The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-30
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATOR STEWART MAKES CHARGES
AGAINST MAJOR POWELL

shall he Passed in the Order OF Two
Republican TO One Democratic.
WASHINGTON. May 29-In tho Senate to-day.
Mr. Stewart tRep.. New. rising to n question OF
personalpriviege. sent to the Clerks desk and
had road an article from the Washington EUen-
inc Star containing n statement by Major Pow
ell. director Of the Geological Survey. IN refer
ence to a resolution recently offered by Mr..
Stewart as to the diversion OF 100000 appro-
prlated for irrigation purposes to the use Of the
Geological Survey. Major Powell spoke OF the
movement as one instgated by land sharks
and SPECTATORS for the purpose OF "gobbling
up the rrigable lands and establishing n sort
Of hydraulic feudal system" Mr. Stewart out
lined what had been done recently in the work
OF stimulating irrigation In the far West, and
OF the appropriation made for that purpose.
Major Powell. he said. had used moro
than half OF the appropriation in vast
and expensive surveys. OF no practical
use for the object in view; and he
intimated that Major Powell had enormous
power in both Houses from bis giving employ
mont to lot OF young men. the sons and rela-
tives OF members Of Congress, and that he kept
an enormous lobby in Washington TO control
the action Of Congress. This vast bureau OF
geology and mineraloRy was nothing. he said
but a mass OF humbug and foolishness-"a
great lying.in hospital for lame ducks" He
Oo0leQ MAJOR 1OWellS ethCemenC lnHJ tneT0
was lobby behind the movement. The only
lobby on the subject was that maintained by
Major Powell himself who bossted of his being
able to control Congress- and who intimidated.
by his dictRtoral manner. his subordnates.
He protested against any man attempting to
run tho West in that way. He protested In the
nnme OF the enterprising pioneers OF the West.
AIr. German Dem. Md replied to some OF
Mr.. Stewards assertions and defended Major
Powell speaking Of him as valuable public
and honestly. He did not approve. however,
OF Major fowes making such a statement for
Mr.. Warts REP. n. W gave notice that he
would ask the Senate on juno ~ TO listen to
eulogies on the late Representative 5. Cox OF
On motion of Mr.. Spooner. it was ordered
that. tomorrow heipG Decoration Day, the ad-
lournment to-day shall be until Monday next
An amendment to make 1t Saturday. offered by
Mr. Sherman. was voted down-yeas Is; nays
Mr.. Edmunds Rep, VT introduced bill to
proven, the issuing Of LIQUOR LICENSES within
Mr. Teller lRcp Coli Introduced the fol-
lowing Joint resolution, which was laid on the |
table and ordered printed:
'ht RSdez and gi;'a
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by the United States alone or acting in accord with
other nations
The Senate bill subiecting imported liquors
10 the provisions of the laws of the several
States was then taken up. the question being
on the following substitute offered by Mr.. |
Gray to tho substitute reported from the Ju-
dietary Committee
That fermen,ed distilled. or other intoxic liquors
any state or Territory from point or place outside Of
therein shall not ,; sI q. nor sn,
S ..ss 4sS2.o synS e
LIQUORS being in the original package OF importation
merce.
Mr.. Gray's amendment was agreed to-yeas.
26: nays. 20-as follows
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Of iowa--20 Democrats in italic "'''A
ettute Just adopted by making It apply to
that if the bill. was to become a law it should
not be confined to Intoxicating liquors He had
SHOW that the Bill was in the Hight direction. or
was anything else than On innovation on the
the decisions of the supreme, Court OF the |
United States for the last Sixty-three years. 1t
Court being a suGGester OF remedies. There
were only two questions before the court In the !
a and when thee curt went outside Of
and d undue ia pTopostoa fnstSad q the n SHi
tuition. the proposed law would produce chaos
and confusion worse confounded.,"' as the
were wrong in his position in regard to the
bill and If the friends of the bin were right.
the West the same privileges as the bill grant
ed to the Iowa Legislature in regard TO the ex-
cluson Ct alcoholic stimulants He had served
beef business and had found an alarming state
Of things in the matter Of the insGec:.
even in tho great cities there was no
inspectioHat all. There was not Senator to-
risk OF putting into his stomach the larva, and
germs OF cancer or fever. In the city OF New
o Ghcneo there sort Of dual
zone Inspector being appointed by the State
IF Illinois, who made weekly inspecti9n. and
and there being between the two Il continual
nternecine war. It was to lMevent such con-
diuon OF things that he offered his amend
ment.
Mr. Vests amendment was disagreed to-.
Tor Mr.. Gray's amendment, providing that
liquors transported into any State or Territory
Tor use ron3umption. or sale Tor STORAGE shall
and effect OF tho laws OF such State or Terrific
~ enacted in the exercise OF its police powers
Of their being introduced in the original pack
Mr.. Eustis Dem. La asked Mr.. Gray
whether If his substitute became a law. and II
the brewers who were parties to the suit In the
to ship their packages Of beer to iowa. he beer
;ould be seized and conAscated under, the
Iowa law. which the Supreme Court had do
necessary for the state Of Iowa to originate
another Law In other words. was not the un-
orame Court had declared nnconstitutionaiY
for the State Of, Iowa to re'nact It's
aw,z Tho only effect Of the, recent decision OF
! law. would be to withdraw the interrHption
which the commerce clause OF the Constitution {