The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-25
iarY in FIVE or six CONGRESSES.

Senator Culberson suggested that
a report Of a committee Of congress
cannot add to or take from the pow
er Of q State or Of the federal got:-
ernment. The constitution, he said,
provides that congress shall regulate
interstate commerce and no act Of a
legislature Of any State could add to
or take from that power. # it be
interstate commerce the State alone
could regulate it.
The States, he said. will de-
termine for themselves how far they
may 80 and the federal congress will
determine for itself how far the
national government Will go.
While all would submit to the ac-
ton of the supreme court OF the
+! United States, he declared that even
such decision would not add to or
take away from the powers delega-
ted by the constitution.
| Senator Bailey said the Wilson
act was specifically and avowedly
for the purpose Of permitting the
States to regulate this question of
the liquor traffic.
This was" he said, one Of those
hssty pieces Of legislation dashed off
in g de!irium and such laws are gen
orally found to be wanting
He would have the sovereign po-
lice powers Of the States restored in
this matter so that there would be
no question as to their control upon
the arrival of a consignment. Tnat
he considered the essential necessity.
! M. Bailey said as the law mad
had been interpreted by the supreme
court Of the United States. the pack
age did not enter a State until its
delivery to the consignee, where
upon Mr., Tillman declared that if
he should send for a glass Of water
the water might be in the senate
before itreached him.
Mr.. Knox considered it unfortu'
nate that the decision Of the su'
preme court Of the United States
had maintained that the arrival
Of the goods should mean their de
livery to the consignee.
81 don't believe" he said, "tha'
it is necessary to deal with this mat
ter by resolution. You are per
fectly certain in short time tt
have bills presented which will raist
that exact question. when the whole
subject will necessarily receiye at
tention. Prohibition he added, i:
increasing and will continue to in
crease.
After further discussion in which
Senator's Bacon, McCumber, Kno1
and Ti!lnan participated, Mr.. Kno,
suggested that the whole difficult,
could be reached through bill.
, Draw one" suggested Mr.. Ellma!
}, whereupon Mr.. Knox prepared al
amendment to the Wilson bill! Pre-
viding that the control of the Stats
, should begins as soon as TIL
package is within the borders O
5 q state and before or after deliver.
: to the consignee'
Mr.. Tillman then withdrew hi
resolution and offered the bill, whicl
was referred to the committee OF
, judiciary.
The bill as presented reads;
That al! fermented, distilled o?
other intoxicating liquors or liquid
transported into any State or terra
tory or remaining therein for use
consumption, sale or storage there
in upon arrival within the borders O
: the State and before or after deiiv
2 erv to the consignee in such State o
territory by subject % the operation
and effect Of the laws of such Stat
or territory enacted in the exercis
Of it's police powers to the sana
exteut aud in the same man
ner as though such liquids o
liquors had been produced in sucl
State or territory and shall not b.
exempt therefrom by reason Of be
ing introduced therein in origina
!. packages or otherwise.
Senator Gore Of Oklahoma intro
duced bill providing for the elec
ton Of United States senators .,
popular vote.