The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-30
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THE SENATE PASSES THE REsTRIC-
TON BILL.

14ON DILL
The Measure Provides That Liquors
Imported into the States Are Sub
iecs to the Laws Regulating the Sale
Thereof - Senator Teller Offers a
Hard Money Resolution.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-In the Senate
to-day. on molten of Mr.. Spooner, it was
ordered that tomorrow being Decoration
dayl the adjournment to-day shall be till
Monday next, an amendment to make it
Saturday Offered by Mr.. Sherman) being
voted down.
Mr.. Teller introduced the following joint
resolution, which was laid on the table and
ordered printed:
That it is TIE determined policy of the United
States government to use both gold and silver
as full legal tender money, under the ratio now
listing in the United States. or which hereafter
NAV be established by the United States alone
or acting in accord with other nations.
ORIGINAL PACKAGES.
The Senate bill subjecting imported
EnIlors to the provisions of the laws of the
several states was again taken up, the ques-
tion being on the following substitute,
offered by Mr.. Gray. to the substitute re-
ported from the judiciary committees:
That fermented. distilled, or other intoxicat-
ing liquors, transferred as an article of COM
nerce, or brought into any state or territory
from any point or place outside OF such state or
territory, for use, consumption or sale therein,
shall not be exempt, nor shall the owner or
: person in possession thereof be EXEMPT from
the operation of the laws of regulation, control
police, or taxing powerof such state terri
tory affecting or applicable to all other like
property by reason of such liquors being in the
original package of importation or transporta-
subjects of Interstate fOraion
merce.
THE AMENDMENT AGREED TO.
Mr.. Gray's amendment was agreed to:
Yeas %, nays 20--as follows:
YEAs-AIessrs Blackburn, Call CockrelI.
Colquitt, Cullom, Dolph, Gray, harris, Hawley,
I Hiscock, Jones # Arkansas. Jones of Nevada
Mcmillan Mitchell, Morgan, Pierce, Pugh, Saw
yer, Spooner, Squire, Stewart. Stockbridge.
Teller, Walthall, Washburn aud Wolcott-s6.
I NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Allison, Bate, Blair,
Blodgett, Coke Dawes, Edmunds, Eustis,
George, Hoar. ingalls,, Moody, Morrill,, Paddock,
Plumb, Power, sherman. Vest and Wilson of
Jowa-2O.
Mr. Vest moved to amend the substitute
just adopted by making it apply to fresh
beef, veal, mutton, lamb aud pork; and
argued that if the bill was to become law
it should not be confined to intoxicating
liquors.
VESTS PROPOSITION DEFEATED.
The vote on Mr.. Vests amendment was:
Yeas s, nays 80 the affirmative voters being
Messrs. Call, Morg n. Payne. Stewart and
Vest), no quorum voting. But Mr.. Vest
withdrew his demand for the yeas and nays,
and his amendment was disagreed to.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa offered substitute
for Mr.. Gray's amendment, providing that
liquors transported into any state for use,
consumption or sale or storage shall, on
their arrival, be subject to the operation
and effect of the laws of such state or terri
tory enacted in the exercise of its police
powers, and shall not be exempt therefrom
by reason OF their being introduced in
original packages.
Mr.. Wilson's substitute was adopted
yeas %, nays 20.
THE BILL PASSED.
The bill was then passed-yeas 81, nays 10.
1t reads that all fermented, distilled or
other Intoxicating liquors or liquids trans
ported into any state or territory for use,
consumption. sale or storage. shall on
arrival in such state or territory or remain
ing therein be subject to the operation and
effect of the laws of such state or
territory enacted in the exercise of its police
powers, to the same extent and in the same
manner as though such liquors or liquids
had been produced in such state or terri
tory, and shall not be exempt therefrom by
reason of being introduced therein in origi-
nal packages or otherwise.
The title of the bill was amended, on mo-
ton of MIR. Wilson of Iowa, to read: IA
bill to limit the effect of regulations of COM
merce between the several states and with
foreign countries in certain cases"
The river and harbor appropriation bill
was received from the House and referred
TO the committee on commerce.
After br eff executive session the Senate
ad ic11rnad till Monday