The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-20
In the House.

WASHINGTON. July 10.-McRae, of Arkansas,
introduced q Joint resolution directing the sec
rotary of the interior to suspend the issue of
patents for lands to the Union Pacific until the
adjustment of the debt due the United States
from said company, and authorizing the attor
ney general TO institute such legal proceedings
may be, in his opinion, necessary to subject
the lands granted TO and held by said company
To the payment of the debt due the United
States. Referred to the committee on public
lands.
The House resumed consideration of the
original package bill.
Thompson. of Ohio said that it was contended
the bill would violate the constitution and was
an attempt TO delegate to the states power con-
ferred upon Congress. He did not so under
stand II. He regarded il as a simple regulation
OF commerce of the power of Congress to regu-
late commerce among the states, not delega-
ton of that power. 1t did not interfere with
Interstate commerce, but provided that an ar
tcle imported into state when offered for sale
should become subject to the law Of the state.
Lshlhach Of New Jersey, said that intempcr-
ance never had been rooted out by legislation.
From his own personal observation, he was
l-satiSiied that intemperance was on the decline
This was largely due TO the use of that mild
beverage-beer. To prohibition fanatics, how
ever, this was the deteStcd of all Stimulants
He believed the substitute properly admins
Tered would meet requirements. There was
one sure way IN which the people of Kansas
and Iowa could get rid OF original package
stores, and that was not to pay or recognize them
ftdySS. OF Iowa. opposed bne letSlSlaClOn, pre-
ferring little liberty to great deal of senti-
mental state rights. He commended that the
prohibition law of Iowa was not enforced, and
| hence from observation made from a recent
| visit made TO his state. there were not any
/ original package saloons in Iowa; at least he
mad not seen one nor had he heard of one
| being there until he returned to Washington.
Perkins, of Iowa, believed In the constitution
atty and propriety of the proposed legislation
This was not question OF prohibition or OF high
license or low license; 1t was question whether
the people in their state organization had the
right toprotect their homes, friends and farnil-
| les from unlicensed. unreStrained. unrestricted
rum traffic. The original package decision
might affect Republican states alone at present,
| but in little time all the states would be in
| tested by lawless characters who thought that
with original package stores license laws and
| local option laws would be violated. There
ought not to be a vote cast against the proposed
! legislation. After further debate the House
took recess. The evening session is TO be for
debate only.
Holman introduced in the House resolution
calling upon the secretary of the interior for a
statement of the amount of land patented or
certified to each of the land grant corporations
OF the Union Pacific system and requesting him
| to suspend the issue of patents and certificates
/ pending further action by Congress.
Representative Henderson, of Iowa, from the
committee on appropriations reported to the
| House general deficiency appropriation bill,
the last OF the regular appropriation bills.
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An Original Package Saloon Closed.
| CHAMBERLAIN, 5. D., July 19.-Judge Haney,
of this district, sustained his temporary injunc-
ton, closing original package houses in this
city. The ground given for the decision is that
the enabling act admitting South Dakota to
statehood authorized the enactment OF
| the prohibition clause in the state con
| stitution, such an enabling act hay
ing been passed by Congress subsequent
10 the passage of the inter state commerce law,
therefore the prohibition law received the sane
ton OF Congress, and the supreme court decision
does not. therefore, apply to South Dakota
which brings up new question, which will bt
carried up and If sustained will be of great i'm
portance TO all Of the new states which have
! adopted prohibition.