Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-28
DEBATE ON THE LIQUOR BILL.
Coke Argues That Congress Cannot Dele
gate its Delegated Powers,
BUsTIs SEES THE DANGER AHEAD.
The Logical Outcome of Such Legis-
lation Would he Tariff Walls Be
tween the Statcs-Rivcrs and
Harbors Discussion.

WASHINGTON, May 27-In the senate today
Mr.. Allison presented remonstrance from
| citizens of Burlington, Ia, against imposing
duties on ores from Mexico.
Mr.. Spooner called up the motion to con-
slider the passage of bill introduced some
weeks ago to pay $4,000 to Margaret Ken
nedy for supplies taken for the use of the
army. The bill was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Cullom offered u resolution calling on
the secretary of the treasury for information
as to the authority under which merchandise
in bond, appraised or unappraised, and goods
of dom estic origin are permitted to be for
warded between the Atlantic and Pacific
ports of the United States over the Canadian
Pacific railroad, etc; also to report by what
authority merchandise other than the pro-
ducts of contiguous countries is permitted to
enter the United States under consular seal
and proceed to its destination without entry
or examination mt the port of first arrival
There was, he said, evidence of irregularities
and That the country was probably losing
some of its revenue. The resolution went
over until tomorrow.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the imported liquor bill, the question being
on the substitute reported yesterday from the
judiciary committee
Mr. Coke argued against the constitutional
right of congress to delegate its delegated
powers back to the states
Mr.. George supported the bill
Mr.. Eustis said the question was perplcX-
ing one. The difficulty arose in the attempt
to reconcile the conflict between the rights of
property under the constitution and the laws
and that moral sentiment known as prohibit
tion. Today it was proposed to legislatc
against the brcweries and the dstilleries of
the country. 1t was proposed to tell
the people of Iowa that they shall
have power to regulate commerce be-
tween themselves and all other states
on the liquor question. Tomorrow they
would be asking for the exclusion of cotton
seed oil, of which the state of Louisiana pro
duced large amount in value. They they
would be asking that dressed beef from Hi
nois and tobacco from North Carolina should
not be considered an article of commerce
within the meaningo of the constitution. "And
thus power would be given to each state to
build on its exterior limits an impenetrable
wall that should exclude the product of every
foreign country and of every other statc.n
The pending bill could not become a law with
the help of his vote. He was a states right
democrat of the strctest sort and was in
favor of the states exercising to an unlimited
extent the rights which they had reserved;
but the powers which they had lodged i'll the
federal government, and lodged wisely, he
wanted the federal government to exercise
exclusively.
After further debate the bill went over
without action.
Mr.. Wilson of Iowa gave notice that he
would ask the senate to remain in session to-
morrow until the bill was disposed Of
The vice president announced the appoint
ment of Mr.. Blackburn as IA member of the
committee on appropriations and of Mr.. Car
Isle as n member of the committees on
finance territories and woman suffrage.
The conference report on the bill to simplify
the law in relation to the collection of revenue
was presented and agreed to.
After an executive session the senate ad-
ioulned.