, 1890-07-24
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
A Long Debate on ths Senate "Orig'
inal Package" Bill.

inal Package" Bill.
In the house to-day the committee on
rules reported a resolution providing
that the house should Immediately pro-
coed to the consideration of the 'origin-
al package bill. the previous question
to be considered ordered Monday after
the reading Of the journal, and that the
house should next consider the bank
ruptcy bill, the previous question to he
considered ordered Wednesday after the
reading of the journal.
Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Kentucky, raised
the question OF consideration, and tho
house decided-ayes, 49, noes, 55-to
consider the resolution. One hundred
and twenty-four members were an
nounced as paired
The resolution was modified so as to
provide that the appropriation bills
should not interfere with tho consider
alton of the two bills adopted.
The Original package" bill was then
taken up, and MIR. T.. b. Taylor said
that never had such blow been given
state rights as by the ascertainment
that Under the constitution citizens of
foreign state might take into another
of commerce, and there sell it, without
liability to taxation. While he pre-
ferred the house substitute he feared
hat its adoption would endanger the
legislation, consequently he advocated
the senate bill.
Mr.. Culberson, of Texas, said that IL
Iowa could prohibit the importation of
mt oxicating liquors it could exclude to-
bacco, and it could 20 farther, and
guarantee the health and morals of its
citizens. 1t could protect its own pro-
ductions against those of other states.
II would be better to amend tho consti-
tuition than to mangle it by these make
shifts.
Mr.. Adams. of Illinois. did not be-
ieve that the remedy for "original
package" saloons could be found In
theier of the proposed measures. Ho
argued in favor of n substitute, defining
an ''original package" of intoxicating
liquors us bottles in cases containing not
less than dozen bottles, ands not in
bottles, as casks, containing not less than
five gallons
Mr.. Reed, of Iowa, whose decision as
judge was overruled by the decision of
the supreme court, spoke in favor Of the
proposed legislation.
IL any relief was to be given the peo-
pie from the wrong and evil to society
of the giving out of the decision of the
supreme court, II lay in the direction
pointed out by the pending bill. 1t del
egated no power to the states, and
merely exercised the power delegated to
congress to regulate commerce among
| the states.
Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, said that no
decision rendered. by the supreme court
since that court had decided that a
human soul was u proper article of mer-
chandise, had so excited the people of
the country as the ''original package"
decision. No good citizen would fail to
submit to the decision of the court, but
he CHcnderson) 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
moment aud submit to the opera
tion OF that decision, IL there was
a lawful remedy, and he believed there
was. Let the gentlemen not forget thar
the supreme court, Ia throwing this
thunder-bolt into the republic, did not
fail to send with II cure. 1t cried out
to congress: "While We believe this to
be our duty, we believe II TO be your
duty TO remedy the evil" The people
ofthe country appealed to congress for
action.
Pending further debate, the house took
a recess, the evening session to be for the
| consideration OF private pension bills.
Nothing was done, however, at the
evening session, Mr.. Enloe raising the
point Of no quorum.