, Morrill,. Paddock, Plumb.
Power, Sherman. Vest and Wilson. OF
Iowa.
AIR. Vest moved an amendment TO the 1
substitute, making II apply TO French |
b,ef. veal, lamb and pork, and argued 4
that II the bill was to become u law II |
should not be confined TO intoxicating |
liquors. This was tho first time he knew
OF the supreme courts suggesting a
remedy that would produce chaos; but,
ifho were wrong In his position and the |
friends OF the DILL were right. then he
wanted to give the cattle raisers Of the
West the same privileges granted the
sion Of alcoholic stimuiants He had
served on the senate COMMITTEES with
relation to the beef business. and had
found an alarming state OF things in the |
inspection Of beef cattle.
The vote on Mr.. Vests amendment
was; Ayes 8, noes ~. The ayes were:
Msssrs- Call, Morgan, Payne. Stewart and
Vest.
Mr.. Wilson, OF Iowa, offered a substi-
tute for Mr.. Gray's amendment pro-
yiding that liquors transported into any
state or territory for use, consumption,
sale or storage, shall on their arrival be
subject TO the operation of the laws OF
exercise OF its police power, and shall not
be exempt therefrom by reason of their
being Intoxicating liquors IN original
packages"
Mr. Wilson's substitute was adopted
a