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<br />Mr. President, if I muy be allowed to S:1Y a worn personully,
<br />I Wo.s brollg'ht up' unrler the tlleol'Y of n ~tt'ict construction of
<br />the Coustit1ltiou. I still belieye tbnt the Constitution ought to
<br />b(~ constl'ncd llot strictly, but hOllcf'tly. There should 'be no
<br />attempt to l-ill'clch it eIther one war or th~ otilel', either'to cur.
<br />tlliI the power grunted or to il\cl'ease it. In my .iudgment, It if;l
<br />us offensIve to good gO'f'cl'mn€'nt to attempt j"O extend tlle power
<br />of t10 Constitutlon beyond ils exact melluing as it is to do the
<br />oUWl" thing.
<br />'I'he VICE-PRF.SlDmNT. 'rhe hour of 2 o'cloc]{ lHII'ing arw
<br />rJ\'cd, the Chili]' lays befQL'e the f:ellnte the 1Il1linis.hCll buslucSB,
<br />whleh will he ~tnte(l by the SeCl'el"f\rY.
<br />TIle Sm;Rl'~T'\RY. A joint resolution (S. n. 74) H\lSDemling the
<br />cOllllllodity clause of tbe present lnti.'l'stnte-colllllJCI'Ce law.
<br />Mr. KJDAN, I fisk for a vote- on the joint l'e~o]utioll.
<br />The VICE-PRESIDEN'!', The Illlllnisbf'd llllsiupss is before.
<br />the Senate as ill Committee of the Whole, 'rhe ScnutOl' from
<br />New Jersey asks that u vote he tnken upon it. .
<br />Mr. TELLER. I l1nrdly tlllul{ tlmt ought 10 he done now.
<br />!\iI'.IODAN. Then let it be telllllol"llrily laid ar;lne,
<br />Tile VICI!i.l'ln~SIDENT. 'l'lle Senator from New .Ten;ey a8les
<br />uuanimous consent timt the llltnllished l.Hl:-;[ness be tcmporarily
<br />Inid asldc,
<br />Mr, KEAN. I should be ycry glnd to hayc a votc on It, how-
<br />e\'(}l', Mr, Pre8i<1f'llt.
<br />'j'11c VICle-PRESIDENT. Without ob.ie~tioll. thf' \I11l1uiRhed
<br />hu~illess will he telllllorarily laid. n~i(h', 'l'lw Sl'~Il:1.tor from
<br />Coiol'fulo will ]ll'oceed.
<br />Mr, TELLEH. I will continu(' reading tlJ.is opinion of ,Judge
<br />Mal'shalt:
<br />Rut thIs lIrllltnllou Oil the mcans whIch Illay he llI'led i" not ex(pndcd
<br />In the powers whIch nl'e confe\'l'ed: nor Is thcre OIW sentence in the
<br />Constltutlon, whIch hns heen pointed out lJy tlle J;ent1em('l1l of the hili',
<br />01. which We! hll\'e been :;thlc to dlseel'rl, that prefwl'ilJe-s Oil!! rll]e_ WIJ
<br />do not, tl1cl'("fol'c, thin], ourselves justltletl In ndoptlng" It,
<br />Mr, PreSi11C'llt, considcrable eRn be snid 011 this f1lle~tioll, but
<br />I tlllnk I lH\\.e f;Hlll cnongh on that point. Defore I .~et throug:Q,
<br />rending from the opinioll it will be seen what Cl1ief Justice
<br />Mnl'shall's idea wns:
<br />Jr, fl'om the Impcl'fcctioll o( liUDHln Inngullg-e, then' SllOU]d bc serious
<br />flOll\)lfl I'espcctlug- thc extent o( allY gIven power-, it I;; a well-settled
<br />!"lIle thnt the ohjects tal' which It waf:! given, eS[Jccially wllelJ tllOlm
<br />objects are eXIll'c!lseel In tile IlIstl't1Dlent It8CIJ', ShO\l]rt have grent
<br />,lnl\ucllce In lhc coustl'uctJon, We know or un reason fnl" excludIng
<br />tIlls l'lIle ir'om the present case. 'rile grnnt does not COIlVC,V P')WeL'
<br />which might he hcncflcinl to the g-rantOl", I( retnlner} by Ilimself, Ql"
<br />whkh Cllll l11Ul'C solely Lo the benefit of .tlle grantce, llllt Is nn iuveRt.-
<br />mCllt of poweL- (01' the:: gencz.nl advlI.ntage In the hands 0( ag-enLs se-
<br />lecteel tor tllat purpose, which POWCI' cau never llC exel'ciHed by the
<br />pcople themsclves, but must be placed In tbe hatHl!! of fll!;cntl'! or lie
<br />dOl'mant. We know or no I'ule tor COllRtl'ulllg" the extent ot s11ch
<br />\lowQt's othel' thall Is given by the language of thc Inst.r'Ulllcnt wblcl1
<br />'conforM thcm, taken Iu cOlluectlon with the purJlol:lCs 101' whicb they
<br />'woro conten'ed, .
<br />'I'hc wonls IlI-C, "Congl.CSB shall have power' to I'cgulflte comlll.E'.l'ce
<br />with 10relAIl natlotl:'> aud among the severnl Stntcs and with the Indlnn
<br />trlhl~s." The suhjoct to be regulated Is commerce, ami 0111' C01lstltutlon
<br />heinA'. as was optl,v said at the lUll', onc o( e1lumel'ntion aud Dot ot
<br />t1efinltlou, to asccI'lRlu thc exteut or the power, It hecowcs {]ec~i1l'1lLry
<br />to settle thc !)Jenning or tho word. Tbe couDscl tOl" the appellee would
<br />limit It tn tl'nffic, to buying and selling, or the InLCl'rhange ot com-
<br />tllodttles, Slid do not admit thnt It comprobends navigation.
<br />'rhCll be goes on Ilt some length to show tbltt It did Inrlude
<br />.ltllVigatloll. I baye skipped some of the opinion. 1 believe
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