| Show I I THE THEATY MAKING POWER Its Bearing on the tho Reciprocity Agreements t SEN DEFENDS IT 1 iI i I Ilon 1101 ul President unit 1 In III the I of III I Washington Jill Jin SO OAt At tin the conclusion sion of the i online n bill providing iding fur fill UM by IJ United SHU 8 tl or l ii n Invent by He It naval officers officer II III d In IU service 1111 cov 1101 ii IJ oC or WH patted Mi II of ot Illinois chairman of or tin II PI on relations a thi 1111 l on all the Ih that Ihal portion of or tho Ding Icy If act 1111 authorized th negotiation of I He n mild that wording ot the lon lons I s is und IIII mixed hut hUI It t mo l plain that ull mutt hll 0 teen been madu and ratified 11 tilled within t 1110 o years carS after tho Iho of ot the act If It that net act U I to 10 It II be bo Us ole to lu ratify thu Ihu Sella lor Cullom Cullum continued In my III opinion the fourth section ut the IIII DIngle DIngley act to far as It attempts to confer limit or define the treaty making lower of ot tho and but It II It comes In with that hut clause of ot Constitution says that the have by and with th advice und consent of r the Son San ate to 10 treaties Wo do not therefore derive out our 1 powers from a law hili of null and nu no law Of ot CI nun CAn In n n nw i in n nu or 01 limit thuve powers J l r Ti The ji li l cannot limit the tho time In which we shall bo allowed ullo to a 1 treaty Mr lIlI Cullom contended that the tho fourth I section of or tho DIngley net should II hou III be token as ne a 0 more expression of or the view of Congress and that the did not lIot need authority to make the I He entered into a II long of ot tho proceedings of or the constitution convention relative to 10 the treaty treat mak ing power find AmI claimed that precedents all 1111 showed auch power was conferred solely upon tho President Senate The reciprocity concluded Ih Hawaii Mexico and Canada did not nol go Into effect erret l until Congress acted but JUI treaties contained express Ion that they could not become b effective Mr Cullom discussed the provision of the tho Constitution declaring that bills tat for raising revenue must originate in the House und said of ot Justices ant cannot see how bow this clause would make It necessary to a 11 reciprocity treaty to the House before It becomes hel effective tI 0 TIle Thc language of or the clause la Is lathat that nil all revenue shall originate In the House und not thu bills affecting revenue r or In which Ie may ilia Incidentally arise A reciprocity city treaty tle l is not a n bill It Ills Is true that IhM It l reduces a II duty lut that had been laid by II law but ut I 1 maintain that the power Ims hns authority to 10 change any allY other act of lit 8 we 0 seen en that It has hall been beell clearly held from the Ihl decisions decision of ot Chief Chic Jus Justice tice Marshall down to the present that the th President Senate by treaty can or modify a law of Congress Mr h said lIht This before us UI her has hu been th Ihl Senate for tor a n years The tho Senate have taken OIK Oil position Ilo and this Is 18 u II treaty Ireal Is III the Ihl law of oC the theland land Thill position has hilI been by hy the Supreme Court On tho other hand all these Ihlae hundred year the House of or Representatives has hus ns t I rule rill Insisted l that they should be 1 con COli considered leNd In reference to certain treaties That does dolS not us UM thi 1111 the duty dUI of ot standing for rol our prerogatives thc tives Jilt and our rights and Insisting that tho of ot the executive shall Khall bo ho maintained A treaty made mAllo by the ex IX executive and ratified 10 II fill by hy the Is III the supreme law of 0 the land as well wall us usan an nn act of ot H It the Congress is III not satisfied ed with the Ihl treaty It l hUll has a n perfect right to repeal It hIt lut the conse consequences I be what they may Dut until such action Is l taken lalen the treaty remain remaina I Ia a part of ot our municipal law I I Washington Jan tha House m t today lOlIA Mr Ur Henry of ot Con C n i ort d the Ih oleomargarine bill hili flom tho committee on agriculture With the report were weN the views of th minority of th commute and tha substitute lub offered by IJ them There helni heln no order and no bills hili ready read tile the commit fc t were called Not n 11 tingle r Mr of ot N w York th the majority lender remarked that Inter lal r on In In It the would complain that they luul hAc no op opportunity the be rule to con consideration for their bills Mr It ot reported tho Ihl permanent bill and gave J e notice that hr hI would call all tt It up till tomorrow Mr lr H irv of If U that tat th oleomargarine la garine bill I lito ma a special order for tor Monday IMi X K Tho met mt with witha a n chorus of or objections from the Ibe Demo Democratic cratic tide at 1225 p m the Ue HOUIM adjourned |
