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announced paired on this vote.
Mr.. Mcmillan Dem, Tenn said that the or
der provided two days for the consideration O
ench OF these important measures. Exception
was made to conference reports on the appro
priation bills. The conference report on tn
District Of Columbia Appropriation bill wa
now pending It's consideration might con
sumo three.quartors OF the time set apart TO
the consideration OF tho Original Package anC
Bankruptcy bills. A time was fixed for a flna
vote on these measures without regard 10 thu
status In which they were when that tim,
arrived Ho believed that the House OF Repre-
eentativos ought to be House OF Representa-
tivea 1t ought no longer to be government
OF the House by the Committee on Rules, but
ought TO be government OF the House by the
| House itself. 1t was tue method OF proceeding
to which he objectod. Tho House was nc
longer deliberativo body the only delbera-
tive body which the peoplo had was the senate
OF the United States. Measures OF the impor.
lance OF those mentioned in the resolutions
should receive the deliberate consideration Of
Mr.; outhwaite Dem, Ohio, urged the i'm :
portance OF the bankruptcy bill and OF it1
Of the measure 1t had met with his approval,
| though he thought II should be amended IN
through the House under the resolution Of the
Committee on Rules he would have to oppose
| It's passage.
| Mr. Cannon did not conceive that It was in
| the power OF the Committee on Ru les or any
other committee to propose any Legislation
Ta the If the or
| gentleman on tho other side. The minority
was performing its functions. and something
not happy at the beginning OF the session; 1t
was not happy now. and It would not be happy
when adjournment came. He had hoped that
there would be no objection to the pending
Mr. McMIllin said that he was not Directing
the gag law proposed.
MIR. Cannon. said that when q gentleman
from Texas. whose name he would not men
ton, aud a gentleman from Arkansas, whose
name he would mention. assumed leadership
which meant obstruetion and delay-.ffreauent.
no!hinG left the majority but to report orders
At the suggestion OF Mr. Adams Rep, Ill.,
the resolution was modified SO as to provide
that appropriation bills shah net interfere with
The Original Package" bill was then taken
up. Mr.. 2. b Taylor lRep,, ohioL in advQca-
blow been given, TO State sovereignty and
sinte riGhts teas as had been given by The ascer.
Unod states the Citizen Of foresn state
might take into another State any property
that was subject OF commerce and there sell
taxation. He did not advocate the bill In the
interest OF any Prohibition party or any Pro-
nlDltlOn out because inc pest IN
terest Of the whole people demanded its pas
Mr.. Culbertson Dem. Texas said that Con-
apply some remedy for the Rrievous mischief
and local disorders wrought by the recent de-
cision of the Supreme Court. II was claimed
that the court had invited Congress- to exert its
power to restore the former condition OF the
law by placing the subjects of commerce under
the Jurisdiction OF the police power OF the state
by Congressional legislation. In it's decision
the court had expressly declared that all such
to sell in original packages were null and void
police power q ,6e stats did Pqf !eguIsie The
Rress get the power to declare the unconstitu-
tional laws Of the state in force and 10 subject
the court hold were not within the iuriadiction
OF the police nower OF the State? II the Con-
stitution vested exclusive power In Congressto
the States. how could Congress assent TO the
regulation OF that commerce by, the States?
fer q power vested exclusively in Congress to
the states. and the States themselves would
wfeh they had n%ted Nth
was no power in Congress to substitute an
agent 70 do it's, constitutional duties. The
theory that the States might rely on Congress
Tor grant OF power to regulate the tIatfic in
nto =, ATTN LIQUORS For one he was not will
mendicant. asking for the privilege OF exer-
cising the police power she had never dole
hor. II the House substitute should become
law, It would be as well to strike from
gress the right to make commercial regula-
lions. Commercial chaos would ensue. When
this proposition became law our great COM
I he StaIe OF Iowa could prohibit the importa-
ton OF Intoxicating liquors it could exclude TO-
bacco. 1t could 90 further than guarding the
health and morals OF its citizens il could pro-
tect its own products against those. OF other
States. 1t would be better to amend the Con-
& IN, IN a n OLE Inv hna
Mr.. adams REP. NJ did not believe that
could be found in either OF the proposed meas
ures. lie argued In favor OF q gu bstitute de-
nning an oriEinal package Of Intoxicating
than dozen. bottles, ana not in bottles as a
cqsk c1nt2ining net less than five gallons.
Judge was overruled by the decision OF the
supreme Court. spoke in favor OF the proposed
Legislation. lie said that II any relief was to
society growing out OF the decision ot the SUI |
premo Court, 1t lay in the direction pointed out
t. the state. They merely exercised tho power
delegated 70 Congress to regulate commerce
Mr.. J.. b. Taylor opposed the Adams substi-
tute, on the ground that 1t would turn every |
local option township md county In the United |
States into u lIuuor selling township and coun-
Mi. Morse LKsp.; Mass supported the bill.
out remedial LEGISLATION the rlmseiier might
carry on his business in original packages. |
from ono drink In r package IN to IL barrel. |
Etc rnity alone would show tho mischief that |
this provision had already wrought in the |
country. All the injury done 10 the people by |
impure food, BY tho ravnges OF the smallpox |
Or the yellow lover sank into insignicance |
and were q more bagatelle a. compared to the |
Injury to. the peopo from tho liquor traflic |
which this decision OF the Supreme Court let
loose.
Mr.. Henderson tRep.. Iowa. said thnt no de-
,isiou rendered by the Supreme Court had so
excited tho feel ngs OF the country as the orig
nal packaGej decision. While no was willing
10 recognize tho decision as the law he WAS
unwilling TO sit still ono moment and submit to
awful remedy. Let gentlemen not forget that
he Supreme Court. in throwing this legal
into the Republic, did not fail to
send with 1t u euro. II cried out to Congress:
VIII we believe this to be our duty we be-
love IL IL your duty TO remedy the evil" The
'eop'e Ct tho, country. without regard to party
,r poltics. tho people who Bonded the knee
md bowed their heads in the presence OF God
md their fellow men. appealed to Congress for
Is action. and. for one. no would not hesitate
o not.
Pending further debate the House took re-
css until o'clock, the evening session 10 be
or the consideration OF private pension bills.
Nothing was done al tho evening sosSion
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