St. Paul daily globe., 1890-05-30
SALARIED IMBECILES.
Senators Seek to Give the
Supreme Court Pointers
On Law.
They Pass a Measure Over
ruling the Original Pack
age" Decision.
The House Proposes to In
vest the Surplus in Pub
lie Buildings.
Democratic Senators Succeed
in Shutting OFF Tariff Talk
in Committee.

WASHINGTON, Nav 29.-In the senate
to-day Mr.. Stewart. rising to question
of privilege, had read statement by
Maj. Powell in reference to a resolution
recently offered by Mr.. Stewart as to
the division of 5000, 900 appropriated for
irrigation purposes to the use Of the
geological survey. Mr.. Stewart sketched
an outline of what had been done re-
Gently in the work of stimulating lrrl-
CATION in the far West and Of the ap-
preparation made for that purpose.
Mai. Powell, he said, had used more
than half of the appropriation In eX-
penSive surveys OF no practical use 1or
the object in view; and he intimated
that Mai. Powell had enormous power
in both houses from his giving employ
ment to lot of young men, the sons
and relatives of members OF congress,
and that he kept an enormous LOBBY Ill
Washington to control the action OF
congress. He characterized the bureau
of geology and mineralogy as a mass
of humbug and foolishness, "a great
lylDg-in hospital for lame ducks" Mr..
German defended Maj. Powell. Mr..
Teller introduced the following joint
and ordered printed:
That it is the determined policy of the
United States government to use both gold
and silver as full legal tender money. unde
the ratio now existing in the United States,
or which may hereafter be established by the
United States alone, or acting in accord with
other nations.
The house bill, with amendments pro-
Viding for poStOfflce site in Washing
40 rocraH an6 n 0nnfQrQnna
asked on the disagreejng votes or the
two houses. The senate bill subjecting
imported liquors to the provisions OF the
laws of the states was then taken up,
the ql estion being on the following sub
Stitute offered by Mr.. Gray to the sub
stitute reported from the judiciary COM
mlttee:
That fermented, distilled or other intoxi-
eating liquors, transferred as an article OF
commerce or brought into any state or terri
tory from 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 there be
exempt from the operation Of the laws OF or
the regulations, control, police or taxing
power Of such state or territory affecting or
applicable to, all other like property, by rea.
son of such liquors being in the original
package of importation or transportation, as
subjects of interstate or foreign commerce.
Mir. Gray's amendment was agreed to,
yeas 26, nays 20. Mr.. Vest moved to
amend the substitute just adopted by
making it apply to fresh beef, veal,
mutton. lamb and pork, and argued
that if the bill was to become. a law it
should not be confined to intoxicating
liquors. Mr.. Vests motion was de-
feated, yeas 5, nays SO. The affirmative
votes were by Messrs. Nest, Call. Nor
gan, Payne and Stewart. Mr.. Wilson,
of Iowa, offered q substitute for MI.
Gray's amendment providing that
liquors transported Pinto any state or
tearltory for use, consumption or sale
or storage shall, on their arrival, be sub
iect to the operation and effect of the
laws of such state or territory enacted
in the exercise of its police powers, and
shall not be exempt therefrom by rea-
son of their being introduced in the
original packages; adopted, yeas 25,
nays 20. The bill vast hen passed, yeas
"a, nays 10. The vote in detail was as
follows: