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<br />,0 <br /> <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 <br />4440G~7816 <br />