Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-19
THLMAN TO
CURB SALE
OF LIQUOR
SENATOR WOULD CONTROL THE
SALES IN STATES
Asks That Legislation BE Enacted to
Prevent Encouragement Of
Traffic by Federal
Government
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Till
man today introduced the following reso-
luton:
THAT the committee on interstate COM
1nerce be instructed to consider and re-
port by bill or otherwise what legislation
IS desirable or necessary to enable the
states in the exercise of their police
powers to control the commerce of liquors
and all alcoholic beverages within their
borders so as to aid the cause of tenn
perance and to prevent the encourage
ment by the United States government of
Illicit dealing In the same"
Mr. Tillman said his purpose was to
prevent cirmumventions Of state prohibi-
tion laws. Said he:
"The courts have held that these laws
interfere with interstate commerce. On
this account ask this investigation"
Mr. Tillman said the express companies
are flooding local option southern states
with whisky from Other states &C. o. D.,
and the supreme court of the United
States has held that such traffic cannot
be interfered with In its interstate char
acter. He said his resolution sought to
define the point at which tho police power
of the state begins and determines how
far congress can go in limiting the con-
troll over Interstate traffic In Intoxicating
beverages.
A general discussion concerning the
powers OF states and of the federal gov
ernment was precipitated. Mr. Knox sug-
gested the whole difficulty could be
reached through a bill.
"Draw One" Says TlIIman
ssDraN one'' suggested Mr.. Tillman,
whereupon Mr.. Knox prepared an amend
ment to the Wilson law.
Mr. Tillman then withdrew his resolu-
tion and offered the Knox bill, which was
referred to the committee on judiciary.
The bill provides that all Intoxicating
liquors transported into any state or ter
ritory or remaining therein shall upon
arrival in the state and before or after
delivery to the consignee be subject to
the laws of such state. in the same man
ner as though such liquors had been pro-
duced in such state or territory and shall
not be exempt therefrom by reason of
being introduced in original package or
otherwise.
Senator Tillman today introduced
resolution directing the interstate COM
merce commission to inform the senate
whether any corporation engaged in inter-
state commerce are the owners of any
stock of other transportation corpora
tions, and If SO the extent of such owner
ship and the state in which these cor
porations have competitors.
Senator Culberson today discussed his
resolutions directing the committee on
finance to investigate the causes of the
financial stringency. He referred to the
messages of the president, in which he
suggested the necessity of legislation In
the near future. and said that either the
president had changed his mind or that
congress was loath to carry out the
recommendations.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma today intro
duced a bill providing for the election of
United States senators by popular vote.
The senate today. on motion of Senator
Allison, agreed to adjourn until Saturday.
and after routine business on Saturday to
adjourn until January 6.
Mining Bill Killed
The senate today discussed for two
hours a bill to allow a suspension during
1908 of the law requiring annual work on
mining claims in the course of being per-
fected. to the amount of at least 500
annually.
The bill was urged because of the diff
ficulty of securing funds for prosecuting
the work. Action on the measure was
finally defeated by motion by Senator
Carter, who called for an executive ses-
sion at the moment when the bill was
to be voted on. 1t cannot now come up
until after the holidays.