The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-12-27

railroad has succeeded in acuuir-
a majority of the stock Of some
+ 1ican railroads having come to
yahasention Of Senator Tillman, he
introduced the following resolution:
That the interstate n
commission is directed to inform the
senate whether any corporation n
4 gagged in Interstate commerce are the
"a owners Of any of the capitol stock Of
other corporations which are trans
t1er, passengers and freights; and
as the committee is directed to
~ omit a statement showing the
slnt and details of such ownership
&tar as the facts o appear in the
}Slce of the commission and to state
IN what cases the corporations, whose
: stock. SO owned, have been competi-
| tors for traffic with the corporations
owning their stock"
Senator Aldrich objected to this
\ resolutitn on the ground that it call
Ned for a great deal of information
Nrom the Interstate commerce com.
( mission which would consume much
time, and he thought it should first
% to the committee on interstate
oinerce in order that tn; com
81 .cLee might ascertain how much
work would be involved in it.
Senator Ill!man remarked that the
senator from Rhode Island seemed
be suspicious.
Il am always more or less suspic-
los OF q resolution coming from the
senator from South Carolina" rotor
ted M. Aldrich.
'Becanse he wants to get facts?"
askedSoA "illman.
mo, replied Mr.. Aldrich. "be-
cause he may want to get facts fit
ing into a perconceived idea of what
4 should be done"
TMr. Aidrich insisted upon his OBJ
Mction and consideration of the res
cation was postponed, which action
the effect Of dcferring it until
8er the holidays.
Senator Tillman also introduced
Hh following resolution on the liqu-
#8' traffic:
#a'That the committee on interstate
Mpmerce be instructed to consider
report by bill or otherwise what
;slation is de nrable or necessary to
e3le the States, in the exercise of
rs police powers, to control the
Maerce Of liquors and all alcohol
... tNfSA oSSo WlJIilll llltll DOl ucI ~ SO
~, aid the cause of temperance
en- to thee5n st tme e @ny"rn,gemtn mt
the Baptlst Che same"
"Palmetto Leavy,ose in the mat
band of church VT was to pre-
posed Of messeDa circumvention
good cheer. n1erest OIL Pronin-
in town on c'L,s Su.Ci ~
cipients of IN ana"tina the VII
this glad otccj the people in the
and etel~ u ttiuis STATE laws. but
the e. nave shaded and shaded
doonle protection until there is
ally nothing left Of it, ana |
81 the committee to ascertain
ether 1t IS not practicable to give
4lei. The decisions Of the courts
ave been on the ground that the
! law lntcrfcrers with interstate COM
merce and it is on this account that
| have asked to have the investiga-
tons made by the interstate com
mercc commission"
Mr. lillman holds the express COM
Pdnies responsible for the evasion of
the State laws. He says they are
Is "nnding the local option part Of
blackerina and other local option
Stan states with WhfSkey which
\ ho in from other States &C. O.
The supreme court Of thu Uni
ESTATES has held that such traffic
s& not be interfered with because
S. rs interstate character.
60 When Mr.. 1illman attempted to
secure the adoption of the resolution
ne aroused a long discussion.
Mr.. Aldrich suggested that the
measure should go to the committee
on jude airy. Mr.. TiIlman consented
to the chance, but insisted that any
committee taking charge Of it should
first be instructed to take the qucs-
Ban UP.
Does the senator from South Car
dina" asked Mr.. Kean, wait t ia,
sttnc states what laws they should
pass otect themselves from the
liouor i,al q"
MIR. Illlia u explained that his res
olution siniplJ sought to define the
point at which the police power Of
the State begins. AS governor of
South Carolina he dealt with this
question. He wanted some commit
tee to determine how far congress
can go in limiting, as a police power,
1.-The control over interstate traffic in
81 Officiating beverages.
%,enator Clark Of Wyoming, chair
i Of the committee on the judici-
x o preferred having the resolution
A npyer until it could be Worded in
~ to allow the committee to re-
" n it intelligently.
encral discussion concerning
\ TEers Of States and the federal
Athpent was then precipitated.
Sse rich said the question had
ore Tie committee on judic-