Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-05-28
NATIONS CAPITAL.
President HarrisOn's Message on
Secretary BIaine's Letter
Concerning the Establishment Of an
International American Bark.
Senate Discusses the Bill to Regulate
the Original Package" Matter.

WAsaIs GroS. NAV 27.-Cuilcm offered
q resOietiou calling on the Secretary of the
( Treasury for information as TO the author
ity under which merchandise in bond, 40
praised or unApprsised. and goods of do
mes'ic origin are permitted 10 re forward d
between Atlantic ard Pacific ports of the
( United States over the Canadian Pacific
| railroad. such merchandise on arrival al
Vancouver, b. C., being transhipped 10
vessels or cars, and whs .her or not, in his
opinion, such transportation and tranship-
meut on foreign territory is consistent sith
the safety of revenue and laws governing
the costing trade # the United States.
Also. by What authority merchandise other
/ than products Of contiguous countries are
permitted to enter the United States under
coosalar seal and proceed to its destination
without entry or examination at the port Of
| first arrival
The resolution vert over until tomorrow.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill subjecsng imported liquors TO provis-
ions Of the laws OF the several States. tn
question being on the substitute reported
yesterday from the Judiciary committee.
providing the liquors go transported, shall
(when their actual and continuous trars-
por'aton shall have termins,ed). be con
siderea 10 have ceased to be subjects of
commerce with foreign nations and amcrg
the several States, and shall be q part o.
the common mass of property within the
State, and be subject to its police regals-
tons.
A long de bate ensued which WAS partici-
psted in by Coke, George. Eustis and
others.
Eustis said it was amusing to hear the
republican New England Senators preacn-
ing the doctrines of State rights. He could
not understand how i. was they had abjured
their political faith. renounced their polit-
ical education repudiated their political
convictions aud fslsiied their political
records. Such performance. intended only
to captivate the excited imagination of the
prohibition audience, had been to him in
e1pressibiy comic. But the novitiate Of
these Senators had been too short, their
probation too slight. to Justify their being
Admitted into full fellowship with b, lie .ers
in SAFE rights. II. on the question of
federal election law and of civil rights,
these Senators should show that they ha!
ecu ted their heads, said their pray ers, and
wet- truly penitent, the State, rights men
would be ready to give them their holy
blessing.
Gray stated the constitutional difficultie.
involved in the que stion, and said the riyh.
of Congress to regulate commerce had not
taken a.ay one iota Of the police powers
of the Stse. He did not think it delega-
tion of the powers of Congress to say that
an or ginal package shall not be considered
a matter of interstate commerce in such
way AS to interfere with the police powers
of the Safes. lie should support some
hit easure that would relieve as far AS might
be. tue hurt which seemed to have been
given TO the just relations between the
States and Federal Government by the re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court
Reagan, while declaring himself in favor
of ary reasonable mode of sbridging the
use OF alcholic liquors, dill not think it safe
to strain the c0nsn ution. If Congress
should pa.s the pending bill it would prob
ably lie declared stitu,ional. The
bill went over without action.
The Vice President announced the ap-
poininent Of Blockburn as member of
the committee on appropriations; Carlisle
as ii M mber of the committees on finance,
territories and woman suffage. Conference
gave report OF the bill TO simplify the Law
in relation 10 the collection Of revenue,
presented and agreed 10, the law to into eff |
feet August |, 1890
McPherson asked wha, had been done |
with the clause whore The House provided |
for the addition of FIVE per cent profit on |
merchandise al which the Seaa.e had in |
creased to ten per cent.
Allison said the conference committees |
sgreed upon a compromise of per cent |
After the report was agreed to Allison said |
there "a a no yaFDal a m nd h b |
the conierees wished to have made by unan
imous consent, and asked the bill to be re-
tained by the clerk until connection WAS
made. Ii was so ordered. After execu |
tive session the Senate at y l5 adjourned.