Thomas County cat., 1890-06-05
FlFTY-FIRST UDNGREsS
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1rroRrXT1ox or rfauos.
Senator Wilson asked and the senate ordensd
that the bill snelectlng importation of liquors
to the provistons of tie law q the several
states shall be taken up. and IL consideration
continued untis disposed Of.
NO sHrs TO BIZ BUTT.
The senate str,ck building" from appro-
pTiation for the different navy ysrds, so that
the naval appropriation bill, or that part of
it relating to ships, only provides -repairinU
iron and steel ships.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the river and and harbOr bill. The
pending question was the point of order
against the Hennepin canal proposition. The
chair rendered his decision overruling the
point of order.
Mr.. Turner of Georgia, then move to strike
out the provision for the canal
After debate the motion to strike out was
lost-5O to 12.
On motion of Mr. Henderson. of Illinois,
an amendment was adopted reducing from
$1,000, 900 to 81 600 900 the appropriation for
from the head of the passes to the mouth of
the Ohio river.
IABULATKp INFORMATION.
Senator Plumb offered resolution in
structng the committee to prepare and re-
port lin connection with the tariff BILLY q
statement showing the duties levied under
the existing tariff and the. duties as they
would be under the house bill, and the duties
under the bill to be reported by the commit
tee, such duties to be stated in parallel COL
umns; and especially if the committee should
recommend new duties or the increase of
existing duties to state the reasons in each
case for such addition or increase. Adopted
THE THREE BATTLE SHIPS.
The senate finally passed the naval appro--
priation bill, including provision for three
battle ships at a cost of 100000 each.
WIDOWS AND MINOR CHILDREN.
Senator Mitchell offered resolution. which
was agreed to, instructing the committee on
pensions to report an amendment to the
pension laws so As to provide in liberal
manner for the widows. minor children and
dependent relations of deceased soldiers.
BURROWS. OF MICHIGAN.
In the absence of Speaker Reed, who was
at the funeral of his mother, the house elected
Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan, speaker pro. tenn.
THE LIQUOR BILL.
In discussing the bill reported by the Judi
ciary committee providing that liquors
shipped from one state into another shall
cease to be the subjects of interstate COM
merce when their transportation shall have
terminated, then being subject to state regu-
latiOns, it was argued by Senator Coke that
congress has no constitutional right to dele
gate its powers back to the states. Other
enators charged the northern senator's who
Imported the bill to be converts to the old
octri ne of states rights.
Senator Pugh thought the defeat of the bill
would leave the states in most serious pre-
dicament, yet he believed that the states had
the power (without any legislation by con-
gress) to control the sale and use of lntOxi-
cants within their limits.
Senator Call was willing to vote for almost
any bill which would attain that end.
Senator Turpie said that in his opinion the
senate OF the United States had under the
constitution no duty whatever to perform on
the subject, and with respect to the shadowy,
thin. transparent, gauzy essence, or image
of an essence, that is called the moral senti-
ment' behind prohibitory legislation, he did
not believe that we had the denomination of
coiIf small enough to measure its value.
LIQUOR FOR SOLDIERS.
Senator Allison presented conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill. 1t con-
tanned a change in the ''canteen" clause
which prohibited the sale of liquor to soldiers.
in post stores. or "canteenS, within states
which prohibited such sale.
Senator Ingalls, said that this is surrender
of the control of the army of the United
states to the different states in which troops
may happen to be located.
This position was sustained by Senators
Paddock and Blair, who said that it was a
surrender of the whole question.
Senator Ingalls, resumed: "The PROPOSE
ton to leave the control or the question to
local legislation seems indefensible, and so
far as the senate Is concerned, IL would be
great deal mare manly, more straightfor-
ward, more defensible, to relinauish the
whole thing absolutely. and to have the pro-
vision struck out, rather than have 1t mu-
tllated and emaSculated."
NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.
The house passed an appropriation OF S125-
600 for the establishment of a national mill
tary park at the battle field of Chickamauga.
LAKE CONTRARY.
The house passed the senate bill donating
Lake Contrary to the city of st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,.
TO CONTINUE THE CHEROKEE COMMISSION.
The president sent to the senate message
recommending an appropriation to continue
dians for the cession of lands. The present
commission expires by limitation, July l.
BI-METALIsM.
Senator Teller introduced a joint resolu-
ton declaring it the policy of the govern
ment to use both gold and silver as full legal
tender money.
THE o. p. BILL PASSED.
The senate has passed the bill relating to
original packages, by vote of "a yeas to 10
nays. II reads: That all fermented, dis
titled or other intoxicating liquors, or liquids
transported into any state OF territory for
use, consumption, sale or storage, shall, @
arrival in such state or territory Cor remain
ing therein), be subject to the operation and
effect of the laws of such state or territory,
enacted in the exercise of police power, to the
extent and in the same manner as though
such liquor or liquids had been produced in
such state or territory. and shall not be ex-
empt therefrom by reason of being introduced
therein in original packages or otherwise.