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<br />12 <br /> <br />~. <br /> <br />1;0 nJlP:\l'cntly inconsistnnt. TIle whole case, T WInk, setlles <br />clearly that thm'c is un uhsolute dIstinction bctwel.'1l the power, <br />of tlle States find the power of the General Government, and <br />It is. llot left in n smoky condillon. It iij not left in doubt by <br />this COllsLltutlOIl of om"S, aud CC1'tlltn1r it Is not left In donbt by <br />tliis decision 0(' the Supreme .Court. <br />I IlCord sonletlJln~ yesterday about some p(lwers that Con- <br />grcHs could exel'CiFiC thnt are not included ill ilia COllstitution. <br />Mr. Pr('sident. I dellY thnt for myself, and I (jelly it bCf'fillSe <br />the 'COlll'tS have dccll1l'ed. tlJnt there is 110 snell thing as in- <br />herent Howe" In tile Government of the UnHcd States. It is <br />n go\'c1'Ilment of .delegaled, limited. and ell1111lemtecl porver~, <br />uncI it p.nn not be spread out; there cau be no COllstt'UCtiOll gjn~n <br />to tt thnt is not cunsistent with tbe words of it and wllli tlle <br />intellt as gntlH'I'cd from its proper words, <br />Mr, MO.N:mY. Will the Senutor permit me to asl.;: 111m a <br />question? <br />Mr, 'l'l~IJLEn. Certainly. <br />Mr. MONEY. I should like to ask the Senntol' from Colorado <br />if it can be shown and coucluded tllnt the TJni/cd Stall'S lItlS <br />olle Inherent power, can it 1I0t be eqnnlly sail] tllHt it lws all <br />iuhcrcllt powers that belollg' to any sOI"cl'eignty'l <br />Ml'. OLAPP, Wc cnn not lJear tbe Sellntol' frolll Mississippi. <br />Mr. MONEY. I\1J' Question was this: If it is cOllchljlerl flllY- <br />where that the Ullited States Government haf' UIlY inherent <br />pow('I' of any SOI't over allY subject, lll:l~ It Hol all inherent <br />!lower O\'el' fiJI snhject:-; which helong to ull so\'ereign states; <br />und if tilnt 18 true, w1:1111 is tile lIse of llll\'ing a COllstitutlQll <br />Ht all? " <br />1'1'11'. 'l.'ELLER. 1\-[1', Pl'ct:lldent, the Supreme Comt hns ::.:tated <br />over und over Ilg-ain tbnt tbcre wa:>) no inherent Jlower in this <br />Go\'e1'lllllcnt, 'Puis being fl Gm"erulllellt of dplegnted and ellU- <br />mcra1pd power::;, how could it lune any pOwer thrrt WllH not <br />ClIlllllcratecl? How cnn It hal'e any p,nvers tunt lll'e lIot dele- <br />gatecl'( It Is II G-o\'ernDlcnt of tlUlt Idrul nnd it derives its <br />power::; from dcJegntloll hy the people" (lull the el111lllf'rn lion find <br />limitation of those powers are foulld ill the Constitution. <br />I will call ntlelllion to n recent case, the case of Knnsns 1'. <br />Colol'lHlo, wltel'(' the Gm-ernlllent wellt into COllrt upon the <br />theory of the Attol'l1ey-G€'llel'f11 Ol' hIs reIll'es€'nlatlYc tilllt tile-I'e <br />were .some inh~rellt lwwers of tile Gon~rl1111el1t that Jmd not <br />been expresscd. 'rbo court rlisposl'cl of tllllt sUillmarily, every <br />memher of the court. agl.'Cc"lllg "In the deciRiOll, antI beld tbat <br />ther(' were 110 inherent powers in tile Goverillllent of the United <br />State&:. I lun Illrnost [I@.llalllc(1, Mr. President. to (1iSCll~S tbat <br />Questioll, It Is HO plnin flud so simple, How could tbere he any <br />lullercm t powers not en umel'R te(l and clclegll tell? <br />1H1', JCORAKEn. Mr. PresWent- <br />'rhe PRESIDING OIi'FICEH. (MI'. BRIGGS in the chnir). <br />Does the Senator from Colol'Hdo yield to the Senntor from <br />Ollio? <br />MI', ~I'ELLER, J do, <br />Mr, II'OllAKIHL If the Senntor wHl allow me to .interrupt <br />111m, I wi]! state that noothei' propositioll of the Govel'UllIeut <br />counsl~1 wns thut the GenerilJ ,Government Ulust have certaIn <br />powerfol hecause lilcr hnd not been reserved to the States- <br />Ml'. 'l'lDIJIlgn. Xes. <br />4HOO-781G <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.;' <br />