Hawaii holomua = Progress., 1894-03-07
SENATOR MacREARY.
A Kentuckian Upholds
the President.

E. BroRD. and II. B. Psyne when
the same contention WAS made by
be majority of the Committee on
Foreign Relations in respect to
the treaty between the Uuited
States and Great Britain in 1883.
Ii IS as follows:
The table hereto appended.
narked c, will furnish an easy
reference to all the appointments
Il diplomatic agents to negotlAte
md conclude conventions, agree
nents. and treates with foreign
sowers since 1892. The whole
number Of persons appointed or
recognized by the President
without the concurrence or ad
.ice of the Senate. or the express
authority Of Congress. as agents
- conduct negotiations and con
.lude treaties is four hundred
and thirty eight. Three hav,
been appointed by the Secretary
of State and thirty two have
oeen appointed by the President
With the advice and consent oi
The Senate.
1t will be seen that an interval
Of fiftv three years, between 1877
and 1880. occurred during which
he President did not ask the
consent of the Senate TO any such
appointment.
The following important ap.
pointments and many others were
made when the Senate was in
session:
March =. 1793-David Humph
ries. BY Washington. Comlnis
s.oned plenipotentiary to treat
with Algiers. Congress adjourned
On that day.
January l26. 1882. -Edmonds
Roberts. By Jackson. Commits
.Ioner to treat with Cochin China
nd Siam. Congress in session.
May =. 1888. Nathaniel Niles.
BY Van Buren,. Special agent I,
aauatiat.s .,s-.-ssr--,--..l--s ss-stsfrfn
Congress in session.
M,rch 25. IS46. "A. Dadley
Mann. BY Polk Special agent
to treat with sundry states OF
Germany Congress in session.
The constitutional power of the
Pr sident to select the agent
through whom he will conduct
such business 5 Eot affected by
the fact that the Senate IS or is
not in session at toe time of such
appointment. or while the nego
tiation is being conducted: or
the fact that be may prefer to
withhold. even from the Senate.
or from other countries. the fact
that be is treating with particul.
ar power or on q special subject.
The secret service fund that
Congress votes to the Depart
ment of State annually is that
from which such agents arr
usually p,id. That is the most
important reason for such appro
priations.
The following is summary of
Appendix c:
Persons appointed by the Pre-
sideut and confirmed by the
Senate:
1872 William Carmichael.
William Shott. to treat with
Spain.
1874. john Jay, TO treat with
Great Britain.
l94 Thomas Pinckney. to
tIest with Spain.
1926 Rufus King, to treat
~ih Crest Brita
1871. John Q. Adams: to treat
wita Prussia.
1897. John Q. Adams. 10 treat
y sh Sweden.
1871 c. Z. Pincknes, John
Marsh II. Elbridge Gerry. TO
iress W th France.
lTes. John Q Adams. to treat
With Sweden.
l599 Rufas King. to treat with
Russia.
1929. Oliver Ellsworth. Patrick !
Henry. and William Van Murray. /
o treat with France.
1923 W. Il. Davis. vice Henry.
5 shove.
1913 James Monroe aud II. r
livingston. to treat for Loais-
ma
isos. Rafus King. 10 treat
nth Great Britain. northeast
oandary.
1895. James Armstrong and
mes BUwdoin. to treat with
pain. Il
1914. Albert Gallasin. to treat
ith Great Britain.
lSs6. r. c. Anderson aud John
ssgeus to treat with tho Amer.
an ssrl nations.
l62T. joel X. Poinsott. vice
nderson. above
lsS0 James b Angell. John
Swift. aud W Il Prescott. TO
'~st with CAlna. i