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ministration OF that Office challenges admiration and
spect is also the beginning Of game to msreprescnt
treaty which, predict will be found be- upon
nation emneny acceptable and which will doubtless be
ratified as triumphantly convention with
| Mexico.
| SPEECH OF HON. GEO. s. HOUSTON ON THE
| TREATY.
The clear practical and manly speech of the chairman
the Committee Of Ways and Means in the House of Rep
resentativss, Hon. George s. Houston of Alabama
the Mexican treaty. which publish to-day has strong
claims to consideration Throwing aside all appeals to To-
cas or to psssons and taking hold Of the subject in its
more important bearings Mr. Houston presents effort
which as an argument well as history Of the case,
cannot we'll be equaled While carefully perusng this
speech we could well understand how, before such
ray of facts all the allegations of fraud of mystery and of
wrong upon the legislative department of the government
made successfully by the enemies of the treaty with Mex
co have been dssipated and destroyed Indeed, since
the action of the House of Representatives the tenm
lion appropriation necessary carry the treaty into effect
the presses and politicians most anxious to assa and to
denounce the treaty, and most active in charging fraud
and speculations upon the administration have cooly
abandoned the ground without having the manness to
acknowledge the great injustice they had done to
grcss How essential this treaty the United States
how necessary not only in order to prevent vast future
expenditure of the money the people, but anticipate
state of with neighboring nation and to stop for
ever the continued disturbances upon bordersMr
Houston's speech abundantly proves. What we have
gained by it he points also with admirable and lucid
brevity just tribute is paid to the in which it
has been negotiated the avoidance of all personal in
turbances upon principles of equity and integrity.
But is when Mr. Houston encounters Colonel Benton
that he displays master elements Of power as debater
He literally blows the arguments of the opposition leader
into the air. and traces with great ability the unbroken
path of precedent which General Pierce has followed in
his action upon the treaty One point might have been
added to this fine speech with effect and would have been
added had time allowed bat It may be proftably stated
here.
Colonel Benton and Mr.. Peckham--we had almost writ
Dr. johnson and Boswell-have attempted to create
sensation with the treaty the correspondence
not communicated the House of Representatives Mr.
Benton took great pains to adrerse his determination to
have the the pubcbasing upon
this dea any of astounding disclosures and speak
ing through dozen Of newspapers (a wing and abolition
of course of certain parties supposed to be deeply mp
Gated The House of Representatives was expected go
down upon bepded knee before the Missouri sutocrat
With of his hand, the administration to be
brushed into eternity With nod of his imperial head
vast Benton majority to rise potent and cruel
invading army. The correspondence must come, the
consequences would be awful But these threats were I'M
Needed and the correspondence not demanded by
House The debate progressed and concluded and the bill
passed by overwhelming majority in very short pc
Rod time Mr. Houston has shown the practice of the
government on former occasions The following addi-
tiona testimony (aready referred TOY is important that
point On the 9Th of October 1909 Thomas Jefferson
to Congress the following message
To the Senate and House Of Representatives
Of the United States:
In my communication to you of the seventeenth instant
informed you that had been entered into with the
of France for the ccsspn Of Louisiana the
United States These with the advice and Of tho
Senate having been ratified and my ratification
changed for that of the First Consul of France in due FORM
they communicated to for consideration in
Legislative capacity Yon will observe that important
cannot be carried into execution but with the aid
tho legislature and that time presses decision them
without delay
The Interior provisions also suggested in the
pcaion the occupation and of the country
will for early attention Such information relative
its government a time and distance have permitted
obtain will be ready to be laid before you within few days
But permanent ODect require
time and deberaon, is for your consideration whether
you will not forthwith mako such temporary provisions for
the preservation in the meanwhile Of order and tranquility
in the country, rs the may require.
TIL JEFFERSON.
OcroBER II, 1903.
On motion made and seconded that the House do come
to the following resolutions:
Re.o,vsd That the President of the United States be
quesed DO laid before this House copy Of the
treaty between the French repsc and SPAIN Of the first Of
October thousand eight hundred together with copy
of the deed Of ccson from Spain executed in
the same treaty conveying Louisiana TO France O such
deed exists also, copies Of such correspondence between
the of the United States and the
minister OF Spain, W any such correspondence has taken
pacc a. viii show the dissent of Spain the pur
chase Of Louisiana by the United States together with
Ice Of such other documents be in the Department
State Other department Of this tending
ascertain whether the United States have fact acquired
title to the province Of Louisiana by the reatcs With
France Of the thirtieth Of April thousand eight
dred and three;