The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-01

Bailey stated chat the opposition was ex-
tremeIy anxious TO reach two schedules
In the bill, and did not desire 70 consume
more time on this amendment
In opening GrosVenor remarked upon the
sreged attempts OF the Democrats TO
make political capital out OF osteata.ious
opposition to trusts. As 10 the pending
proposition to make this tariff bill 80 into
effect April /. no matter what the date OF
It's final enactment. nc said two questions
we're involyed-its eSpedency and its wis
dom. That Ii was wise he did not think
any one would deny: and he would there
fore direct Ais attention entirely to the
question OF expedieney.
In a question OF law his view was that
those things not forbidden to congress
were legal on this subject he planted
himself. he said. on the conclusions OF
Judge Cooley in his work on constitutional
law IN the chapter entitled Retrospective
Law" In that chapter Judge Cooley con-
tended that there was no doubt OF the
right OF the legislature 70 enact retro
spective legislation IL that power was not
forbidden Tho constitutional Limitation
was that congress should have no right 10
pass q bill os attainder or an ex post facto
law, and provided that no state should
pass an ex post facto law or a law impair
ing the oblirations OF contracts IL was
plain that the constitution intended 20
deny this right 70 the states. and by i'm
plication 20 retain Il in congress. He
quoted a decision ot the supreme court
made IN 1896 IN support OF his contention.
ard a decision OF the supreme court of
Iowa which held no prohibition against
ar ex post facto law 10 the effect that
retrospective law was not necessarily an
ex post facto law. This law would be
retrospective IN that IL would levy Gus
toms duties on merchandise bought or
shipped after tomorrow. lie declared that
IL was a liberal provision, in that Il did
not apply to goods now adoai.
tsrcsyeuor's strongest point was tta+ IN
connection with the present tariff bill.
which bore date of August !. 1926. but was
rot finally enacted unfil two days later.
Although this vas unintentional. the SUI
prernes court had held that Il was retro
spective.
The income tax. although 1t had been
held unconst tuttoBai mot on that point,
however, levied on every dollar held on
the FIRST Of the preceding January. whisky
IN bond. manufactured under the 9o-cent
tax. under thc operation o. ta1t nili paid
e cents additional
Rtcha rfson oS Tennessee cont ied that
20 supreme court decision IN the case
involving the Wilson Law. In which the
opinion OF the supreme court vas deliv-
orad RI Chief Justice Fuller. decided ex-
vfror- Goods imported between August
and August - 1894. it was decided. anoaid
pay the McKlniey and not t5o Wilson
rates.
II you are going 20 uiakc this law take
effect fu-worroH Whv not say today de-
raawHed Bard ~ Missouri. tor why not
tha day the Mckinley lew was report ~
Tvne real purpose is ~ check at Imports
- long A The h5li e. before congress. IL
tlsas should be until next March"
The Sehrase on tire amendment was con-
ciased BY Bailey. who said:
sGrosveror fails 20 distinguish between
the powsr q cOnEreEs 20 pass a retroae-
tive law. and 20 plzt two tnconsiEtent laws
fu a-tion a. the savne tirne. The prnp0s.-
t{ou 0f the ways ard means cculrnttfes tH
that congress efrsfl have the Fo~cT 20
compel the people - ne United states 20
ffge ~ tne same tire under two different
ard connlctinE laws. Even f ~ som4e
Strange decision - q court congress could
exercise that power, it would not lse ~sse
20 exercise 81. You pfopose - pat ne pec-
pie under laws fnaf are yet 81 ire an
fatHu-n&b8e wisdom ot the Inlied states
@euafe."
TIE debate having ben ensei. Gros-
venov proposed a. auaenfin1s - % t5e
amend meat. whlch was taat fte iien IN
rsases on gooatB ~ tnas act .r rpoftaEA De-
tweea Aursl ard the snacEEz1s0t - the
- sEoaId he oa5v % rhe amount o. tsse
sxeess OF sha duffes u mis- act over fse
Wilson at TTae an1sost-ne1t % me a11eSsd-
nzeus WAS aeopfe9-
r.. yore =as then taken by te;ers CT
vn~ orsg!raf znsentzneDs. fiyiGg ApTi! : as
tre date on xnsrh sna Dill wsS % 20 4rso
eject. and 4 Tas z5opsssf Is 20 10
IRE clerk resuus@3 fn@ T@a&t1g cf rae
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