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Show GENERAL. CONGRESSIUXAL PKOUEEDIWGS uO.S'Tt.VirKIJ FliuM ilK.iT 1'AOE.j SKXAIE. Kelly, from lho committee on rJiit-roaUs, rJiit-roaUs, repurUnl with unifiidmcnt tin-Honato tin-Honato bi.l lo exteuil the timo for H"' coiistruclion and cumpkliuu of the Nortlicrn Tacilie r.iiln:td. Thurman called up iho senate bdl to provide for a comiui.-sion ou iliu sul.jeet of alcoholic liquor trafiic. Ho Hid Uits bill was mo BAine as a bill patted by tnt'seuaie at the lust aes-hKiti. aes-hKiti. The bill hail been reported by ho linance committee in accordance wiih tbo request of a large number ol petitioners. B..gy aid he was opposed to bucIi bills being brought before congress A matter of this nature should be legislated upon by the states. Con-Kress Con-Kress was gradually drawing from the stules all matlero of legislation and asiumine to pass upon them, and thus doing ureal injustice to Hie slates. Tcniiing thu iiisc:iSaion lho morning morn-ing hour expired and tho chair laid lie fore the senate unliuishtd business, being tbo reiioluiien of Morton in regard to the recent, elections in M s-nisaippi. s-nisaippi. Morton said iiis health wna m such a condition -that he would aui 'je able 'to continue his remarks today. to-day. Tho senate then resumed consideration considera-tion of the bill lo piovide for a com mission on the subject of alcoholic liquor traffic. riiiennaii said this bill had been fully debated at the last session of the senate Tho expense involved in llie Tiropotnl investigation was not over $10,000, and the result of it would be a vast amount of useful in-lurinalion. in-lurinalion. 'o state cuuld make the investigation, because none had command of the statistics to prosecute the inquiry. Bayard said in his opinion this was not tne way, nor was this the proper place to investigate tbo subject. Ii llie investigation was to be made h procure inlormation in regard lo the taxation of liquors it was unnecessary, unneces-sary, jls tho secretary of the treasury already had Hie lullost information in regard to llie mailer, lie argued that the matter was within the province pro-vince ot the stale governments and could not bo treated by the United Stales, aud said the aggrandizement of tho powers of the states by the Inderal government is- one of the radical evils of our time. He wouid vote against the bill, believing thai legislation to relorm tho vice of intemperance in-temperance only increased the evil. He submitted an amendment instructing in-structing the commissioner to inquire whether tho iu-e of opium as a substitute sub-stitute for alcoholic drinks, had not become more general in consequence of legislation. Snerman said it eeemed to Lim congress might give the subject a full and fair examination. He was not in favor ol prohibitory laws, out he believed the pa.-sae ol this bill would promote the common good, and congress con-gress had the right to pass it. Ba; aid said any ptiysician could sh o w v h er c coe r ci ve in eas u res h ad been Dassed to oreveut the sale oi liquors as a beverage, the use of opium had become more general, and that was far more injurious than liquor. House spoke in favor of the bill, and hoped the senate wouid not de-; cline to make the small appropria tiou asked lor. He thought ttie argument argu-ment ot the senator from Delaware (Bayard) was premature, 'is ibis was not a bill lo prevent the sale of liquor. The amendment of Bayard was rejected. Morrill Bpoke in favor of the bill. Pending the discussion, the senate went into executive session and soon alter adjourned. |