The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-27
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iowans Pushing the New Liquor Law
Before Senate Committee.

Before Senate Committee.
Washington, Feb. 20.-Much interest
Is taken by Iowa liquor dealers in the
Hepburn bill making liquors shipped
from one state to another subject to
h laws of the latter. The congress-
men from Iowa every day receive tele-
grams urging passage Of h measure
The bill provides that liquors rams
ported into n state shall be subject
to the laws of such state enacted in the
exercise of its police powers, as though
produced there. The second section
makes all corporations which ship
liquors, subject to the laws Of the state
to which they are shipped.
The measure has already passed the
house and is now pending before the
senate committee on interstate COM
merce. This committee gave a hearing
upon the bill today. Friends of the bill
urged hat the police powers of the
states should apply as soon as ship
ments entered the state of the con-
signee, while the opponents urged that
the proposed law is in violation Of the
constitution. The committee adjourned
without action.
A Recess Appointment.
= In the controversy growing out of thl
nomination by the president Of DR..
William D. Crum, the negro physician
Of Charleston. for customs collector, the
Benate has to take the responsibility of
confirming the nomination or rejecting
1t by a formal vote in executive session
Or Of allowing the matter to go over
without action. The president will not
withdraw the nomination and DR.. Crum
will not withdraw his own candidacy.
Mr.. Roosevelt will leave 1t to the
fairness Of the senate to confirm DR..
Crum. In case the senate should vote
to reject h name, 1t is not certain
what the president will do.
In case the senate allows the matter
to go owe until after March 4 the pres
ldent will Immediately designate Crum
rs a recess appointment, and Crum will
enter upon his duties.
The president believes he Is right
and that public sentiment will sustain
him. He has investigated the charac-
ter of the candidate, and it has been
shown leading citizens nave respected
and trusted him..
Mr.. Roosevelt regards the Wilson, N.
e., postmastership as different. Wick,
the negro candidate, will not be APP
pointed. He he would APP
point him because the white candidate
recommended by Senator Pritchard was
not fit to hold the office. MI. Pritchard
has recommended another white man
and he will be appointed.
Maine Claims Are Dead.
The Spanish treaty claims commits
zion has dismissed the 1852 cases arising
from destruction of the Maine in Ha-
vana, or the ground that Individual
claims do not arise in favor OF the Of
ficers and seamen for injuries received
in line of duty, and for which a foreign
government is responsible. This last
declaration is the first official action
Indicating that the United States holds
Spain responsible for the destruction of
the Maine, although public sentiment
has been a unit to that effect.
OF the claims 152 are for damages
caused to enlisted seamen on the bat
tleship Maine, twenty-five are for per
sonal injuries received in various ways
from Spanish authorities, fourteen are
for damages on accoun of both per-
sonal injuries and property losses and
1854 are for damages to real and per-
Bonal property.
The amounts claimed are as follows:
For personal injuries suffered by
seamen on battleship Maine....$ 2,825,2 200
For personal injuries received
from Spanish authorities. ..... 1851, 500
For damages to real and personal
property Sc, 4s5, 377
Total s61. 672. OF