New-York tribune., 1890-05-28
"ORIGINAL PACKAGE" BILL,
SENATORS DISCUSS THE CONSTITUTIONAL
ASPECTS OF THE MEASURE.
ARGUMENTS BY THE SOUTHERN
srNAToRs-A VOTE LIKELY TO BE
REACHED TODAY.
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u.hi,,or vav o7-The Senate spent nearly all
tbo ,nornoon IN discussing the original Package
ouor bill in It's latest form. the revision made by the
judiciary Committee proving amoit as perpexihg 10
the constitutional lawyers" OF the BODY as the rs
draft reported by Mr.. Wilson, Of Iowa The debate was
a HIGHLY absr,ise and speculative one. the Southern
cxnerfs on the Constitution taking the opportunity 10
pduIrc in their usual harSplttng arguments on the
relations Of the states the Federal Government The
hill went over without action. but Mr. wilson hopes 10
get vote before adjournment tomorrow.
In openinc the debate today Mr.. Coke argued
against the constitutional right Of Congress 10 delegate
its delegated powers back to the STATES anu r "eorse
made constitutional argument tho question: giving
hi srnnort IN the bill He argued that the suggestion
"a the sunreme Court in the recent Iowa decision hat
Congrcss coud give the States power over the sub1ccD
wos binding on Congress and on the people III vie"
of that dccison he held the bill TO be constitutional
although he would not have done 40 II the question
had beop res nova lie protested against the doctrine
that Conryss could give power to the States Dut III
doferepce 10 the decision Of the supreme court ne
found il 10 be his duty 10 support the DILL
Mr. Eustis regretted that solution OF the ques-
ton had not been discovered Tor ne coSueri 'haV Ue
hill proposed was clearly unconstitutional. lhc DILL
bo sah was notification Of provision OF the ConStl-
tuition II was a legislative "what is 1T lie had
,1are understood that the greatest triumph claimed
tr the overthrow of feuda system was the tearing
down Of commercial barriers between jealous ooihul
,io Today IL was proposed to legislatc against the
hrcrlo o milwaukee, and OF ST. Louis, and against the
,i,,ores NJ Kentucky. North Carolina Illinois. New
yorl, and New Hampshire daughter, ald TO tell the
roonl, of Iowa that they shall have the power TO
rccrl,te commerce between Themselves and all the
other STATE, on the liquor question. Tomorrow
tev vold be asking for tie exclusion OF cotton
oil of which the state OF Louisiana produced large
a,,ount in value. Then they would be asking that
drassad. .hecf from Illinois and tobacco from Norm
s"arnIfra .hould not be considered an article OF
coInmcrcc within the meaning Of the constitution
And ,hus mower would bc given to cach state To
hniId on lis exterior limits an impcnctfaDc wall
,hat should exclude the product Of every iorcisl
e ',v,rv and of every state. The pending bill could
rot become a law with The help Of his vote. lic was
states Rights Democrat OF The strdcat sect aud WIS
~, f,vor of the states exercising Ia an unlimited cA
inrt the right, which thcy had reserved. II hal bcn
omusinC he said. hear Republican New England
senator's preaching the doctrine Of states Rights, bt
he could not understand II.
Mr. GRAY said that the right OF congress 10 reg
,late commerce had not taken away one lntn oi me
noilcc pnwcrS Of the state. He did not think IT a
deIegoton Of the powers Of Congress 10 say tlat mo
original pac kage7 shall not lie considered matter oi
intrr,tatc commerce In such way - "a interfere
with the police powers 81 the state lie should sup
mort some measure that would relieve far might
he thc hurt which seemed 10 have been given ~
thc inst relations between the states and the Federal
Government by the recent decision Of the supreme
Court. , - , -.
MIR Reagan closed the debate with the remark that
II Congress should pass the pending OH u "ouIu
urobably be declared unconstitutional.