The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-07
RUNS RIDE ON THE RAILS
THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE BILL RE-
PORT BEFORE THE HOUSE.

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Representative Oates of Alabama Dis
sents from the Action of the Con-
ferees- Reed of Iowa
Opens the Debate in a Speech In
Support of the Report.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6.-In the House this
morning, the regular order having been de-
manded by Mr.. Enloe of Tennessee, Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio rose TO a question of Or
der. He insisted that it was the duty of the
speaker at this time to lay before the House
the bills and other matters of public inter-
est that have accumulated on the speakers
table. He himself has had on the table for
two days bill which could be passed in a
moment. He referred to the bill TO estab-
lish a national park on the BATTLEFIELD of
Chickamaugua.
The speaker stated that the gentleman
from Iowa (Mr. Reed had presented con-
ference report, which Of course had prefer
ence.
Mr.. Reed then presented the report on
the "original PACKAGE bill. The report
leaves the bill exactly as Ii passed the
Senate, and is dissented from by Mr.. Oates
OF Alabama, one of the conferees.
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION DEMANDED.
Mr.. Reed demanded the previous ques-
tion, against the protest of Mr. Oates, who
wished for q longer time for debate than
the forty minutes accorded under the
rules. The previous question was ordered
by vote of 103 yeas to 96 nays. Mr..
Oates. having voted in the affirmative for
that purpose, moved reconsideration. The
motion to reconsider was laid on the table
by vote of 107 yeas to 95 nays.
The forty-minute debate was opened by
NJ panI Of n oh S,nC NNrf
of the conference report.
HAS NOT CHANGED HIS VIEWS.
He said that it was due to him to say that
he had not changed the views expressed by
him in the report of the committee of the
judiciary in favor of the House bill. His
view was that property of every description
brought into q state for sale should
be sold in accordance with the rules of
that state. He became, convinced early
in the conference that it would be impossi-
BILE to secure the passage of such measure,
and. therefore, lhe had yielded his judgment
and agreed to bill which would remedy
an existing evil He proceeded to argue in
support of the power of a state to pass pro-
hibitory laws and to seize Intoxicating
liquors imported contrary to its laws from
a foreign state.
OATES AGAINST IT.
Mr.. Oates announced himself as opposed
to the Senate bill on account of its phrase
ology and on account of its narrowness.
He believed that congress ought to adopt
broader legislation on this question than
was proposed by the Senate bill.
There was wide difference be-
tween the constitutional power OF
congress and the police power of a
state. Every article Of commerce was not
| primarily subject to the police law. Ii il
| were the power of state would be sufh-
| clent to overturn the constitutional clause
| which vested in congress power to regulate
| commerce among the states. He was in
favor of state rights, but he was also in
| favor of federal rights. He opposed the
bill because it indorsed the doctrine of vio-
lation of personal rights.
ARAP AT THE SUPREME COURT.
Mr.. Springer objected to the Senate bill
because it was an attempt on the part OF
| congress to give validity to the laws OF
| Iowa and other states which the supreme
| court had held to be in violation of the COZ
stitution of the United States.
Mr.. Hayes of Iowa was opposed to the
| proposition contained in the Senate bill,
believing it to be an attempt to inveigle
congress into an appreciation of prohi-
| bition, and to be a denial rather than an
| affirmation of state rights.
| Mr.. Hit said the necessity OF prompt
| action to stop original package saloons was
so urgent that this bill ought to pass to-day.
| 1t did not do all things, but did one great
thing. To wait for a broader bill covering
other articles was to risk having no action
and leave the liquor sellers free to come in
| from adjoining states as the grasshoppers
| descend on the field, and turn quiet vii
lages that never saw saloon into noisy
| brawls.
The conference report was adopted by a
| vote of 100 yeas to SO nays.
JUMPING ON JOHNNY DAVENPORT.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the general deficiency bill. A
verbal amendment presented an occasion to
Mr.. McAdoo Of New Jersey and Mr.. Turner
| of New York to criticise the action of John
| l. Davenport in conducting elections in
| New York, and Messrs. Farquhar of New
| York and Grosvenor of Ohio TO defend that
| gentleman. The discussion then became
more general and was participated in
by Messrs. Hopkins of Illinois. Herbert of
| Alabama. Crisp of Georgia, Flower of New
| York, Payne Of New York and Buchanan
of New Jersey, John l. Davenport and the
federal election bill being the objects of
attack by the democrats and of defense by
the republicans The discussion was finally
closed by remark by the chair that the
| question under consideration was the de-
| ficiency in the appropriations rather than
deficiency in political elections. Without
disposing of the bill the committee rose and
| the Housa adjourned