Omaha daily bee., 1890-07-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The House Takes Up the Original Package
Bill for Consideration.
QUITE A LONG DEBATE ON THE MEASURE
The Senate Considers the Sundry Civil,
Appropria ion Bill and Reagan
and Stewart Have
Lively Spat.

WAsHTNGToN, July l6.-In the house today
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois, from the committee on
rules, submitted a resolution providing that
the house shall Immediately proceed to con-
sideration of the original package bill, the
previous question to be considered as ordered
Monday, after the reading of the journal, and
that the house shall consider the bankruptcy
BILL the previous question to be considered
as ordered Wednesday, after the reading of
the journal.
tion.
After some debate the resolution was modi-
fled so as to provide that the appropriation
bill shall not interfere with the consideration
of the two bills, and the resolution was then
adopted
The original package bill was then taken up
Mr.. h. B. Taylor said that never had such
a blow been given state rights as by ascertain
ment that under the constitution citizens Of Il
foreign state might take into another state
any property that was subject to -and there
sell it without liability of taxation or burden
of taxation. While he preferred the house
substitute he feared its adoption would en-
danger the legislation, consequently he advo-
Gated the senate bill
Mr.. Culberson of Texas said that if Iowa
could prohibit the importation of intoxicating
liquors it could exclude tobacco, and it could
go further than quarantinng the health and
morals of its citizens, it could protect its own
products against those of other states 1t
would be better to amend the constitution
than mangle il by these makeshfts
Mr.. Adams of Illinois did not believe the
remedy for the original package saloon could
be found in either of the proposed measures.
He argued in favor of the substitute, defining
an original package of Intoxicating liquors in
"a .slG n inip Cr not
dozen, and not in bottles as cask contain
ing not less than five gallons.
Mr.. Reed of Iowa, whose decision as a
judge was overruled by the decision of the
supreme court, spoke in favor of the proposed
legislation. He could not indulge in the hope
expressed by Mr.. Adams that on rehearng
OF the question different result would be ar
rived at. Any lawyer who studied the dis
senting opinions of the court would see that
every possible phase of the question
had been discussed thoroughly before
the decision was announced. He was
informed that a rehearing had been applied
for and denied. If any relief was to be given
the people from wrong and evil to society,
growing out of the decision Of the supreme
court, it lies in the direction pointed out by
the pending bills. They delegated no power
to state. They merely exceeded the power
delegated to congress to regulate commerce
among the states
Mr. e. B. Taylor denied that the proposed
legislation delegated any power to the states
and opposed Mr.. Adams substitute on the
| ground that it would turn every local option
| township and county in the United States
into hquor-selling township and county by
! act of congress.
| Mr.. Henderson of Iowa said that no deciS-
| ion rendered by the supreme court since that
| court had decided that human soul was
| proper artice of merchandise had so excited
| the feelings of the country as the original
| package decision. No good citizen would
| fail to submit to the decision of the court.
But he (Henderson) would not sit down with
! folded hands and wait until the supreme
court made some other decision. While he
| was willing TO recognize the decision as law
! he was unwilling TO sit still and submit to
| the operation of that decision if there was a
! lawful remedy, and he believed there was.
! Let the gentleman not forget that the sup
rene court in throwing this thunderbolt into
| the republic did not send with it a cure. II
cried out to congress, "While we believe this
to be our duty, we believe it your duty to
remedy the evil" The people
| of the country, without regard to
| party or politics. people who bended
| the knee and uncovered their heads in the
| presence of God and their fellow men, ap-
| pealed to congress for its action, and for one
| he would not hesitate to act
Pending further debate the house took a
recess the evening session to be for consid-
GRAFTON of private pension bills Nothing was
| done at the evening session, Mr.. Enloe rising
to point of no quorum.