The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-06-30
In Striking Out the Appropria-
ton for Expenses Of the
Commission
To Effect a Settlement of Cues
tiOnS at Issue With
Canada.
Many Reasons Why These Nego.
tiations Should Be Carried
Forward Now.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The presi.
dent is deeply concerned at the action
Of the senate appropriations committee
in striking out of the sundry civil ap.
preparation act the clause %appropriat.
ing $4,000 to defray the expenses Of
the joint commission to be held at
Ottawa. Canada, this fall, to endeavor
to effect o settlement Of the more i'm.
portant questions at issue between the
United States and Canada. This com.
mission had been arranged for by the
secretary OF state, acting pnder the
direction Of the president, in answer
to what was believed by both Of them
to be an almost popular demand.
There were many questions pending
between the two governments that con.
tanned possibilities of serious compiled.
tions. Such, for instance, as the Alaska
boundary questions, which on account
of the klondike had
Become of Great Importance
Then there were questions connected
with the Great Lake boundaries, the
transit Of goods in bond over Cana.
dian and American territory aud the
supply Of bait to American fishermen.
The growing fraternal spirit between
the United States on one side and Can.
ada and England on the other, seemed
TO make the time auspiclous for an
early settlement Of these and other
questions that have long given trouble
70 the state department. Thereto ore,
as an outgrowth of the Boring sea ne.
gotiations there was an exchange Of
notes between thu United States and
Canada through the medium Of the
British embassy here during the late
winter and early spring that finally
resulted IN an agreement to appoint q
joint commission to meet at Otta wa
and endeavor to adjust these open is.
sues. In arranging for this commits.
sion the president was acting clearly
within his constitutional powers, SO the
action Of the senate committee has
teen
Received With Great Sur prise,
as Indicating q clear purpose to inter.
fere with the exercise Of the constitu.
tloual treaty.framlng function by the
president. 1t is not believed by the
administration that the opposition to
this commission manifested by the sen.
ate committee will prevail in the sen.
ate when attention is drawn to the
facts. The appropriation Of the money
for expenses does not in any way com.
init the senate to an approval of the
treaty when it is submitted to it, bu
the president having SO far advanced
the negotiations as to permit the Brit.
lsh side to name the personnel Of the
commission which will represent it,
the department of state would be
placed in a mortlfying position if now
prevented from carrying out its part Of
the agreement through lack Of a small
appropriation. Moreover, our export.
ing and other interests are particularly
anxious for a successful outcome OF
these negotiations. which among other
things will include preferential tariff
rates for American produce and man.
ufactures.
British Government Approves.
The British government has signifed
its approval Of the plan for the commi'
sion to consider pending controversy
between the United States and Can.
ada, and to proclaim a treaty for their
settlement. Following this approval,
an understanding has been reached
that the commission will begin its ses.
sion within the next few weeks, during
the latter part Of July, at Quebec. 1t
is possible that the personnel Of the
commission will show some distin.
guished names, as it is understood that
Baron Herschel, one Of the foremost
public men and jurists OF England will
Re one Of the commissioners in behalf
Of Great Britain and Canada, and that
Louis Davies, the Canadian minister Of
marine, will be associated with him.
1t is expected that President McKin.
ley will name the American commits.
sioners at an early date, and it is un.
derstood that a United States senator,
probably Senator Hoar, will be named
among those to represent the United
States. 1t is quite likely also that Mr..
John w. Kasson, Mr.. John w. Foster,
or possibly both, will be on the commits.
sion, as as each has taken a part in the
preliminary negotiations.