The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-17
FIGHT TO CONTINUE.
Burrows Outlines Ills Plan Against
The Cuban Reciprocity Bill.
WILL TAKE A NEW STAND
President and Senate Can Not Legal
ly Revise the Tariff Law.
POWER LIES ONLY IN THE HOUSE
TO Originate Measures Which Affect
the Revenues Of the Country.
A LAW WOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL
-
IT It Sought to Cut Down the Revenues
and the House Had No Part
in Its Passage.
Jaw WOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Washington, August l6,--rhe beet sugar
senators will continue their light against
commercial treaty with Cuba snoula
the presiacn, convene the senate in extra
session In November for the purpose OF re-
neving the distressed conditions in tho
Island.
rhe opposition will be led by senator
Hurrmvs who organized the defeat OF the
mpasu1c In the senate last winter. In the
coming contest the opposition viii be wnged
on entirely different grounds. Last spring
the Cuban measure was defeated for eco
nomic reasons In the coming struggle the
proposition TO he advanced is that a COM
merclal treaty which raises or lowsza the
rate Of tarin is contrary to rsc fundament-
al law II 1t is negotiated by the executive
branch OF the government and ratined by
the senate, the house not participating IN
the making Of the law,
II viii be claimed that, If rns prer.
dent, with The consent OF the sonata ean
ralee or lower the Cubnp tariff, tina two
can. by the same process, reyiss tas sNttTs
tarr system. The controversy IL sn ola
enc but It will become mighty important
IN the next session OF the senate og Con.
rho fundamental principle nsvcswsd 10
stated In the hrst paragraph Of SECTION OF
article l Of the constitution. which esynf
AN bills for raising revenues shall orig
mate In the house Of representatives but
the senate may propose or concur with
amendments, ne on other hilln."
Senator Burrows announced befoSa No lefe
Washington that he would return In the
| fall prepared to contend that tho prcndens
! aud the senate could not act tcgether 20
\ raise ar lower the Cuban tariff by means
Of their treaty,making power. In more
recent expression he said that ha was be-
| coming more and more convinced that IL
was Important to establish tho principles
that trcaties involving changes In tariff
| laws should take the legislative course OF
| revenue bills He pointed out that n the
tand on Cuban goods could be changed by
! treaty this same treaty could provide for
| the administration Of new laws.
! The treaty might stipulate than only ma
tive products Of Cuba be FAY ored. and this
| would menn The employment OF men 70 re-
| maiu ia the island TO see that products
manufactured or grown out OF tho island
/ were met brought to the isnnd and rcship-
ped 10 the United states. In short, II the
president and the senate can pass tariff
lnw they must provide for the machinery
for enforc!ag It even II It should mean tho
establishment Of Cuban inspection bu-
rcau.
II the senate and the president, by uiesne
OF a treaty. Mr.. Burrows win claim, can
make treaty with France, they can
amend the treaty to provide for the cree
lion Of an embassy building in Parts. In
fact. II The principle involved in the deriara'
lion that revenue bills shall originate In
the house ls to be dsregarded the scope Of
the treaty making power can be stretched
10 almost any conceivable limit.
The Michigan senator IS not opposed to
,reclprucity Itself, but believes tho house
should participate In the making Of neees-
sary laws In tie way provided BY the con-
6titutlou.