The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-12-27
THE RECIPROCITY TREA.
Views of Hon. E.. John Ellis.
The Democrats Will Stand by the Sugar
Duties.
Especial to the Picayune.

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WASHINGTON. Dec. 2l.-Mr. E John
Ellls's views "n the Mexican and Span
isli treaties We're ELECTED to-day. Mr..
Ellis has given the subject careful at
t%enti"n, and he expressed himself with
c~lea:ness and emphasis against these
UBIQUITOUS jobs. Said he:
Yes, l shall oppose the Mexican
and Spanish treaties, Notwithstanding
l realize that the riches aud greatness
OF New Orleans came from the sea. she
must look for that O%pulsnce aud power
which ono day must be hers, and the
extent Of which no man eau foretel'.
But in breaking down barriers to the
sea We uSust not break ny aud ruin
great interests in which millions Of dol
lars and the happiness aud prosperity
of hundreds Ut thousands Of our people
are involved.
II shall oppose these treaties upon
the ground
l. That the Senate aud President, in
other wOrl-. the treaty-M akiMy po~er,
caunOt. under color of the EXERCISE of
that lower usurp the constitutional
power Of the House to originate AL
bills for Bills RENTING rev
euue bills within the intendment of
clause l, section Z, article l of the con.
stitution. That was absolutely decided
by the Senate in 1922. It. was again
decided 10 1913 by the Senate Finance
committee. If you concede that the
treaty making power can fix rates of
taxation aud decide what shall or shall
not be taxed through the mediam Of re
ciprocity treaties, what becomes of the
power Of the House over all bills for
ralsing.revenue. The power Of the pco
pie, or the N Of the people,
over taxation ia one for which the An
glo Saxon race mas fought for ten cen.
turtles. 1t is a landmark of British ill.,
erty aud deeply planted in the British
constitution, aud emphasized in our
own. We cannot surrender it at this
late date. BIT. say the apolosists for
these treaties, the power ovor this rev.
enue subject rests equally with tire low
or house and the treaty making power.
Both can exercise it. This Is nonsense,
too absurd for argument. The power
to originate venue bills is especially
aud crclssirely vested in the House.
The origin Of thut idea is familiar t o
every reader OF constitutional history.
Asd if especially and exclusively vest
ed ia the House it cannot be exercised
by any other organism Of Government.
The extent of the treaty making power
is not defined, but certainly it will not
DO commended that it can overlcap bar
Eiers aud invade q power exclusively
and solely vested in another depart
mept. suspect that the debates Oh
these treaties will definitely settle this
question, and that the treaty making
power will be confined to tho regula-
ton Of OUT international relations, to
treaties of peaoe. of alliance. Of protec-
toratss, Of control v waterways and
international channels of communities
ton. postal treaties and the like. and
will BE- excluded rigidly from every sub
ject which relates t. rates or objects of
internal taxation or Of import duties.
This construction will kill all their
treat aud will undo the Hawaiian trsa-
ty, that source of fraud, monopoly and
psculation.
5. The treaties are not reciprocal.
The Spanish treaty opens to US mar
ket Of 1000. 600 of people who are not
great consumers Of our products, and
the Mexican gives Us a market OF 5000.
OOc similar people. while a market Of
6O,OO0,OOO, the most extravagant con-
sumers in the world, is opened up to
them. Again the operations Of their
treaties are not uniform. The manu-
factureris to be afforded q market at
the expense of-nay the utter ruin of
some OF our agricultural interests. Into
Mexico we cannot send free u farm
products. The same is nearly true of
the Spanish treaty. But we can send
manufactures duty free. Therefore.
the Intention seems to be to find a mar
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