Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11
constitutional, and so 1t is not In ac.5
cordance with the principles Of our
government. as our government 10 .
purely constitutional government"
". a.. Wnddle,

/ porto Rico iS nor a mart of the
union Tho nnion consisted ~ thirteen
states and TIC CONSTITUTION waa mada
1 FOR those states fine 9overnment of
Tertiary heinz nm after rnnaidera flor,
! to he ottandaa 10 an the makinr III
new stata. sho,,,d ,risa Tho non.ttt,i.
ton does NOT saw mai new slater may
be admitted tn the union, and the com
| clusion is that that instrument was in=
.eauea only as tne orsaiiie act ol tns
u q union. IN the treaty Mitn
,Ir',,s ssaii as. ~. 80.
~, raanee ana SPAN were ., ensnp.ea , IRON;
sl.s ...niin .aMs p1on n',.n, 3.
a,,,s a, ...ioi "a, uu. t.a nsantis
f.rrad ~ 81 t,a s tarritnrW ond
~ as y. ~, "...,,i..aa s,ata Tha consti-
t ,U us an aslu. . ,,sa Lr,,at 10
cnna,od w. t,,a ~, s.,otas hnt smhsaoment
lsg,slation ~ ,s sn asn-ssslw estendsd IA
tre te,,.ito,ias ~. congressionai act,
sbowin.. 49, o,.nr,ass racopnizad Ma
| 1ifTerencs conatitutinns1ly between the
states aud tha tarrito,iss. The same
rule holds rood with respect to the in.
tern.l revenne law. Congress- has
never observed constitutional restric-
| lions and Limitations in dealing with
the territories where questions Of tax
alton. navigation or general supervision
of internal affairs was considered and
/ can see no difference between Alaska
anu l-pulsiala au o' -, ~ az lntornrsta
49,. ~, .,s,,....,,ti,n fn, n,,er can.
.ioa y. .,-e soms if rn+ porta t3ico
t.i ~ ;, =. ,, at, ne INC tinted states and
me- me-. De ,. % ~ tba constitntion.
:
h"s1 D. h""""'
Tho second speaker on the negative
was Hugh S. Buffum of Leroy, Ia. He
sid.
we hold that 1t is Fundamental;
nipoipla of this government that no
p,islntion shall be opposed by the pro-
Visions of the constitution. Article 1,
mai an duties and excuses must be
NM so,n, thronrhout the United states.
If tha tArm limited States, includes
,.r,itS,y halon0ing TO the United
s,.,tas t,,o porto I,ican tariff act is UNI
o,,stit,,tinnal This question can only
No datarminod NV a supreme court de.
''i,;a,, ND on,v rnsnect,nr this on4
n ,s,yii, Of the constitution. What the
=. o+ha,. oarts of the CON-
eerln lieans w. 49, Uenv ,a+ p 70 do wifi,
60, .,,a n,stitut,on ,,nan,nously de.
s s,no, ,'' t,,.t 20, tho nnrno,e Of leyyine
e1eieu .ss ~ az stntas ,,,aon+ states
l, .s, M :.
ana eeiit'oiies
D. =. Larson.
The third speaker for South Dakota
was j. r.. Larson. In brief he said:
cordance With precedent established
by a whole century Of legislation re-
snectinr territories. Wnen Louisiana
va ,,,,rcbo sod from France duties on
goods shipped from the territory to
llilueo , u,i.i' so .' sless -,
Misa, ane CIV, ~. a,,tnenn,;e Tr5aI
i4ouislaila Mas naos. a.i,, ~, ,itai
ny July Mus su'i NM ..., LIZ -. 49,
ciilllilial eases aie illso.eo ~. sa,.
plalhea " we sose,lin,eae, .,, ~ 49, 49,
sless ai.u .Ile piesioeuI sp..s ...,. s.as
WIN ie.'psee " sose, , ., es.ie &c
me uaa.eo s.a.es nau 1 w 1eos 80 "
r.'tol'es ca soselelsn.s. ~ Ao.S IL.
sress refused TO extend the constitu.
.loii oNei rtoiiaa, tllus oseiulne slas
terrltofles are governed uhaer con.
srcSs ana lhe treaty oI cessioti anu ny ~
uhoer the constitution. rms principe
NJ, mas peeh ndhered 70 tn aso our
hlslois. Never before leoV was the
G g, rs eAtenaed over terrltory:
ms estaplshes the prlnclpie that II
sutullon over tefrltorles whenever u
seems expedlent. II also proves that
statesmen OF the past held 1t necessary
10 extend me constitution by special
act. ACCORDING TO this doctrine the
constitution is not In force IN Porto
ltlca TODAY and therefore congress is
unrestricted In leSlslating for the
island. The speaker quoted number
OF court decisions to substantiate hig
arguments
j. w. Martin.
i w Nr,r.3, 70 Eaa
last snaaLar for ~, :, -, d. - IL ia.