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public building at Cedar Rapids was agreed
to. Consideration OF the liquor bill was
then resumed. Senator Pierce criticized
the arguments OF ON OF the democratic
senator's and made On argument In
support Of the bill. Senator Turpie said
the senate had, under the constitu-
ton, ny duty Whatever to per-
form on this subject. With respect to thu
shadowy, traasparent, gausy essence, or
image OF IA essence, that 10 called moral
sentiment behind prohibitosy legislation, "
he did not believe We had denomination
OF coin small enough to measure its value.
After further debate the senate adjourned.
In the house on the 2Sth the credentials
Of Mir. vaux, Mr.. Randall's successor,
were presented and read, and he was
qualified. The bill was passed appro.
priating $l25.000 for the establish.
ment Of national military park
ct the battlefield of Chickamspua.
A conference was ordered on the naval
appropriation bill, and then the house went
into committee of the whole ON the river
and harbor bill. After some consideration
the committee rose and reported the bill to
the house. Mr.. Dockery moved to recon-
NIT the bill with instructions to the rivers
aud harbors committee to report it back
with the Hennepin canal clause stricken
out. The motion was lost. The bill then
passed without division. The house then
adjourned.
In the senate on the Doth Senator Stew.
art, rising to a question Of personal privi.
lege, had read an article from a local paper
containing q statement by Maj. Powell,
director OF the geological survey, in refer.
ence to Senator Stewards recent resoIu-
tion, in which Powell spoke Of the move
ment to investigate by land sharks and
spectators for the purpose OF ~s'gobbling
UP irrigable lands and establish q sort Of
hydraulic feudal system" Senator Stewart
sketched an outline OF what had been done
in the work OF stimulating irrigation in the
far west recently and the appropriations.
Powell. he said, hid used more than half
OF the appropriation in vast and expensive
surveys OF no practical use for the object
in view, and intimatei that Powell had
enormous power in both houses from his
giving employment to a lot of young men,
sons and relatives of members Of congress,
and that he kept al enormous lobby in
Washington to control the action Of con-
gress. The bureau of geology and min
said, but a mass Of humbug and foolish.
ness. Senator German defended Major
Powell as a valuable public officer, who
discharged his duty faithfully. Senator
Teller introduced a joint resolution setting
forth b determined purpose of the Unit.
ed States government to use both gold
aud silver as full legal tender money at
the rate now existing in the United States
and which may hereafter be established by
the United States alone or acting in ac-
cord with other nations. Laid on
the table and ordered printed. The
imported liquor bill was then taken
up, the question being on the following
substitute offered by Senator Gray to the
substitute from the judiciary committee:
That fermented, distilled OF other intoxi.
eating liquors transferred as an article Of
commerce. or brought into any state or ter
ritory from a point or place outside of such
state or territory for use, consumption or
sale therein, shall not be exempt, nor shall
the owner or person In possession thereof
be exempt from the operation ofthe laws of
OF the the regulations, control Of the police
or the taxing power of such state orterritory
affecting or applicable to all other like
property, by reason of such liquor being in
an original package of importation OF
transportation and subject to interstate
or foreign commerce." Senator Gray's
amendment was agreed %to-yeas, 26; NAYS,
20. Senator Vest moved to amend the
substitute by making it applyto fresh beef,
veal, mutton, lamb and york, aud argued
ii tho bill should become a law it should
not be confined to intoxicating liquor.
Ibis was the first time be knew of the su-
preme court being able to suggest or offer
remedies. The proposed law would pro-
duce chaos. But if he were wrong in his
position and the friends Of the bill were
right, then he wanted to give the cattle
raisers of the west the same privileges
granted the Iowa legisiaturei in regardt to the
exclusion Of alcoholic stimulants. He had
served Oh the senate committee in relation
to the beef business and found an alarm
ing state of things in the inspection of
beef cattle. The vote on Senator Vests
amendment was yeas s, nays 80. Senator
Wilson, of Iowa, then offered a substitute
for the Gray amendment providing that
liquors transported into any state or terri
t oryfor use, consumption or sale Tor stor-
age) shall on their arrival be subject to
the operation and effect of the laws
of such state or territory en-
acted in exercise Of its police
power. and shall not be exempt there
from by reason of their being introduced
in the original packages. Senator Will
sons substitute was adopted, 90 to 90.
The bill was then passed, 81 to 10. Sena-
tor Voorhees, moved to amend the title by
AsonaAk ~ 1ooO. "A VII W OVefIuI0 the
decision Of the supreme court of the Unit.
ed States in its Interpretation and construc.
zion OF the constitution on the subject of
commerce between the several states, and
thereby relieve the state of Iowa from the
consequence of her misguided legislation"
Rejected. The title was then amended on
motion Of Senator Wilson. of Iowa, to
read: "A bill to limit the effect of repula-
lions OF commerce between the several
states and with foreign countries in certain
cases" The river and haibor bill was re-
ceived from the house and referred to the
adjourned until June 2.
on public lands reported back the senate
feiture of land grants. Ordered printed
passed for the relief Of the widow Of Rear
Illinois, gave notice that be would
on Tuesday next ask the house to
consider the McDufae-T urpie contested
election case. The house then went into
committee Of the whole on public building
bills. The following bills were laid aside
favorably: Mankato, Mimi, $50. 400; Mil
waukee, increase 10 ST. 400, 900; Sioux
Falls, $l5O, 900; Beatrice, Neb., SG5, 600;
Davenport, 800, 600; Rock Island, ILL.,,
S75. Don; Sioux City. To-, 100000; Bloom.
ington, ILL.,. 800, 600; Kansas City,
81 1900, 900; Racine. Wis, 500, 900;
Rockford, ILL.,, $780, 600; Fort Dodge, H.,
$75,0OO; S%heboygan, Wis, $75, 1000 There
was . lively tilt on the question Of public
building bills brought out by the bill for q
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