The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-05-28
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reported from the judiciary committee to
amend the interstate commerce law so that
states can control the sale of imported
liquors. Messrs. Vest and Regain opposed
the bill, on the ground that it would be un-
constitutional and Messrs Hoar and Ed
munds favored it. The latter said that the
supreme court had taken the longest step
taken within a hundred years within the
republic toward centraiZing power some
where, either in the supreme court or con-
gress. He did not believe in Capitalization
of power. He believed in its segregation and
separation in every respect. Speaking of
the importation of intoxicating liquors into
a state, Mr.. Edmunds claimed that once
they got there they were the subject of
state laws, and that was what the supreme
court of the United States would come to
within the next twenty years. The consti-
tuition had declared that congress should
have the power to regulate commerce among
the states and left to the states the power to
deal with objects of commerce after they
got there. The bill went over without
action, and the remainder of the session was
occupied with euogies on the late Repre-
sentative w. ID. Kelley of Pennsylvania,
Mr.. Morrill, making one of the addresses.
- The house considered the tariff bill
in committee of the whole, many amend
menS being rejected and a few adopted.
Mr.. Stewart secured three minutes in which
to speak to his amendment in favor #
bounty on maple sugar. and he made
strong aud fOrcibte presentation Of the
claims OF the 100000 sugar makers OF Yer
mont, Sew Hampshire and New York to
equal reorganization with the Louisiana
planters and the beet sugar producers OF the
West. He presented figures to show the
value of the industry. He showed that
Vermont alone produced on an average be-
tween seven and nine million pounds of
sugar annually but at one time its product
was twelve million pounds, and that she
,tvp,n bad
ducing state. If a bounty were to be
granted at all, he argued that there was no
reason why it should not be granted to the
Vermont farmers, who would be thrown
into sharp competition with the Canadian
producers by striking off the present duty
The speech was received with marked at
tention. The amendment, however, was
lost, by vote of lifty-one to ninety-tive. An
amendment was adopted reducing from
fourteen to eleven cents the duty on manu-
featured or undressed granite, and from
fifty to forty per cent on hewn, dressed or
polished stone of the same character.
WEDNEsDAY.-Th silver bill occupied
the time of the senate's session, but no vote
was reached. The bill regarding the inn
portation of liquor into States was also dis
cussed. - The tariff bill was considered
in the house in committee of the whole, and
number of amendments were rejected.
The bill, with its amendments, was then
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amendments began. The republicans who
voted with the democrats on the amend
ments increasing the duty on wool and
worsted goods and yarn, which We're de-
feated were Messrs Anderson OF Kansas,
! Comstock, Dolliver, Dunnell, FeatherstOne,
| Flick, Henderson, Kerr of ltwa, Lacey,
| Lind, Strubble, Sweeney and Taylor of Hi
! nOis. The bill was passed by a strict party
vote, except that Mr., Coleman of Louisiana
voted with the democrats. Mr.. Butterworth
voted for the bill. The vote stood l64 to
! 142. The speaker appointed Messrs r.. b.
| Taylor of Ohio, Stewart of Vermont and
Bland as conferees on the antitrust bill.
THURSDAY silver bill was under
! discussion in the senate, Mr. Daniel speak
ing in favor of it, The naval appropriation
| bill also was discussed at some length.
- The house passed bill prescribing a
penalty for any supervisor or enumerator
! of the census who shall receive fee or COM
| pension for census work beyond the legal
compensation. In committee of the whole
! the river and harbor appropriation bill was
! discussed, Mr.. Blanchard of Louisiana es-
pecially urging that the government do
| something to protect residents along the
! Mississippi from floods.
FRIDAY.-Mr Stanford addressed the SEN
ate on his bill providing for loans by the
government on agricultural lands. The
naval appropriation bill was discussed, Mr..
! Dolph speaking against the expenditure OF
money for new cruisers. - The house
discussed the river and harbor bill in com
mittee of the whole. An amendment pro.
vding for securing continuous water way
from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi ade-
quate for the passage Of the largest river
steamers and men-of-war was defeated
SATURDAY.-In the senate the amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill tC
strike out the item of $4,000 for the i'm
provement of the plant at the Portsmouth
navy-yard was disagreed 10. The item fol
the Boston nayy-yard was also continued
in the bill.
MoNDAY.-The senate took up the nava
appropriation bill, the pending question
being on Mr.. Cockrell's amendment to strike
out the provision for the construction o.
three heavily armed battle-ships. This
amendment was defeated, On motion o.
Mr.. Butler an item was inserted appropriat
ing 100000 for a dry dock at Port Royal
$. c., the whole cost not TO exceed 100000
The bill was then passed 60 The hous,
passed the Rock Creek park bill