The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
SENATOR VEST ATTACKS TIE I3E-
PORTED LIQUORS BILL.


MASHiH"lUN' H"y HV. , no oons'T vVneiu
oIeu to.uaS w" o.Ii you -. o..
ohni'tee euo!ec'inE nuuo,I s w W
provisions Vi mo 'a"' Vi '"o 9o''i"' ''S'''
lhe oii' IN us io"o"s'
That no state shan be held 10 be limited or rssrsns
!" pV"er W p'o"iVi@ leSu,"'o, 'oh'let VI '"N VI
80, ~ ,or,,,.,a. ~ o,h.,.'i.. ~ -. s,,iv.,.
within it.own limits Of nnv f.rm,pt,d distil,d. o
sther intoxicating liquids or liquors BY reason of tn
fact that the same have been imported into such Stat
from beyond its limits whether there shall or shall no
have been paid thereon any tax duty impo't oFeI
e"s 10 tue 'nUeu stAteS
Mr. Wilson rep. Iowa.. who had introduced
tho bill and had afterward reported It back
addressed the Senate in explanation and ad
yocaoy OF II, stating that 1t was made neces
sary by the recent decision of the Supreme
Court on that subject. II was response tc
the suggestion contained In that decision that
Congress- could permit the exercise OF tho re-
straininr mower Of a state; and it was for the
purpose Of giving that permission that the bill
had been introduced and reported. The effect
OF IL would DC 10 le"No euch oIa'e ~. :"
the Union to determine for Itself what Its
po1oy snUu'I i,,~ora I;n%or ,hot Jecision Of
intoxicating hluors' ohuer tn". uec'sion -,
tho Supreme Court the state OF Iowa could
NOT ,royent the citizens of other States or the
NJ .,,,n -. 60, nrI,nIn Eronoo ~ Cormnnv
euolects OF "roat Dritan' rrahco' VI OeiiInu '
md having them sold there in tho original
80 at A, H. ,rneont ,,n,
packages ny agents Az tne ptesen. ai'ii'
Ted in his state. The package might be a
IT,, ~ boIt ,,int n wbislnv or n ko,, or n
pint or nan pint Vi Wh'sAey vi heS VI !"
bottle of beer. 1t was to put n stop to such
nractice and 10 recognize in every State tho
power to regulate It's own internal pouce 'ha'
the bill was reported.
Mr.. Vest Dem, MOI said that as a member
OF lne 'uulc'''y ,o'ii'nl''oe no iuu nv peen
able to agree with the majority in reporting
.'o - .;Iiiati - ,h<, Tni,aI Sto,a. ,,.or
elusive JURISDICTION Oh tne 'nltou States over
.n9
.,,a;,nIt,, - To- Irs,ioos ,hot nIoohaIi,
by ii'"'oiiIy VI US ue'iIos' .n"s ".Couoli0
merce and that the mower to regulate COM
800 -, .bo Cto,o, onJ ,rith toroir-n
nn efG9 a mos nm n ex"msive power Vested IN
Congress by the dnstlltnti@n: me EHtinathton
pow was GO eonlalned in mere @beT de
o. that heGsloni ne 'tT 'eSt, eondehued. 1 h
No a 10 IT 81 TnnSress nver
aH Sp in BEARD n9t m one Article Of
chantise alcohol, 1t , could 10 delegated as to
Garine. he Was tie vs. senate going 10 make make
tHat nem uephItuto "aS ~. 9n a. up uiot un
% TIE supreme court 70 rear ao%n the 4srFlets
OF the @ o and Ih hs pU paad nest
seht 10 u" G!eIA SIenh IIa hnu ,o"
OF the Jmuic'hry % r III IN" 'aS o Loh
Gdess 10y nS uo"h 'ho pi''eipio 4oi "Hien no
Mr. ingalls, (Rep.. KAN, and Mr.. Edmunds
tep.i w. thustu 10 70 'rtG sue , r.
n0 Oa signeH hu lr Wison Of lava ingsis
III Imm6nas and an I0ar TITS minoritv rsnnrt
s bnnn am nv hill 70 nrnyide tEat
uau pee ~ @ ~ i" ~, aIoi
the payment o. any ,aIost oF excise .aH snGuiu
iiot sho oihSio AVN
MI Vest resumed ms argument aGalnst the
Wnether HohSrTss coniq usteGa ~ a. power
oestea IN ~ ~ aro If tafaa w boas NE
or !" ny % % co 0n,d he ", estra ma
t couIi no. 20 80 m9IIn pe aestrOg tn9
i GU Ta anantnt "Su a.
from having my uniformity there would be in
,n sht any, nn ~ com
merca Kanuas anothnr iowa nnother and
NY; a chnns rom ono and Of tho tnion 70
no HWi otbor cn"o' NUN ono Gnu u 'no oH'on "
r HTny h D oe Mit II Is
o,iH not be cot oYer Nv an ftirmaIira decia
ration Of Of Congress I that intoxcatine spirits
were No. an ere o. hin 90 e, n,o @
10 tbe obection that was at the Bottom Of the
S MHH of Commerce Tor one state. Congress-
otnMIer St.tes. c,c,o..o1 ,bo ,oso =, n c.,.o,,
nrnbibting the eItTanee ~ lensre tbe trans
W " . ~ II ~ - - 49, :.
portatlon 81 whom as q az otner passenRers'
WIZ d W., % ~ ~ ~ 5r5 49, tnh q. or
MI Nest sun tuaS .nat uiu 70. soSeh t 4 Gase
a. az beonnso tns SuIpeine SV t hau deGiqea
it inc eauSs oi [ cn s
never Wno @ G ni t Gr GoGu ue
Gu 70 IN awa1 .b @ az 9t
low 10 ,o'T IT, eS H Tort IA Saode
@ ~ lis 10 ,hnt tii u Sf
oner aa oreI "a If d bnoih cns M
ana heeterlouS ne ana heaith cannot 10 an
NJ ETImUnHaWhsra in tha nowor 70 deoida
M ia sen as ae op
hn uteCio 10 u'se"eeu Vi ueio'eiioue "
ne htu neaiIh ~ ,,J,o,o, ,,,o,.,o.,
Ut: Nest.t H n WUtIiu w 'uuIcIai uuoS
, a q ci S sHe ohf9r pli eaI,s up us the
unnn ~, ousineSs; put y mas iniu aeIus III
t ~ x III oLuei ~ ~ d .nG ooheiueFa-
tlon OF mo measure unuel ulscushlon.
mr. It9hr Iliep. MASS: argued ID iHvor o. me
Dill II me oliI were HpI Witn'n Tue ieSislallve
rowe. o. tonR[eSs' tnen tneLe was no more
inc hlted Staies ne SUPPOSED that mere aid
not oAlsl community atyWnete wlere tle
Gamer OF pernlttinG the unreStrictel safe OF
lntoNicatlng liquors. was NOT recoEhlZel anu
g4atdod aEaInst 4y puPRlic All snfhorit ~ ohless
eGulva!ent, could DO done; II would DC the law
N the United states Tor all lutnre tlme unless
the Constitution were amended In that respect. |
that any person living in another STATE or In n |
foreign country cOulu henn INTOXICATING uquOr