Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-05-28
r4g WORK or CONGRESS.


in tho SENATE
WASHINGTON. May 29-The senate re
suned consideration of the bill subjecting
imported liquors to the provisions of the
laws of the several states, the question be.
ing on the substitute reported from the
judiciary committee providing that liquors
so transported shall when their actual and
continuous transportation shall have termi
natedl be considered to have ceased TO be
the subjects Of commerce with foreign ma
tions and among the sevesal states and
shall be a part Of the common mass OF
property within the state and be subject &c
its police regulations Mr.. Coke argued
against the constitutional right of congress
TO delegate its delegated powers back to the
states. Mr.. George gave his support to the
bill.
Mr. Eustis said that the question pre
sented by the bill under discussion was q
very perplexing one. On the one hand
large property interests were represented
aud on the other hand there WIS encount
cred a strong moral sentiment in one OF
two or more states. The difficulty In the
question arose in the attempt to reconcile
the conflict between the rights of property
under the constitution and laws and that
moral sentiment known as prohibition
He regretted that some solution OF the
question had not been discovered, for he
considered that the bill proposed by tht
Judiciary committee was clearly unconsti.
tutional
Mr. Eustis said 1t was proposed 20 legis
late against the breweries of MilwauRe,
and St. Louis, and tho distillers of Ken
lucky, Illinois, North Carolina, New Yorh
and New Hampshire Next they would b,
asking for the exclusion Of cotton seed oil
Of which the state OF Louisiana produced
large amount. Then they would be askint
that dressed beef from Illinois and tobacco
from North Carolina should not be con
sidered an article OF commerce within thi
meaning of the constitution.
Mr. Gray did not think It n delegation
the power of congress To say that th,
original package shan not be considere,
a matter of interstate commerce in such
way az TO interfere with the police powe
Of the state
Mr.. Regan, whila declaring himself II
favor of any reasonable mode OF abridgin.
the use Of alcoholic liquors, did not thinl
it safe TO strain the constitution. Ii con
gress should pass the pending bill Il woulc
probably be declared unconstitutional Th
bill went over without action. The vic
president announced the appointment 8
Mr. Blackburn as a member of the com
mittee on appropriations and OF Mr. Can
Isle as a member Of the committees OF
finance, territories and womnns suffrage
Ia the house, on motion Of Mr.. Townsen,
(Pa.l, a senate bill was passed for the cree
ton Of "a public building at Beaver Fallsa
a cost OF $4,000, with amendment strikina
ont the appropriation clause. On motioi
Of Mr. Wilson CIV. Na.) o senate bill wa
passed for the erection Of "a public bnildinl
at Martinshurg, w. Va, with an amend
ment reducing the limit Of cost from SIP,
900 TO $4,000
Mr.. Mckinley submitted the conference
report upon the customs administrative
bill and 1t was adopted--yeas, 12f, nays, 4
the speaker pro TEN counting q quorum
The Democrats, as a rule, refraincd fron
voting. Tho river and harbor bill was the
discussed but without action.
Several bills were acted upon favorahl
by the house committee on commerce
among them the bill 70 delegate TO eac.
state the right to prohibit the importation
within its borders Of liquor In origina
| packages This bill is aimed at the recen
| decision of the supreme court allowin,
| liquor in original packages TO be sent {,
/ prohibition states. II is in the same form
as the bill under consideration in the senat
on Tuesday. A favorable report was ais
made on a house bill TO permit states &
/ regulate the sale Of oleomargarine an,
| granting them power 20 prohibit It's sal
within their boundaries. r. ID. Curtis, q
| Syracuse, representing the New York Stat
| Dairymen's association, appeared before
committee and argued in favor Of the bill
| A bill providing for q light at Fenwick Isl
and shoal, Del, was acted on favorably