The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-19
The Senator Has Bill Of.
fered Amending Orig
inal Package Act.
DRAW ONE, !" SAID
HE TO KNOX
South Carolinian Had Offered
Resolution to Protect Prohibi-
tion Counties from Evasion
OF Law by Means OF
Interstate Com
merce Act.

WASHINGTON. December 1s.-In thsa
Senate to-day resolutions were intro
duced by Senator Tillman asking tha
Interstate Commerce Commission to re-
port whether any corporation engaged
IN interstate commerce Is the owner oc
.he STOCK OF any other corporation
transporting passengers and freight.
and calling upon the Interstate COM
merce Commission to dofine the author
| ity OF the Federal government and of
the States In respect to the control OF
the liquor traffic through the opera
ton of the Interstate commerce law.
These resolutions provoked consider
!, able debate. and We're finally referred
to Senate committees. though one of
them was transformed into bill. "
senator Culberscn spoke on his rcso-
luton calling on the Committee on III
nance to Investigate and report upon
the cause of the present financial
strit Sency and to recommend measures
| for the prevention of Its occurrences.
/ The resolution was referred to the
/ Committee on Finance.
/ The Senate adjourned at O'clock.
until Saturday. The House was not
I In session.
The report that the Canadian Pacitirs
4 Railroad has succeeded in acquiring q
majority of the stock of some Anleri-3
lean railroads having come to the att
| tention of Senator Tillman. he to-day
1 introduced the following resolution:
| That the Interstate Commerce Com
mission is directed to inform the SER
ate whether any corporation engaged
lin interstate commerce are the owners
.,f ts.,t x,4.< <ay, f.Nf fr,.x,$
Icorporations which arc traasportirs
passengers and freight: and II so the
i commission is further directed tn
i transmit a statement, showing the exSi
Il tent and details of such ownership. 50
4 far as tire facts now appear III IL OF Z
j flee of theEcommission, and to state IN
i what cases tho corporation. whose.
stocks are SO owned, have been coni-9
|spetitors for traffic. with tho corpora
tions owning their stock.
senator Aldrich objected to the pas
sage of this resolution, on the ground.
that it called for a great deal of II, Il
formation from the Interstate Com
Imerce Commission. which would con-
sumo much time. and he thought II
4 should first go to the Committee on,
Interstate Commerce. in order that that
committee might ascertain how mucili
work would be Involved in II.
/ Senator Tillman remarked that the
Senator from Rhode Island seemed to-
be suspicious.
/. AItlrIcll-Tillman Tilt.
II am always more or less suspi-
cious of a resolution coming from the
/ Senator from South Carolina, retorted.
Mr.. Aldrich.
because he wants to get the facts?''
asked Mr.. Tillman.
NO. replied Mr.. Aldrich. "because
4 l,,,a 10. ncfS n MT n
la preconceived idea of what should be
i ldone.'
Mr.. AldrIch insisted upon his obiec-s
ton, and consideration of the resolu.s
/ ton was postponed. which action has
the effect of deferring it until after
4 the holidays
Senator Tillman to-day introduced 4
.Iresolution on the liquor traffic. En-
.Eplaining his purpose in the mattsr. Mr..
\ ITillman said it was to prevent II pos
4 sible, the clrcumvention of the laws in
1.-the interest of prohibition, which are
5Iheing generally enacted in the South
4 ern States.
Congress attempted in enacting thss
i Wilson law to protect the people In
4 the enforcement Of their State laws.
but the courts have shaded and shaded
down the protection until there Is prac-5
s|tcally nothing left of it, and want
Il tho committeefto ascertain whether it
|is not practicable to give relief. The
i decisions of the courts have been on
the ground that the law interferes
j With interstate commerce., and It is Of
4 this account that I have asked to have
1.-The Investigation made by the Inter
state Commerce Commission"
Mr. Tillman holds the express CONS,
panies responsible for tho evasion of
Ethe State laws.
4 MIR. 1rillmnn Insists.
i When Mr. Tillman attempted to se-i
cure the adoption of the resolution. he.
aroused q long discussion. Mr.. Aldricl,
Iisuggcsted that the measure should go!
4 to the Committee on judiciary. Mr.
/ Tlllman consented to the change. but,
Insisted that any committee taking
sIcharge of 1t should first be instructed
/ to take the question up.
A general discussion concerning tha
powers of the States and of the Fed
eral government was then prec!pttated.
i Mr.. .Aldrich said the question had
4 been before the Committee on Ju-
Il dietary in five or siS Congresses. The
Supreme Court of the United States,
i lconoluded Mr.. Aldrich, held that thss
4 sale of liquor was matter of COM
gImerce ant note Of police, $S n
4 Mr. ISne,S considered 1t unfortunate
{, that the decision OF the Supreme Court.
5Iof the United States had maintained
that the arrival" OF the goods should.
mean their del,rery to the consignees
i 81 don't believe" he said that 1t Is
i necessary to deal with tala matter hS-:
la resolution. You are perfectly Gers
!! tain in a short time to have bills pre-
4 sented which shall raise that eSa Sact5
1 question. When the whole subject W ~ Z
. necessarily receive attention. III
n After further discussion. In which
Senator's Bacon. NcCumher Kncx ana
A 'rlllinan participated. n
3 Mir, Knox suggested that the Whpi1i
a Editlculty could be reached through ~
tIbiu. M
DRAW one, ~ suggested AIr. rlllmas,.
II whereupon Mr.. Knox prepared an
amendment To the Wilson bill. provtd- N
!, tps that the control % shas staf sltsa fa