The Portland daily press., 1890-05-28
OPPOSITE VIEWS OF STATE RIGHTS.
Mr.. EustIs's Not Those of the Sena-
tors from New England.
A Resolution Asking Questions About
Canadian Pacific Traffic.
Rivers and Harbors-Census Ques-
tIons-other Washington News.

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Cullom
offered resolution today calling on the Sec
retary of the Treasury for information as to
the authority under which merchandise in
bond appraised or unappraised and goods of
domestic origin are permitted to be forward
ed between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of
the United States over the Canadian Pacific
railroad, such merchandise on arrival at
Vancouver, B. c., being transshipped to yes
sells or cars, and whether or not in his opin-
ion such transportation and transphipment
on foreign territory is consistent with the
safety of the revenue and laws governing
the coasting trade of the United States also,
by what authority merchandise other than
the products of contiguous countries is
permitted to enter the United States under
consular seal and proceed to its destination
without entry or examination at the port of
first arrival. The resolution went over until
tomorrow.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
bill subjecting imported liquors to the pro.
visions Of laws of the several states, the
question being on the substitute reported
yesterday from the judiciary committee, pro-
viding that liquors so transported shall,
when their actual and continuous transpor-
tation shall have terminated,b be considered to
have ceased to be subjects of commerce with
foreign nations and among the several states
and shall be part of the common mass of
property within the state. and be subject to
its police regulations. A long debate en-
sued. participated in by Messrs. Coke,
George, Eustis and others. Mr.. Eustis said
lt was amusing to hear the Republican New
England Senators preaching the doctrines of
state rights. He could NOT understand how
faith. renounced their political education,
repudiated their political convictions and
falsifed their political records. Such per-
formance was intended only to cultivate the
excited imagination of prohibition audi
ence and had been to him inexpressibly COM
ic. But the novitiate of these Senators had
been too short and their probation too slight
to justify their being admitted into full fell
lowship with believers in states rights
Ii on the question of the federal election law
should show they had counted their beads
and said their prayers, they were truly peni-
tent and states right men would be ready to
give them their holy blessing.
Mr.. Gray stated the constitutional diff
culties involved in the question. He said the
right of Congress to regulate commerce had
not taken away one iota of the police powers
of state. He did not think it delegation
OF the powers Of Congress to say the original
package shall not be considered matter of
Interstate commerce in such way as to in
terfere with the police powers of the states.
He should support some measure that would
relieve as far as might be the hurt which
seemed to have been given to the just rela-
tions between the states and the federal gov
ernment by the recent decision of the Su-
preme Court.
Mr. Reagan while declaring himself in ia
vor of every reasonable mode of abridging,
the use of alcoholic liquors, did not think
1t safe to strain the constitution. If Con-
gress should pass the pending bill, it would
probably be declared unconstitutional.
The bill went over without action.
The Vice President announced tie appoint
ment of Mr. Blackburn as member of the
committee on appropriations, and Mr.. Car
Isle as member of the committee on f.
nance, territories and woman suffrage. The
conference report of the bill to simplify the
law in relation to the collection of revenue,
was presented and agreed to. The law will
go into effect August !, 1890.
Mr.. Mcpherson asked what had been done
Tt sus ss auao eaHSa hfF 81 Eve tPe r Cent profit
merchandise, which the Senate increased to
10 per cent.
Mr.Allison said the conference committees
agreed upon compromise of per cent.
After the report was agreed to, Mr.. Allison
said there was another verbal amendment
which the conferees wished to have made by
unanimous consent, and asked that the bill
be retained by the clerk until the correction
was made. 1t was so ordered.
After an executive session the Senate ad
journed.