The last sentence road by the Secretary shows the ground upon which the Supreme Court decided that the headtax levy was within the power of Congress. that it was auxiliary to the power of Congress to control and regulate immigration. which is a species of commerce with foreign nations. Mr. Justice Miller. strong Federalist that he was. never would have decided that. without being an auxiliary power. the tax was constitutional. It was simply to assist and make perfect the exercise of a power granted by the Constitution to Congress that caused him to declare the head tax to be within the jurisdiction of Congress. and in an unbroken series of decisions. which any Senator who is interested in the question may examine. the Supreme Court has drawn the line distinctly ard emphatically between the power of the Congress of the United States and of the States in regard to all police matters. Some of the decisions are the Passenger Cases. in 7 Howard. 590. Henderson vs. The Mayor of New York. 92 U. S.. 259. The Commissioner of Immigration vs. The North German Lloyd. 92 U. S..
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