Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-31
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
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Senator vest opposed the Dill. IL IL q
question If congress has the power vested in
1t, to delegate such power as the power to
regulate interstate commerce, to any state.
Senator .Hoar thought it sad case if con-
gress could not itself control the liquor traffic
and also lacked the power to give state tbs
right to do it.
Senator Edmunds said: It is argued that
the right to carry any property into state
and there sell it is an inherited right, not to
be restricted by legislation, state or national.
There is fault in the logic somewhere. The
constitution had declared that congress
should have the power to regulate commerce
among the states and left the states the power
TO deal with the subject of commerce after
they got there.
THE BILL PASSED BIZ TIE HOUSE.
The committee of the whole having report
ed the tariff bill to the house the several
amendments agreed tom the committee were
adopted and the bill passed by the house,
164 to 138.
BRIcE's CREDENTIALS.
The credentials of Calvin S. Brice, as SEN
ator from the state of Ohio, for six years,
commencing March 4, 1891, were presented
by Mr.. Payne, read and placed on file.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
In the house Mr.. Henderson of Illinois,
chairman of the committee of rivers and
harbors, explained the provisions of the bill,
stating that it appropriated so, 9S2, 600 based
upon estimates aggregating $39, 500, 600. He
believed that there was no money going out
of the treasury that was so much in the in
terest of the people of the country as the
money expended in the improvement of
rivers and harbors.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, spoke in
favor of the principle of river and harbor
bills, contending that they did more to solve
the problem of cheap transportation than
all the interstate commerce bills that could
be passed.
Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa, attacked the bill, which
was defended by Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio.
COMMON MASS OF PROPERTY.
Senator Faulkner gave notice of an amend
ment to the bill relating to liquors imported
to prohibition states, providing that such
LIQUORS shall be considered as incorporated as
part of the common mass of property within
the state and subject to regulation, control
and taxation in the exercise of the states
police powers.
TARIFF BILL RECEIVED.
The tariff bill was received from the house
and referred to the committee on finance.
GOVERNMENT LOANS ON FARMS.
&r. Stanford addressed the senate in ad-
vocacy of the bill introduced by him some
days ago providing for loans by the govern
ment on agricultural land.
At the conclusion of his address the bill
was referred to the committee on finance.
oLEoMARGARINE IN THE SAME BOAT.
In the house, Mr.. Flower, of New York,
introduced a bill subjecting oleomargarine
to the provisions of the laws of several states.
Referred.
HENNEPN CANAL.
The house was in consideration of the river
and harbor bill, and when the paragraph ap-
propriating $4,000 for the construction of
the Illinois and Mississippi (Hennepin) canal
was reached, Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, made
the point of order that the committee on
rivers and harbors had no jurisdiction over
canals.
IMPORTATION OF LIQUORS.
Senator Wilson asked and the senate ordered
that the bill subjectng importation of liquors
to the provisions of the law OF the several
states shall be taken up, and its consideration
continued until disposed of.
NO SHIPS TO BE BUILT.
The senate struck building from appro-
priation for the different navy yards, so that
the naval appropriation bill, or that part Of
it relating to ships, only provides repairing
iron and steel ships.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the river and and harbor bill. The
pending question was the point of order
against the Hennepin canal proposition. The
chair rendered his decision oyerruling the
point of order.
Mr.. Turner of Georgia, then move to strike
out the provision for the canal.
After debate the motion to strike out was
lost-50 to 122.
On motion of Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois,
an amendment was adopted reducing from
s., 900 900 to 81, 600, 900 the appropriation for
the improvement of the Mississippi river
from the head of the passes to the mouth of
the Ohio river.
TABULATED INFORMATION.
Senator Plumb offered a resolution in
the committee to prepare and re-
port Tin connection with the tariff bill) a
statement showing the duties levied under
the existing tariff and the duties as they
would be under the house bill, and the duties
under the bill to be reported by the commit
tee, such duties to be stated in parallel col
umns; and especially if the committee should
recommend new duties or the increase OF
existing duties to state the reasons in each
case for such addition or increase. Adopted.
THE THREE BATTLE SHIPS.
The senate finally passed the naval appro-
priation bill, including provision for three
battle ships at cost of s., 100000 each.
WIDOWS AND MINOR CHILDREN.
Senator Mitchell offered resolution, which
was agreed to, instructing the committee Oh
pensions to report an amendment to the
pension laws so as to provide In a liberal
manner for the widows, minor children and
dependent relations of deceased soldiers.
BURROWS, OF MICHIGAN.
In the absence of Speaker Reed, who war
1t the funeral of his mother, the house elected
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, speaker pro. tenn