The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1901-05-28
..nMENT IS SUSTAINED BY
The DECISION IN THE
INsuLAR CASES.
|aAxER ACT HELD VALID
eoss.ssions Declared to Be Unit.
s.a,es Territory but Congress
.,e Power to Deal With Them
e,,n Manner as Il May Consider
vtabie-conss'sut'0" Does No'
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..t...tan. May aS.-The United
l.. .8gfemc court has handed
1. ,n.ffans covering all of the is
n the new insular posses
|, nfis i nave been in controversy.
anon s.geral Of the decisions up
! .he ontcstants on certain Is
| 4 iae most important decision.
II n9Nns against Bidwell. Justice
~ announced the sweeping de-
!, +, The court upholdng the gen
attitude and policy of the govern
up n the present time. The ef-
n tbs decision is TO affirm the
kn,giiouali;y Of the Foraker act
Ia give congress power 10 deal
a newly acquired territory in
manner as the legislative branch
consider suitable for the new
}.ory. The decision also has the
!. n deelaring that the new in
4 posses slons do not by virtue Of
treaty 81 cession acquire all the
n,ae. and rights of the constitu-
h. f.s' opinion OF the court was
BE- Delma case involving the i'm.
)ajon II goods into the United
)ss fram Porto Rico after ratifica-
O. ,sp treaty Of Paris and before
nssaEe II the Porto kican act.
klima 4 Co. doing business In
J YORK imported from San Juan.
b Rieo during the months of June
laly 500. certain sugars. the
b., n Porto Rico. Upon this SUI
h. ollec,or at New York demand
rt collected about $4,000 as Gus
A,..s.
kma 4 co. sued Ridwell. the col
y a. an individual. in the supreme
q ~ state OF New York. to re-
'he duties thus paid. amounting
u = sl2lt5. alleging that they
an'aNfullv demanded. in viola
n t. constitution. and collected
Gress ON the petition of the col
No eri, was removed 10 the cir
0B' Il tho United States for the
|atFa 4. 'rict Of New York. which
flei demurrer tn the complaint
~ ~ ground that no cause Tor
n vas stated and that the court
% liction. From the iudg-
d.sr sing the complaint Deli-
ta appealed 10 the federal SUI
= an-
Eo Rlco Not a Foreign Country.
MA fIty opinion. which wa3
~ Justice Brown. held that
ArJ aa sugars imported from or
f9s'9 REQ We're dutiahle depends
eaetar Porto Rico is a foreign
uf L held that the right To ac-
Wiiti9ry involves the right 10
= aai control il by congress, but
aH 'hat country could not be
'ofs sH and domestic. Tie con-
y lAdi Al he time the duties We're
'ea Porto Rico was not n foreign
W hA a territory Of the United
= Justice Brown concluded as
fgS
an tef ~ congress be necessary
'N''i 4 foreign country into do
territory. the question at once
- Itself. what Is the character
cessation demanded for this
Will an act appropriatlnf
"e It's purchase be sufficient
'"l3 not. viii nm act appro
~ duties collected upon I'M
'''o and from such country foI
!, aent of its government be SUI
Hn Apparently not.
II acts making appropriations
postal service. for the establish
"shthouses. for the maintain
NJ, quarantine stations. for erect
'' buildings. have that effect
" ac' establishing n complete
ihment. but with the reser
m, : q right to collect duties upoi
}, w. De adequate for that pnr
h., N'he of these nor all together
so, N'Hicient. IL the contention o.
Ara, hiient he sound, since acts
"s all these provisions have