The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-06-06
THE ACTSsOF CONGRESS,
sUCClNCT SUMMARY OF A WEEKS
LEGISLATIVE WORK.
isilIs and Resolutions introduced and Top.
los Discussed by the National Body OF
Law Makers.

los Discussed by the National Body Of
Law Makers.
In the senate on the 2Sth Senator Sher-
man, from the committee on foreign af-
fairs, reported an amendment to be offered
to the consular aud diplomatic a~ppropria.
tion bill authorizing the president to carry
into eject the recommendations of the in
ternational conference by the appointment
!tDy md with the advice and consent Of
the %senate) of three Commissioners to
represent the United States in an inter.
colonial railway Commission, whose COM
pensation is to be paid from the committee
on funds, to be distributed by the several
nations interested; also to detail from the
army and navy such officers as NAV be
spared without detriment to the
service to serve as engineers under such
commission in making a survey (their ex-
penses to be paid by the. commission) and
appropriating $780, 900 as the share of the
United States OF the expenses Of such
commission and survey. Senator
Stewart offered a resolution, which was
agreed to, calling on the secretary of
agriculture for information as to the
use of arteslan wells and other water sup
plies from subterranean sources for irriga.
ton. The senate bill subjecting imported
liquors to the laws of the several states
was again taken up and considered at
length. The house fertilization bill was re-
= ported with amendments and laid on the
table. The conference report on the bill for a
public building at Cedar Rapids was agreed
to. Consideration of the liquor bill was
then resumed. Senator Pierce criticised
the arguments of some of the democratic
support Of the bill. Senator Turpie said
the senate had, under the constitu-
ton, no duty whatever to per-
form on this subject. With respect to tho
shadowy, transparent, gauzy essence, or
image of an essence, that is called moral
sentiment behind prohibitory legislation"
he did not believe we had . denomination
OF coin small enough to measure its value.
After further debate the senate adjourned.
In the house or the 26th the credentials
Of Mr.. Vaux, Mr. Randall's successor,
were presented and read, and he was
qualified. The bill was passed appro-
priating 1925, 900 for the establish
ment OF q national military park
ct the battlefield of C~hickamagua.
A conference was ordered on the naval
appropriation bill, and then the house went
into committee of the whole on the river
and harbor bill. After some consideration
the committee rose and reported the bill to
She house: Mr.. Dockery moved to recon-
NIT the bill with instructions to the rivers
and harbors committee to report it back
with the Hennepin canal clause stricken
out. The motion was lost. The bill then
passed without division. The house then
adjourned.
In the senate on the 29th Senator Stew
axt, rising to q question of personal privi-
lege, had read an article from a local paper
containing q statement by Maj. Powell,
director of the geological survey, in refer
ence to Senator Stewards recent resolu-
ton, in which Powell spoke of the move
ment to investigate by land sharks and
Spectators for the purpose OF "gobbling
up irrigable lands and establish q sort Of
hydraulic feudal system" Senator Stewart
sketohed ar outline of what had been done
in the work Of stimulating irrigation in the
far west recently and the appropriations.
Powell, he said, had used more thar half
of the appropriation in vast and expensive
surveys Of no practical use for the object
in view, and intimatei that Powell had
enormous power in both houses from his
giving employment to q lot of young men,
son and relatives of members of congress,
and that he kept On enormous lobby in
Washington to control the action OF con.
gress. The bureau Of geology and min
era!ogy was nothing. Senator Stewart
said, but q mass of humbug and foolish
ness. Senator German defended Major
Powell as a valuable public officer, who
discharged his duty faithfully. Senator
forth the determined purpose of the Unit
ed States government to use both gold
Ahd silver al full legal tender money at
the rate o existing in the United States
and which may hereafter be established by
the United States alone or acting in ac-
cord with other nations. Laid on
the table and ordered printed. The
imported liquor bill was then taken
up, the question being on tho following
substitute offered by Senator Gray to the
substitute from the judiciary committee;
THAT fermented, distilled or other intoxi.
eating liquors transferred as an article OF
commerce, or brought into any state or ter
ritory from q point or place outside of such
state or territory for use, consumption OF
sale therein, shall not be exempt, nor shall
the owner or person in possession thereof
be exempt from the operation of the law OF
OF the the regulations, control of the police
or the taxing power ofsueh state OF territory
affecting or applicable to all other like
property, by reason of such liquor being in
an original package of importation OF
transportation and subject. to inter state
or foreign commerce." Senator Gray's
amendment was agreed to-yeas, 26; nays,
40. Senator Vest moved to amend the
substitute by making it apply to fresh beef
veal, mutton, lamb and FORK, and argued
If the bill should become a law it should
not be confined to intoxicating liquor.
This was the first time he knew Of the su-
preme court being able to suggest or offe,
remedies. The proposed law would pro.
duce chaos. But if he were wrong in his
position and the friends of the bill were
right, then he wanted to give the cattle
raisers of the west the same privileges
granted the Iowa legislature in regardt to the
exclusion of alcoholic stimulants. He had
served or the senate committee in relation
to the beef business aud found an alarm.
ing state Of things in the inspection Of
beef cattle. The vote on Senator Vest's
amendment was yeas S, nays 80. Senator
Wilson, of Iowa, then offered a substitute
for the Gray amendment providing that
liquors transported into any state or terri.
tory fol. use, consumption or sale Tor stor'
age) shall on their arrival be subject tc
the operation and effect of the law
of such state or territory en-
acted in exercise of it's police
power, and shall not be exempt there.
from by reason Of their being introduced
in the original packages. Senator Will
sons substitute was adopted, 20 to 90
The bill was then passed, 81 to 10. Sena.
tor Voorhees, moved to amend the tito by
making it read: "A bill to override the
decision Of the supreme court of the Unit,
ed States in its Interpretation and construc,
zion OF the constitution on the subject Of
commerce between the several states, anG
thereby relieve the state of Iowa from thu
consequence Of her misguided legislation.
Rejected. The title was then amended or
motion Of Senator Wilson. of Iowa, tt
read: "A bill to limit the effect of reeula
tions OF commerce between the seyera
states and with foreign countries in certain
cases." The river and halbor bill was re
ceiyed from the house and referred to tn
committee on commerce, and the senat,
adjourned until June 2.
In$the house on the 29th the committe
on public lands reported back the senat'
bill, with amendments, for q general for
feiture of land grants. Ordered printed
and recommitted. The senate bill wa
passed for the relief Of the widow of Rea
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