The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-15
DISAPPOINTMENT OF ACTION.
Why the Senate Should Not Act
Hastily.
TELLER ON THE ARBITRATION TREATY
aud Tint There are other be-
fccts 90 He Rcmedted.

Washington. February Ex-senator TEL
Ter was asked today 20 furnish the Assoc |
ciated Press with a statement OF the rea-
sons for seeking for postponemont OF tho
Anglo American arbitration treaty anu
In response prepared the following signed
article:
There has been n good deal OF criticism
of tho senate because II does no, at once
ratify the treaty OF arbitration between the
United States and Great Britain by those
who apparently forget that the executive
department has been four years negotiating
it.
the senate is made a part OF the treaty
making powers. Tho fathers OF tue ke-
\ public, Jealous of executive power were
not willing that the president should have
| this power so they provided That the nresi-
dent shalt have power by the advice aud
consent of the senate to make treaties pro.
| vlded two-thirds OF the senators present
| concur.
THE treaty then is the act OF the presi-
| dent and the senate,
ut is quite apparent that /, was not In
| tended that the action OF the senate should
| be mere perfunctory duty and that the
| requirements of two-,hirts majority was
| inserted because the trainers OF the
constitution were impressed with the Inn
| portancc of treaty making.
| Tho senate being n part Of the power
which creates treaties can not rid itself
Of the responsibility of seeing that they
| are properly made. II is an incumbent
"p'n We w. So , 1870 Wv n NJ nnara
We "ruu , va. w., W. "" ,h n,r, -,
| ,h, o,n,rtt,a h,, no son,,,,, al ,hc ,rantv
,nn,h ,ho saua'o ,ha,, ,hcr, ,,ns dnmand
! ,o, l,n,oaIa,a ac,ion Nv, Tho senate
| "The senate hcinr charged with this
d,uY -, 'a,is,n,, ", M, .'e,s,rnr,i,n ~ a
,rnotv can mo-, ,rarsfnr mat autv 90 tho
n,est1o,, az an,onn o,s,
"Tho friends of tho treaty. i'm the senate
all nd,,tt no, a. mat hc a,r,,ndod and
| ,ha cnmui,,n, ON fnrcirn rIotions has
| accommodated co,tnt, amendments which
win withou, do,h, he rdon,cd nut what
| ,,t, ha ~ onri,,i,n a, 40 ,rc,,v az m,
,1,s ~. A. ,,,,, a,,.o, ,s ,n tho ,n,nnr,
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| CO. ~, ~, 49,, 10, .,.h contro-
,or,oI o,astion Inv consideration NV the
,a,,,t,,o,nr,, ,,,,,s, ho oc,e1 unon hv IN, sen
a., a,s a., hn,,o, Of ,rnrc~rn,niiyes bofor,
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! w puts'',p 10" X" 49,, w." ,'n, ,,'' ~.
e'', n,o,S 1904, ,ro,tv ar ngrreo,eni
n''..N W. ,,.,,,,o, 40 4, ar,sos aud have Tho
80, ,,n, =, ,ho senate nlonc hut Of the
n , nus w ,'t ,.,'tc,n 40 hayin,, renoyod
| -" tlao,,ro.,,,,,.t mud friction lc-
! 800" 49,. ,.,,,,,r,,,o,ts /, viii bn found
49," WV ,,tin,taj ,h, cauaos ~ Aiunutc
W. NV ~ ~ a,,r,nin,,ino ~ rontro-
n''n , ',,o.,i,ns II mo treaty does not 70
n,,,ro ortton an tho part OF congress-. ne
b",'o "'" A. 400 not then we nre loay.
h'''' V".'", -, ,h,th.r tho subject nf
'hs w. III he ,rh,tr,tod ar mt to
controversy suSn wv :, w. 49,, GOO ,rt un,i
the presiueht ulou"S " 70 ~. W.. INC
tatonS OF mn lnn'nh'N .nN ~ ,,,
executive w p'pFlu'nb w. - ,,r,irp
arDi,rn'e Hue,sWn w., a. ,b,, rro.iaeut
or unhos'io po'''s - ,,nt ,iter ,hnt
thinks huch shnh'S,'"', - .non,;hio ,or
poh'N ne Gun nov W ,atat
ms act u ne ,,"N.S 80 ,,;. treaty
why sn'uiu W. h'' ,S ,,.a i,.,,o .n
dehnite-eNhotT why s"'"'' IVY. ~ No
important QUESTION "S w 49, 4, doubt .
power NJ supm'hh'"h p' ""' p, - ,,os,in i'm
II we auempt 10 SUNNI h'' ~, ,,o,,.
10 arbitration throukh w uheu,' ,,,,,,, 60
greSs and frpn' llhhil, ,'in,nN 49,, i,,, no
have been suHwlt'eu 'uioue" "", n,ronc
president, we create ir'c.'oh w, Nv ,,,,,rv
our own pPl NV 81, ~ mo president
and Great Britain M Wen !, ,nn p .,,, .,bn :
assumes thai he alone ','us' v, .,,.',,,,a and
subject OF dispute nv, W. ~, ,b. mat-
congress assumes l"',s" .'a ',isocuitv and n
tor then We have a nome dl"cu''' ""' =
foreign one nj the saro ,line'
The treaty is not caphbic oi so', 'Sssu
ton and there must be iesis'nl,ol, ~ Va,
IT into execution congress n,"es ~ ,'i
term Of the two arpl'ra,o's W. Wv nair com,
on our part and also aeter,n'u, wv. III
pcnsa,ion. This can not pe UNIV Nv '''
session OF congress. , T.,
''The treaty ou2ht 10 go oNe, az"