The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-06-30
|SMAlLMAT'IER
But the President Is Concerned
at the Action of the Senate
Committee
In Striking Out the Appr0pria-
ton for Expenses Of the
Commission
To Effect q Settlement Of Cues
tions at Issue With
Canada.
Many Reasons Why These Nego.
tiatiOns Should Be Carried
Forward Now.

WASHINGTON, June 30. The presi.
dent is deeply concerned al thu action
of the senate appropriation com mittee
in striking ont OF the sun.l.y civil ap-
preparation act ths clause appropriate
ing $4,000 to detf.y the expenses OF
the joint commission to be held at
Ottawa, Canada, this fall, to endeavor
to effect ttlenlent of the more i'm
portant questi rs DIT issue between the
United States and Canada. This COM
mission had been arranged for by the
secretary of state, acting under 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 posi- ollities of serious complica-
tons. 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 and 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 auspic.ous for an
early settlement of these aud other
questions that have long given trouble
TO the state department Theref ore,
as an outgrowtn of the Boring sea me-
gotiations there was All exchange OF
notes between the United States and
Canada through the medium Of the
British embassy here during the late
winter and early spring that finally
resulted in an agreements TO appoint a
joint commission to meet at OSta wa
and endeavor to adjust these open is
sues. In arranging for this commits
sion the president was acting clearly
within his con institutional powers, SO the
action of the senate committee has
been
Received with Great Surprise,
as indicating clear purpose to inter.
fere with the exercise OF the constitu.
tional treary-framing func5lon by the
president. 1t is not believed by the
administration that the opposition to
this commission manifested Dy the sen.
ate committee viii prevail IN the SEN
ate when attention Is drawn TO the
facts. The appropriation OF the money
for expenses does not in anyway com-
init the senate to an approval of the
treaty when it is submitted to it, but
the president having so far advanced
the negotiations as to permit the Brit
ish side to name the personnel of the
commission which will represent it.,
the department of state would be
placed in a notifying position If now
prevented from carrying out its part of
the agreement through lack of small
appropriation. Moreover, our export
ing and other interests are particularly
anxious for successful outcome OF
these negotiations. which among other
things will include preferential tariff
rates for American produce and man
ufactures.
British Governments Approves.
The British government has signifed
its approval of the plan for the comm
sion TO consider pending controversy
between the United States aad Can
ada, and to proclaim a treaty for sneir
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. Il
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 aud jurists Of England will
he 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.
It is expected that Presidents McKin-
ley will name the American commits
sioners at an early date, and it is nm
derstood that United States senator,
probably Senator Hoar, will be named
among those to represent the United
States It 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 part in the
preliminary negotiations.