The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-11

/ ,-a,-s and conflicting claims of the Va
ricus states comprising the Union IN
the matter If the revenues and was
never meant to apply TO "A condition
| like that which now confronts the
country in connection with its insular
! possessions.
Griggs Talks Again.
When Mr.. Richards concluded, At
tornev. General Griggs addressed the
court He said his remarks were in
tended TO be supplemental TO those sub
mitted in the cases involving similar
questions which have heretofore been
argued.
Taking up the question of taxes, the
ATTORNEY. general coutended that the
constitution does not provide for alb
soIute uniformity of duties under all
circumstances and that the uniformity
clause of the constitution refers 10 the
states and not to the territories The
power TO govern territories Mr. trlgSs
aid is expressly conferred by the con-
stituUion. This power was given with
out limitation and there was no reSer-
walton of power i'm the people OF the
territories, though there is in the peo-
pie of the states.
Then he drew the inference that the
power. to govern territories. which is
absolutely conferred upon congress, in
cludes the power TO tax either by di-
rect or indirect methods. This right
was absolute. but not deSpOtic. and
Mr.. Griggs cOutended that it included
the constitutional right to lay duties
on merchandise imported into the Unit
ed States from its insular possessions
and that such a proceeding does not
violate the uniformity clause
The laws the administration and
the revenues of the territories are sub
ject to the absolute control OF con-
gress." Mr. GriEgs declared Con
~ -lfaEg e
government existing in a territory.
may destroy the legislature. Vacate all
the offices and take over all the public
funds and absorb them into the COM
mon treasury. It may appropriate out
of the federal treasury all the money
necessary To carry on a territorial gov
eminent, emitting all local taxation
Porto Rico a ChatteL
Referring to the acquisition Of Porto
Rico and the Philippines, Mr. GrigSs
said.
The islands are territory belonging
To the United States, not part OF the
United States. The islands were the
things acquired by the treaty; the
United states was the party who aC-
3 oufred them and 10 whom they belong.
J The owner and the thing owned are
/ not the same
AIR. Gri-Gs said that many Instances
of legislation show that congress has
! always considered something more than
the term United states" To be- neCeS-
. sary when e. designed a statute to eN-
. tend 10 territory
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/ Che country and concluded that while
+ congress has provided throughout the
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49, - ...t5 ;! 49, $3.50
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- 80 - 10, % - ~ 20 -
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''7 5 90" i'' 7' ~ pio' iNe-
Claims DeSDOtS' Right for Mckinley.
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nations. the right not only to govern.
""' 10 mas laws Tor the tertl'ory so
1Ili5u, me leEislttlNe lullc 'lollS lii'9
AZ. iT-r cru iL'FiriS iil''''Sil'S Vtlull
1, LN'ti, raw ~ us ~ ISL, -
.l "s lie CUTS l'lIIoil ii' ,tie ~ tSi'le"t
"9 emma ~ e-i -eii4' '- liiS diA'-
GU. nav "
'.us-Hs. ne Sald-
here must ID" IN inc nature OF
lhiHSS d iline between the eeed OF ac-
question and the assumption by the
lhiled states oil the nun government
obi acquired territory When the relation
between the federal government ana
li- a'tulfeu territory VIII ne thaotic-
mere might ne cases OF the dcqul-
SI''oA OF territory Whlch possess no or
Sa"'1rn form OF government WhatSp-
,N'-' nor eve" OF a Ioral or munlcip3l
hi'.H- " Ht'hef su'h territory should
nav amp IoCdl sofeIiilnehJ MOuiu ue-
pt"u ehtfftiy upon me VIII Of congress:
l.l, ,"nleIiIl3h on the appelahLs Would
create thH absurd necessity OF having
other matters extended in theory
through tracts IF country in which
ln"Sf were utterly incapable of en-
Ioreement- all the agencies of govern
ment being absent 1T could never have
been c"ntended that such condition
OF theoretical law and practical an
dfrhN should arise.
Saws Porto Rico Nav Pc Cu+ OfF
Ju7ll,t -'a'Ia4 interrupted the arS,.-
l .lgli, '- tie >oHci'oI SeHeIdi d 10 the
'.5Ll7 "i states 70 DISH u III the opinion
,- ,..- S'.i.i'2l EeIlet' i con sIe99 IRlshI