The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-28
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
CONsTDERTNG THE hill TO NULLTFY
THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE DECISION


THE ORIGINAL PACKAGE DECISION.
Tho House Adopts the Conference Repor
ON tho Customs Administrative Bill AM
Refuses TO Endorse VnrIons Schemes q
Improve tho Mississippi River.
WARRINGTON. May 27.-The Senate to-day re
Bumed consideration OF the bill subjecting i'm
ported liquors to the provisions OF tho laws o
the several Statos-the question being on tn,
substitute reported yesterday from tho Ju
dietary Committee providing that liquors 81
transported shall. whom their actual and con
unuous TRANSPORTATION shall have terminated
be considered to have ceased to be the subjects
OF commerce with foreign nations and AMONG
the several States. and shall BIO part OF the
common mass Of property within the State
and be subject TO it's police regulations.
Mr.. George argued that the suggestion fthe
Supreme Court in the recent iowa decision that
Congress could give the sta ties power over the
subject was not, as other Senators had argued.
oblteT dicturn: but that IL was binding on Con =
Rress and on the people. Tho bill therefore.
in view OF that decision. no held to be con-
stitutional. although no would not have done
so II the question had been res nora. He pro-
tested against the doctrine that Congress
could give power to the States; but in de-
ference to the decision Of the Supreme Court
and rs the act OF giving was merely an act OF
restoration. no found 1t to be his duty to
support the bill.
Mr.. Eustis said that the question presented
by the bill under discussion was n very per-
picking one. On the one hand large property
interests were represented, and on the other
hand there was encountered strong moral
sentiment In one or two or more States. The
difficulty in the question arose in the attempt
to reconcile tho conflict between the rights OF
the property. under the Constitution and laws
md thnf tit,,an
ton. He regretted that some solution Of the
question has not been discovered. for he con-
sidered that the bill proposed by the Judiciary
Committee was clearly unconstitutional 1t
was impossible TO describe what the
bill was. 1t was not affirmative leGisla-
tion. Il was simply declaratQry 1t was
eon Rafai0n vas vi d DGIiSe %hn tf 10
II 7" and nothing else. 1t was an attempt on
tion put upon the constitutional provision by
tho highest tribunal ofthe land, to declare that
among the States: He had always understood
throw OF tho feudal system was tho tearing
down OF COMMERCIAL barriers between jealous
islate against the breweries Of Milwaukee and
q St Louis, and against tho distilleriss Of
hodnNH sK N0rth G "a illnois New YoEk
people OF Iowa that they shall have the power
to regulate commerce between themselves and
Tomorrow they would be asking for the ex-
elusion Of cotonseed oil, Of which the State
Then they would be asking that dressed beef
from Illinois and tobacco from North Carolina
within the meaning OF the Constitution. And
thus power would be given to each State TO
6nild , on its exterior limits an impenetrable
foreign country and Of every other State. Tho
pending bill could not BECOME q law with the
help OF his vote. He was a States right Demo-
crat Of the stricteet sect and was In favor Of
the States exercising to a limited extent the
ers Which they bad odaed in the Federal raj GOV
Mr.. Gray stated the eonstitutionaI dffical-
ties INVOLVED In tho question. and said that the
right Of Congr"ss to regulate commerce had
the State. He did not think 1t a delegation Of
the powers OF C9pGress to say that the orig
Interfere with the police powers Of the States:
relieve: as far as might be. the hurt which
seemed to have been given to the just rotations
81 the Fscen s d e s Of Se 1sTn
The bin went over without action. Mr.wiI-
until r the IS, bin is disposed Of. ,.,,-.
mont Of Mr.. Blackburn as member Of the
Committee on Appropriations and Of Mr.. Car
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nance. Territories. and Woman Suffrage.
Mr. Cullom offered n resolution calling on the {
secretary OF the Treasury for information as to
he authority under which merchandise in
;ond. appraised or unapnraised. and goods OF
domestic 9rigin are permitted TO be forwarded {
between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the
Jnited States over the Canadian Pacific Rail- +
way. such merchandise on arrival at Van 1
,ouver i, c., being ,rnnsshipped to vessels or {
ars; and whether or not, il his opinion. such
erritory is consistent with tho safety OF tho q
evenue and the Avs governing tho coastiug !
rade OF the United States. Also to report by I
What authority merchandise other than the q
PRODUCTS Of contiguous countries Is permitted | i
o enter the United States under consular seal d
md proceed TO destination without entry or 1
examination at the port of first arrival. a
MIR. Washburn iutimated that the resolution d
,overed an intended rad on the Canadian I
ines Of traIsportation in favor OF the trunk r
ines OF the United states.
Mr.. Cullom repelled Mr. Washburn's sugges- r
ion. and declared that there was no such raid 8
proposed: but It might he. he said, that some g
legislation was necessary in ordor to protect b
american interests against foreign interests S
~ thi, hemisphere. | q
The resolution went over without action, ,
Until Tomorrow K