The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-27

ny law. This argument is advanced
aga,nSI all, including the convention
WIN mexico, winch, havirg been al
auv rallhed, awaits q legislation tn
carry IL into effect. The claim th,t tho
NIX can treaty is uncons,itn1
t'onal because it effects revenue
III uid MT originate T.,
ne House of Representatives, is singm-
IN rly untimely. IL did sn originate
10 hrSt action OF this government
oWtrds us negotiation was an apnrn-
p iall"n bY congress for salaries and ak.
penSeS OF commission TO neuotintaa
commercial treaty with w, yicn "
sum not exceeding S2OWl
20 be expended under liza
direction of the president of he Unite,i
StaleS' the sunury civil appropriation
at OF August I, 1882, aud under tbis an
thorlty Gen. Grant and MIR. TrescnI,
we're appointed - commissioners. and
nry t'Hted the treaty. The senate in.
troduced an amendment thar the
ioaislation by congress shon Il
~, ~ Necessary to give II force
rms RUE, precedent for which il
loutu VI previous treaties Of this char
actei, mas been followed in subsequent
treaty Negotiations and the stems
taNen thereto have been rundnrtad
De-, -
u the genera! policy of tost,r
intimate trad with nelphborinC CON,
J'.es' l observe thSt constilutIona,
amendment has been introduced i'm CON
GEess mat the senate aud house shall he
J"lhtu u the executive as n treaty-malk.
l'lE power. Such an amend.
heht would not avert the no
COSTLY of the executive conducting
nc 'otlatlphs Tor a treaty, subject, Of
course, to the ratification of The On.
ordinate branch. The prerouative of
We house OF representatives has. in all
theNe treaties, been abuuiantlv serured
w PIoNiNlons that they should not take
meet until bill originating i'm
ele mouse had made laws etlectiug
mem ana thai they conform theretn
Tnose precedents are against the noSi.
llon that negotiations of this class AFRO
unconstitutional. From tn. ioundatinn
81 the government, beginning with the
lhe mat the admin -tration was in The,
hahus o. the men who framed the CON
SUN ION liSeli, and NAV thprpfnra
assumed to have best understood jts
import and scope, public treaties affect
ing the revenues have been concludAd
10y the president an carried into effect
ny The legisati II of congress, withnnt
the admission If q doubt a. TO the entire
c)hslllullonality OF tire proct edings,
lew examples among the
many may he cited. First ia order
comes Inc treaty of 1896, with Great
B'ltalh, which stipulated tor CONNER
ci'I privileges and exemptions from
duty aud set Limitations upon the i'm
position ol tonnage dues ON
British vessels by congress. The
treaty Of 1903 , ith Fran %.
Ior the acquisition of Louisiana. stipu
liled Tor special fAvOrs to the Frencn
ana NanlSu governments, and We sells
III me ccded territory during u term Of
'""iNe years, notwithstanding any gem
era regulations rs to trade aud nnyira-
t'In which congress might make. The
treaty Of 1915 with Great
BGlain changed existing legi>-
I'lloh AS To discriminating
duties. The treaty Of 1881 win Frame
contains special tariff pr visions. The
canadian r." lpr0city treaty with Great
hf'A'b OF 1904, aud the reciprocity
/. ." W II 1919 with the Hawaiian islands,
rNid NJ thai they should not become
operative until the necessary laws
20 carry them INFO pflrcG should
We been era ted bv congress. In re-
spect 10 all In Sc treaties, fequ red legi.-
lhiion WAS passed. In shurt the Or, &C.
dents are IN favor OF the constitutional.
iiy of negot atoms for Il treaty affi citing
revenue hy he PRESIDENT, subject To The
approval hv the senate, and TO
the legislative coop ration vt congress
III carrying tn teir pr VS. ons. The
only subject which ,he x rutive has
had In view in the negotiat ON q f a con.
v"ntion now awaiting the action of con-
pre1s, has been the interests OF the re-
p h'ic and in end avoring to realize
'is tntim ,tion If the purposes ana de
slrts of con 'rnss have served
as a gui lie. As Ne
action OF the executive 80 taken il ia,
every case 10 he subj -cted 10 the decis-
ion of the senate aud the represe nta-
tives of The people. do MT doubt the
result aimed Mt will no reached.
IL the Spanish treaty does not
met tie approval of the legi,lat ye
branch of the government thu repre-
s'ntatives of the people can not fail, /
trust, 10 perceive That the president has
m ,de IN earnest effort to remove from
h field subject Of contention, as
tr az they were concerned. and 40
~ to secure lasting and increasing hen
Gifts 10 our agricultural, manufacturing
aud commercial interests, land TO the pe0-
Pile of the Union, and ull protection tn
he persons and property Of our citizens
abroad. Your obedirnt servant,
FREDERICK I, FRELlNGuUYSEN