Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-20
CONSTITUTIONS Application always I,mltod

Constitutions Application always L,mltcd
II shall show" he said. that the
practical construction out upon the
| gressional branches of the government
for I, hundred years has, with one par
t1al exception been uniform regard
ing acquired territory as neither
bound nor privileged by that inEtru-
ment until brought within its opera
I ton, either by express compact In the
| treaty or by act of congress until
brought within its operation either by
| express compact In the treaty or by
act OF congress; and that acts of con, con,
/ gresS do not apply to after-acquired
territory until extended to it by sub
sequcnt legislative enactment
Continuing, lie said that 1t WAS mot
contended that congress had absolute
| power over the livs and property of
citizens: there is here, he Went on,
no proposition to coniiscate OF de-
stroy the possible quality of plaintiff $
| merc hnndise. IT is n mere demand of
a right to tax il at the custom house..
| 'rhc right to- tax at our own ports mer-
chanslisc coming from outlying terri
tory Of the United States Is not Il
strange or unusual exercise of power.
| There is nothing essentially Unjust in
| such practice. 1t may be made un-
| just by the severity of the tax or the
risor of the prohibition. but so may
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.is.''. cry i1s quo.ei liuil'peI o. su-
isli!, .oui' '.esisio'is III su''o'e VI ,his
se''ee'', ..,
h's"e 10 Acaulre Territory
great deal OF attention was given
20 inc rlgh' 10 govern teffltory whch
once acquired, ana lnnulneraDle au-
thorltics We're adduced In support of
lhlS position. among others the de-
eision OF the supreme court IN the
Mormon church case, III winch the
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,,s''.. va w ,,.a'es mas poM.sr
( 10 ACQUIRE territory ana no power to
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In TINS case the court said further on
lhat lhe nlted states having acquired
! me sefiltcrN OF Louisiana and the ter
| ritorles west OF the Rocky mountains
the United states government was
49, ~. .a .t.i I pose islM .
"i'un ,..,''l anu i.s spsere'lslils oSe.,
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lis y, s'u.'seli. ~ 'i,.s eolhectloh, WI
~, .seie ,, '.ial ilitellla.lo!1al
NV $500" ,5', enae .ne NJ" II
may aeal WIN me lhhapltah1s or con-
His'.iea -, .'.ieu 'e 81 Hhu give
M 80. ~ ..s ~ s'es Nv
W. N..sss saw so ms !. attell-
~, 10 ,awe. Of ,ba t.nita $500 go. ~. ~,
Wv 80 n!.eu s'.a.es 70
~ .i"l,. 'e', iie quo.ea inc iet
=, ~. 60 son ~ s7',,a'o, alecN-
'a5i ,' ~ $40 IN WHICH VIZ. Jefferson
s.s M, ,;.,;
a.. ,.l,,;'' u'ron inahss no p'oNi-
a'o. ~ '''.'i.s .oie's., .e''ltols
a. "','s., a,iis
e'.s = ~ ~, y, 5as."' S''i' ,
~ 'I3ts lasls'aafe $1,000 by Itself and
W. 80 ul .eiieIsoh on
,;af y, ~, ,';,,;., ny ..ia. w
tianal Question which has moan cow.
monty nli,.il.,ted ia him An ayan,;,,,l
t;n, however Of bis w.ritin,s 49,, ~
his whe,fe course ar action With raea,.-
ence to tha i .o,,isiana ,,i3.lh,sa asna.,-
ially With reference To- the const;t,,.
,iona, onjns,Io, si,n,ve nn,,l,,s;,.,.,,
that NJ. lnfrerso,.s aoub, r,as NOT
with rnln,o,,s.e 10 il,n nnwer nf t,9a
l-nitcd states ia acn,irs fnreis,n ,nrs
ri,ory iut rather as ia ~, ,i.bi To- -,
ney II To nd make il > ,,s,l NJ IN,