The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-29
IN IHE HANKEYE STATE
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY,s SPECIAL
TRAIN is FAST SPEEDING ITS
WAY EASTWARD
INTEREST IN INsULAR CASES
SUPREME COURT DECISION AM
NOUNCED YESTERDAY THOR
OUGHLY DISCUSSED
MRS. MKINLEY IS IMPROVING

CEDAR RAPIDS, TO-, May zS.-Presi-
dent McKinley's special train sped ac.Os5
the state of Iowa today. Few stops were
made, but the train was slowed up at
the principal towns and cities and the
president appeared on the rear platform.
This is Secretary Wilson's home state.
and he shared honors with the pre- ident
today At Tama, where Mr. Wilson for
merly resided there was a big crowd to
greet them both, but no stop was made.
At Marshalltown the local G. A. Z pest
was lined up at the station.
The president and the members of the
cabinet spent much Of the time to3ay
reading and discussing the published re-
ports of the opinions of the supreme
court in the insular cases They were
much interested in the way the court
divided in the two cases. The decision in
the De Lima case, if followed in tire Ph l.
Appine case, as it is assumed it will be,
might result in the calling of an extra
session Of congress. In the De Lima CT Sc
the court decided that the duties collect
ed on Porto Rican goods before cor gress
enacted the Foraker law were illoga and
must be refunded. 1t is presumed that
the court. following the same nas Of
reasoning, will decide that the duties col
lected on goods from the Philippines We're
also illegal. and the goods were nd are
subject to free entry into the Uni ed
States until congress acts as II has all
ready done in the case Of Porto Rico.
EXTRA SESSION POSSIBLE.
Such a decision would mean not only
the refunding Of duties heretofore G uect-
ed, but would open the ports Of the Unit
ed States to merchandise and goods OF
every description from the Philippines
until congress meets in DecemEe-. 1t Is
palpable that importers might take al
vantage of this to ship goods intO the
United States through the Philippines,
and thus defraud the governme mt Of its
revenues. Whether the danger from this
source is great enough 10 warrant the
calling of congress in extra ssss on l5
one which will be decided only after full
deliberation. 1t is possible, hOweve that
this danger may have been area1y OBJ
waited In the enactment of the SpJoner
resolution delegating temporarily to the
president the power to govern the hi ip-
pines This may be considered an act OF
congress within the meaning 4 the
Downes decision affirming the constitu-
tionality of the Foraker law. But Fl is
delicate question: and one which the
president and his advisers will cons der in
all it's bearings before coming to a con-
clusion. The members of the cabinet
| decline to discuss the subject for publ ca
J ton. They united in a messag ge OF con-
graduation to former Attorney General
| Grggs, who prepared and presented the
governments case to the supreme court.
MRS. MKINLEY IMPROVING.
Mrs McKinley's condition has con-
tinued to show steady but not rapid i'm
provement since she left San FIR nclsco.
She is gaining some strength, and the
president is much encouraged. She has
not yet left her couch, however. DR..
Rixey does not desire to have her tax
her strength, but he permits her to sit
up in bed the most Of the day The p-esf-
dent is at her side much of the time.
At the place where the Chicago %
Northwestern crosses the Des Moines
river over the new Boone viaduct, said
to be the longest and highest double
track structure in the world, the train
was halted for ten minutes to permit the
photographers with the party to take
several group pictures of the president,
cabinet and newspaper men
The train is due to reach Chicago about
3 O'Clock Wednesday morning. 1t Will not
run into the station, but will be switch
ed to the tracks of the Pennsylvania in
the outskirts of the city, and proceed
directly to Washington. At Canton a
stop Of twenty or thirty minutes will be
made to permit some of the relat yes
and friends Of the president and Mrs.
Mckinley to come aboard.