The New York herald., 1868-03-15
THE FORTIETH CONGRESS
Second Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
WASHINGTON, March ID, 1868.
The proceedings to-day were conhnd to general
debate as II IN Committee OF the Whole on the
State OF the Union
THE TREATY MAKING POWER.
MT. hiGBY' pep.) Oh Cai' addressed the House on
the question whether Congress is bound to make ap-
nronria,ons for tho CARRYING ont NJ treatv at,ru,o
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tohs' expressing MS opinion IN support OF the
affirmative OF that question: because Of the Difficult
ties in which the country might be n,aced NV
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that t,.. the treaty making power was lodged ex-
t,ui 1asNeW an e I,s aesuens anu senate; tnat
eay Is aas af1 Powe % wins Wcb Th Ghfe
ia ,i & parE " % tue gues.iou . wncn no
sp e between the house OF hep
MT MA ~ nAhp uepl y. lenn suggesteu Ihat tne
Powers with which the treaties are made are bound
o we iacl lnai lile fIeslae1t and senate nad no
rign. W peuge tie paylnenl OF sum Oh money.
see that It was mooted question even in this
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maae IN feusng @ 70 make tne APPROPRIATION but lay
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from Tennessee had M the anesisan ,ne gentleman
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nriations os The nnhc manay y,ndar ~ us amy s npp,U
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Mr. HraBY reminded ~. sr.s.tIeynan TINT m b.a
said in the outset of his rearks that n this were %
question to he settled hefween the President and the
Senate on the one side and the House Of
tyes on the other he would 20 as far as any memher
right OF the House OF Representatives but was only
saving why the right should not be exercised
Mr.. HIGBy-I certainly admit the right. but sav
1t is directing all our force and strength where il
is Of no use when we tax about what the President
outside OF the government that can demand the full
flment of the treaty. The Russian government pre-
sumed and had a right to presume that in the treaty
for the cesson OF Alaska Il was dealing with treaty
making power OF this nation. Mr. Higby went on 70
argue that the treaty having been EXCHANGED
and ratified and the TERRITORY delivered over to the
government OF the United States, the juris-
diction of Russia having been Withdrawn and
that of the United States substituted for il.
the nation was bound in good faith ia
carry out the stipuatons Of the treaty and to pay
over TO the Russian government the sum agreed
upon for the transfer He declared his belief that
good policy and craftsmanship dictated the carving
should be made with that government which has nj.
ways been most friendly to the government and peo-
pie of the United States.
Mr. WAsHBURN frep.J of WIS.,. replied briefly 70
portions Of Mr. Hgby's argument particularly as TO
the climate and topography Of Alaska and as to the
storms prevailing ON that coast and read from re.
ports to show the bad character of the land and sea
Mr. BRoMwELI rep.l, OF Ill. denied that the
treaty-rnaking power had any right To annex new
territory TO the United States or to Introduce another
people into the class OF American citizens No power
but Congress could do that.
THE NATIONAL PfNANcEs
Mr. BRoMwELI abandoning the subject of the
treaty making power proceeded to discuss The oues
ton of the national iinances arguing in favor OF
an expansion OF the currency He laid It down as an
axiom in political economy that i'm proportion as
wages are high and as a man. by the labor of his
hands, is able to acquire the largest amount of circu.
lating medium just in that proportion he enjoys the
larger share of the value Of the communty and thai
was the end and object of the distribution OF wealth.
Not that q man should have too much money but
that he should have as much as is OF use TO him for
his body and his mind If he were asked how ruch
money was needed for q country, he would answer
..Just as much as would keep every man i'm TINT
country at work. That system which nut better
coats on mems backs, better boots ON their feet bet
ter horses IN their stables better houses on their
farms and better furniture in their houses was the
system which worked for the good Of the people;
and that system depended q sunlcIency OF cirou.
lang medium ~ against a contraction of ii.
Mr. DAWES, lrep.) OF Mass, remarked that he saw.
by one OF the Cincinnati papers, that IL was proposed
to issue 81 in greenbacks and divide il up
that that would give TO every man, woman and child
In the country $500 each lie suggested whether the
gentleman from Illinois would not go that bid better
by fifty dollars as II would be necessary to 10 above
that bid or lose the popular majorityS
Mr.. wAsHBURS, rcp.) OF Wis, quoted aiwilkns
Micawber- in his memorandum cancelling his debt
TO Mr.. Thomas Toodles, by giving him an az o. u.n
for the amount the original authority for the