New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-09
TREATY WITH ARGENTINA.
A RECIPROCITY CONVENTION WHICH WILL,
LAPSE TOMORROW

A RECIPROCITY CONVENTION WHICH Will,
LAPSE TOMORROW.
Washington. Feb s (SpeciaD.-One OF the reel
procity conventions now pending before The
Committee on Foreign Relations OF the Senate
will lapse Saturday Of this week The con-
vention was signed at Buenos Ayres on July 10
1899 under authority of IAN act TO provide
revenue for the Government and 10 encourage
the industries of the United States approved
on July a. 1897. The first paragraph OF Article
" provides that the notifications OF the pres
ent convention shall be exchanged at Buenos
Ayres or Washin Aon within seven months from
the date hereof. or earlier II possible" The
seven months will expire Saturday. The con-
vention, together with similar conventions with
France and with Great Britain In behalf Of
her colonies Of Bermuda, Barbados. Jamaica
Guiana and Turks and Caicos islands. were
transmitted to the Senate by President McKin-
ley on December s. 1899. accompanied by notes
of transmittal. which. in the case OF the Ar
gentina convention. read as follows:
To the Senate:
1 transmit herewith. with view TO receiving
the advice and consent of the Senate 20 It's
Avras on JuIv 10 1900 Inv the respective pIenI-
potentiaries of the United States and the Ar
gentine Republic. under the authority conferred
by Section Of the Act Of Congress entitled IAN
act to provide revenues for the Government
and to encourage the industries Of the United
States" approved July "a. 1897.
Section of the act referred to provides that
whenever the President of the United States.
by and with the advice and consent OF the Sen
ate, with a view to secure reciprocal trade with
foreign countries, shall, within the period OF
two years from and after the passage OF this
act, enter into commercial treaty treaties
with any other country or countries; and
when any such treaty shall have been duly Fatf-
fed by the Senate and approved by Congress-
and public proclamation made accordingly. then
duties which shall
Iected by the United States upon any OF the
goods wares and merchandise from the foreign
country with which such treaty has been made,
shall, during the period provided for, be the
duties specified and provided for in such treaty,
and none other"
or course under the Constitution, the Presi-
dent, by and with the consent Of the Senate.
has authority 70 hegotlatS cenlIleIeiat
irrespective of the provisions contained In the
tariff act of 1897. and it is understood that such
negotiations with several other countries nave
been initiated under that power; but all the
conventions now pending in the Senate were ne
gotiated and signed by virtue of the foregoing
provision of the act Of 1897. The dates
which the other treaties will lapse unless rati-
fed in the mean time are as follows: France.
March "a. 1900; Barbados. June 16; British
Guiana, March IS; Turks and CaicOs Islands.
March 81; Jamaica. March y; Bermuda,
March "a.
AWAITING ACTION ON FRENCH TREATY.
Washington, Feb. s-Before proceeding further
with the construction of reciprocity treaties
the State Department viii await the action OF the
Senate on the pending French treaty. Should that
fall all efforts to give effect to the reciprocity
scheme contained in the Dingey act will be aban-
doned. 1t is probable also that even If the new
negotiations are continued new plenipotentiary
must be found the part OF this Government 10
carry forward the heavy work which has fallen 70
Mr.. Kasson.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
Washington, Feo s.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day;
JOHN NJ LEHMAN to be Surveyor OF Customs Tor
the port Of Dubuque, Iowa
NAVY.
To be assistant surgeons-Dr. JOSEPH A MURPHr, of
Pennsylvania Dr. JOHN T. KENNEDY, OF Con-
nectcut