The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-12-27
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The supreme court of the United
States, Mr.. Aldrich said, held that
the LIQUOR traffic was a question Of
a ant 1 . power.
Senator Culberson suggested that
6 report of a~committee Of congress
cannot add to or take fromthe pow
en- OF q State or Of the federal gov.
eminent. The constitution, he said,
provides that congress shall Regulate
interstate commerce and no act Of q
legislaturesof any State could add to
or take from that power. If it be
interstate commerce the State alone
could regulate it.
The States, he said. Twill de-
termine for themselves how far they
may &C. and the federal congresswiii
determine for itself how far the
national government will CO."
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
hasty pieces of legislation dashed off
in 8 delirium 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 q consignment. That
he considered the essential necessity.
Mr.. Bailey said as the law had
had been interpreted by the supreme
court of tho United States, the pack
age did not enter a State until it's
delivery to tbs c%onsignee, where,
Upon Mr., Ifff5ian 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 SUI.
premc court of the United States
had maintained that the arrival
OF the goods should mean their de.
livery to the c%onsignee.
II don't believe" he said, "that
it is necessary to deal with this mat.
ter by a resolution. You are per.
fectly certain in u snort time tc
have bills presented which will raise
that exact question, when the whole
subject will necessarily receiye at
tention. Prohibition he added, lis
increasing and will continue to in
crease"
After further discussion in which
Senators Bacon, McCumber, Kno,
and Tillman participated, Mr.. Kno,
suggested that the whole difficult,
could be reached through a bill.
Draw one" suggested Mr.. Tillmar
Whereupon Mr.. Knox prepared al
amendment to the Wilson bill pro
viding that the control of the State
should beginn as soon as tn,
package is within the borders O
a state and before or after deliver,
to the consignee'"
Mr.. Tillman then withdrew hi
resolution and offered the bill, which
was referred to the committee OF
judiciary.
The bill as presented reads;
Gil llClILSu, QlSIl1lcu OF
other Intoxicating liquors or liuuid
transported into any State or terri
tory or remaining therein for use
consumption, sale or storage there
in upon arrival within the borders O:
the State and before or after deliv
cry to the consignee in such State O,
territory by subject to the operation
and effect Of the laws of such STATE
or territory enacted in the exercise
CT its police powers to tile sam,
eXteut aud in the same man
ncr as though such liquids o
liquors had been produced in sucl
State or territory and shall not b,
exempt thcrefrom by reason of be
ing introduced therein in origms.
packages or otherwise"
Senator Gore of Oklahoma intro
duccd a bill providing for the elec
ton Of United States senator's b,
popular vote,