The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08

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]sas doubtless III wac stsph used Il to We
lsbecti stlfrieientiy9 covered III the general
provision 10 regulate commerce t,etwe !,
1.-The States. IS Sfiis NJ IA ri s5
srha fiji force and effect .of this pro-
svisibi,a sofasth Constitute ION to ii regulate
commerce between MIG statcs scetls t jt'
not III liaVe beer ted .tho soy-
sernl state annd New y ork undertook ~ g
give some scxe uslvo fight my lgntiiig
|tho waters within tito tirisdict iot,JSf that
gtate Is moved by atestli, g nof,-
ert livingston and Robert 1Tulto ~,
|Srhis created ~ clnsll With tho Scltizensso 90
New Jersey, aid unused the celebrated
case Of Gibbons. Ogdan exported In Ninth
Wheaton, and In deciding the case, tie tie
court presided Il over CHE Justice .,
Marshall settled the question Of the
exclusive power Of Congress over - y,
subject by deciding TINT the power to
regulate commerce extends to Gver X spcs..
! clos Of commercial intcrco tirse between en-
5the United States and among foreign iltll--
lions and among tho several statse that
tthis power to regulate commerce is tho
power to prescribe the rules by which,
commerce. Is to DO md Ike al
other powers Invested in Con ress y y
complete iii itself It may be exercised g tl
IT, its utmost extent, and nus no ot -.
Limitations Than. such ns are prcscrlbe a
F,n theS Constitu thcrE expressions q 1t'
only nmplliled the Exclusive and g g p-s
sorblng power Of Congress- the: ho sl'b-
stcct az Is Interstate commerce but n ,1
as Is commerce entirely Nc jurss.
$dlctlon Of any one stat ,lSF
Numerous decisions have followed we'd. ne
case 81 Gibbons VS. Ogden but al sof the Nc
same tenor. It Is plain, there fore tha y
the 20 wer Of Congress to \ roguiat raj
road rates lii Interstate CONNER ls IN
ouostionable The only - nov
fars { IS wise to do 50, and what are f'5
tbs ID fest means Of exercising tins power
SO Is to produce tho grent goo,dll ~ me
neo,lc ind to- run tho least risk to the nc
purity 81 the and tho lllperSy
~ the people from tho exercise Use Oh s He.
al, enormous ccntrallzng po'wsneaA power
Wa have given 50 much space 70 TINS TINS
M history ofthis subject, because e. 1T
must interest g khoN
tl ecI TACT Stat the regilu ton Of commerce
"a Ia fundnn,enta cause Of the 20 &C
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Richn ,ond and the State brar ,y'.S
IVA would sd e the News I.ender thot
rho zine patch has no eo g %
testing public sentiment on the e; library liz
proposition ~ popular vote OF otherwise
hut I'VE think Fl would DO "a bad BAD pfeces-
dent "a take II vot .. and tler Is no con
yonient way Of doing 50, exc e y at some ae
regular election. We might take q y straw
vote any time; but would be Be s''i
nensiye and no vote of the PEG under lGseA
nny5 conditions would he legally binding
upon he Counoil. AS forts1ae sta te ~
brary. We submit tile following. reasons
a 90 eauate a.
tho demands. Of Richmond RI &. s,.
1st.8 rho state Library does not aim lll a. e
secute tho books sought by the ayerInlg t
citizen M are ta4edto tne3 ut-
teernost liz the8 purchase. q books when
IRON therver ture are intend ed ~ i sS
.,,se lii the ltbrnlry and can1o bcatak 81
away, such q s. ercyclope and the y u.s. S.
Cd e / t has not the spac Tor seq e tltnlg
Tho be oplc who desire library < =
ana who would uso them in the study 81 81
some definite subject. ~
3d., siimp only to keen 4 ~ rs sh 's con '
OF Its books and for the purpose Of y t le
state Library this is suffi For8 the
use 81 teachers in the public and private n
schools; Of men desiring to pursue ' t} 5a
speclflcd course OF reading In con r'rot,-
ton with their calling; Of skilled me-
chanlcs desiring recent literature al l''
tho lines OF their work, the supply OF. Of
books Is not only nieagre and never le al
lows a duplicate, but there is2 no tn ltt9Il-
tlon Of attempting to supply this his demand
10 give to tho operatives OF our factories :.
such books as5would fit them LOT q vance
IN their profession is not only beyond 8the
scope Of the State Library, but gW 'Violll q
Justly arouse criticism from other parts pa Fts
Of the state, that the sta e funds were
being used for the benefit Of Richmond lrl
TO tho detriment Of tho other localities
more more needy ana equally entitled to con
sderatlon. NH Il 4 Y. ING y.i 4 Al
4th. rho money t. DO expended by the
state for tho purchase Of books s be- e.
Ing used to Improve Q most excellent OK client
nucleus for a reference library. and TO
complete sets brokon, and u now y to DO DO
completed only at great cost. II is quite lutte
out Of the question to ask That BOOKS 'e'kt'
OF inestimable present value, but Of. necest,--
sarly ephcmeral use, spcll as recent t ext
books for children, popul a Fl ions Of
scientific works, and books intended 70
.famlliarizo children. With tho \ great
thoughts Of, the srentest thinkers Of oil
ages, should DO purchased Il BY the library
designed BY the State to y DO repository