The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-12-25
LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Up For Debate In the United
States Senate.
TlLLmAN STARTED IT.

TlLLmaN STARTED IT.
The Question Of Control is Discuss
ed and Resolutions Are Offered.
Senator Tillman Also Introduces
Measures to Prevent the Illegal
Combination Of Railroads.-Til-
man Offers Bill.
In the United States Senate on
Wednesday resolutions were intro
6uce6 by Senator Tillman asking the
interstate commerce commission to
report whether any corporation en-
gagged in interstate commerce IS the
owner of the stock Of any other cor
noration Transporting passenger and
freight, and calling upon the inter
state commerce commission to define
the authority of the federal govern
nent and Of the States in respect to
the control of the liquor tra7ac
through the operation Of the inter
state commerce law. These resolu-
tons provoked considerable debate
and were finally referred to senate
committees, though one OF them was
Transformed into bill.
Senator Cuiberson spoke on his
resolution calling on the committee
On finance to investigate and report
upon the causes Of the present imam
ciai stringency and to recommend
measures for the prevention Of its
recurrence. The resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
TIE senate adjourned at 4 O'Clock
until Saturday. The house vas not
in session.
The report that the Canadian Pa
ciic railroad has succeeded in acQuir-
ing a majority of the stock Of some
American railroads having come to
the attention Of Senator Tillmal, ne
introduced the following resolution:
That the interstate commerce
commission is directed to inform the
senate whether any corporation en-
gagged in interstate commerce are the
owners Of any Of the capitol stock OF
other corporations which are trans.
porting passengers and frelghts; and
if so, the committee is directed to
transmit statement showing the
extent and details Of such ownership
so far as the facts now appear n the
Office of the commission and to stats
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 thi:
resolution on the ground that it call.
ed fer e great deal Of Information
from the interstate commerce com
mission which would consume much
time, and he thought it should first
60 to the committee on interstate
commerce in order that thst com.
nittee might ascertain how much
work would be involved in it.
Senator Tillman remarked that the
senator from Rhode Island seemed
be suspicious.
Il am always more or less suSplc
ious of a resolution coming from the
senator from South Carolina, retor
ted Mr.. Aldrich.
Because he wants to get facts?
oel-aS M Til(,non
No." replied Mr.. Aldrich. be
cause he may want to get facts nit
ing into a perconceived idea Of what
should be done
Mr., Adrich insisted upon his OBJ,
lection and consideration Of the res
olution was postponed, which actor
has the effect Of Geferring 1t untl
after the holidays.
Senator Tillnan also introduced
the following resolution on the hqu
uor traffic:
That the committee on interstate
commerce be instructed to consider
and report by bill! or otherwise what
legislation is desirable or necessary tc
enable the States, in the exercise OF
their, police powers, to control the
commerce Of liquors and all alcohol
ic beverages within their borders, sc
as tc aid the cause Of temperance
and to prevent the encouragement
by the United States government OF
Illicit dealing in the same.
Explaining his purpose IN the mat
+a~ Mr. Trlman said il was to pre-
vent, if possible, the circumventlon
Of the laws in the interest Of prohlo-
ition which are being generally en-
acted in the Southern States. Con
gress attera pied, in enacting the VII
son law, to protect the people n the
enforcement Of their State laws. bCt
the courts have shaded and shaded
down the protection until there IS
practically nothing left Of it, ano /
.Zsnt- the committee to ascertain
whether it IS rot practicable to give
relief. The decisions Of the courts
have been on the ground that the
law interferers with interstate COM
merce and it IS on this account that
! have asked to have the inVesuga-
tons made by the interstate CON-
merce commission.
Mr.. Tillman holds the express COM
panies responsible for the evasion Of
the State laws. He says they are
flooding the local option part Of
South Carolina and other local option
Southern States with whiskey which
is sent in from other States &C. 0.
D." The supreme court Of the Uni
ted States has held that such traffic
can not be interfere6 with because
of it's interstate character.
When Mr.. Tiilrnan attempted to