Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-27
LIQUOR AND STATES RIGHTS.
The Senate Wrestling With Compound
Constitutional Problem.
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIVE BILL.
The House Adopts the Conference Report
Yeas l27, Nays l3.
SENATE.

Mr.. Blackburn asked to be and was excused
from further service on the committee on
Territories
Mr.. Allison presented remonstrance Of citi-
zens OF Burlington, Iowa, against the imposi-
ton OF duties on ores from Mexico.
EIGHT-HoUR CLAIMS.
Among the bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar were the following:
Senate bill for the adjustment of accounts Of
laborers, workmen and mechanics arising
under the eight-hour law
Senate bill providing for the making, publi-
cation and distribution of a register of labor.
POOL SELLING IN THE DISTRICT.
'Boos-making" of any kind and .'pool-sell-
ing in the District of Columbia for the pur-
pose of gaming.
MIR. Spooner called up motion to reconsider
the passage OF a bill tsome weeks ago) to nay
Si0,0oo TO Margaret Kennedy for supplies taken
Tor the use OF the army. He explained that the
bill had been reported adversely from the COM
mlttee on claims and had passed the Senate by
madvertance. The bill was indefinitely post
poned.
AMERICAN SHIPMENTS THROUGH THE CANADIAN
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
MIR. Cullom offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for information
as to the authority under which merchandise
IN bond. appraised or unappraised and goods
or domestic origin are permitted to forward
between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the
United States over the Canadian
Paclhc railway, such merchandise as
arrived at Vancouver BIC, being
transshipped to vessels cars; and whether
or not In his opinion, such transportation and
transhipment on foreign territory is consistent
with the safety OF the revenue and the laws
governing the coesting trade of the United
States; also to report by what authority mer-
chandse other than the products of contiguous
counties is permitted to enter the United States
without entry or examination at the port of
first arrival
He explained that there was good deal Of
doubt as to what the law now authorized the
Secretary to do in the premises, and he thought
that the Senate ought TO have report from the
Secretary before any legislation was attempted
80 that the Senate might know exactly
what the Secretary thought about it and
whether anything was necessary to be
done on the subject. As 1t was now goods went
up from all the Pacific coast-from Oregon,
Washington and California-and were tran
shipped at Vancouver over the Canadian Pa
cifc railroad and foreign goods coming from
China and elsewhere under consular seal to
that port (Vancouver) entered the ports Of the
United States
Mr.. Washburn intimated that the resolution
covered an intended raid on the Canadian lines
Of transportation in favor of the trunk lines of
the United States.
MIR. Cullom repelled Mr.. Washburn's sugges-
tlon and declared that there was no such raid
proposed; but 1t might be. he said, that some
Legislation was necessary in order to protect
American interests against foreign interests on
this hemisphere.
The resolution went over without action till
tomorrow.
IMPORTED LIQUORS IN PRoBIBIToRY STATES.
The Senate resumed consideration of the bill
subjecting imported liquors to the provisions
of the laws of the several states the question
being on the substitute reported yesterday from
the judiciary committee providing that liquors
so transported shall (when their actual and
continuous transportation shall have termi-
natedl be considered to have ceased to he
the subjects of commerce with foreign nations
and among the several states, and shall be a
part OF the common mass Of property within
the state and be subject to its police regula-
tions.
MIR. Coke argued against the constitutional
right of Congress to delegate its delegated
powers back to the states
Mr.. George made constitutional argument
ON the question and gave mis- support to the
bill.