Show r THE RA BA BATTLE OF THE TIfE HOUSES r In the House of R Representatives es yesterday r Mr It Dalzell of ot Pennsylvania ania from the Committee on Rules reported favorably a resolution directing the I Committee on Ways and Means to investigate the J question of whether the treat treaty making power Which vb ch is the President and a a. two thirds majority of the Senate could could negotiate reciprocity treaties affecting the customs revenues without action by d Congress The Tile resolution was adopted This movement will bring to an issue the serious serious serious seri seri- ous constitutional question bet between een the two t branches of the national legislature The House firmly ho holds ds that legislation affecting revenue or appropriating appropriating money must originate within its its cham chamber er During the tile discussion of the resolution above referred to it was asked whether any in- in instance could COllid be cited where the treaty making pO powel had exercised the prerogative of changing I e laws aws without the concurrence of the House Houfe M Mr Dalzell said that he lie knew j d none I y I Probably the the right if it exists never has been J exercised On the tile other hand the contention of I J t the e House that no other branch or power power of govi gov- gov i can initiate legislation appropriating money has hits been ignored d in practice from the foun- foun j foun-j j I dation of f the h I Republic J I li It It was ignored when Secretary Secretary Sec See 1 Seward eward signed and the Senate ratified the tile Alaskan purchase treaty A Again ain it was ignored when Secretary Hay signed and the Senate ratified thie Treaty of Paris granting gLanting Spain twenty million I Id d in pa payment for the Philippines Philippin In both the House had nothing to do but to vote the money If the Senate has right and power i in theone the one oie lne direction n under the Constitution it is is' difficult dim cult to tp see why see why it might ht not have the in the other oilier I II I It is a remarkably interesting question all and one II which ought to provide us with an instructive pic pie ture of war between the Houses be before ore it shall be bet be t settled |