New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-18

that arise now The same Senate of the United es,i
living and IS stin hourishing IN o'r country;
lapplausel and ii is stl the stose ,,,bsic tour-
SO that have the good fortune IN rep
resentine that body 20 escape the ,
of the present the men have "h"i" S nov
The senate Of the United states is pnisle body
OF men, II represents not the popIIael'N : Banrs
great body of the people as the iiouss %, Of his
Union cannot give its history or even dessiiI ~.
today were cornmenorated took part in the great
play OF establishing our government an, ffI TTrsnn
The constitutional convention that s,h
should not o5v he available fcr the generation
then living. but for all the generations c
system Of checks and balances Whereby Hs1stever
might be a temporary evil should in some way be
endeavored to preserve the indviduanty q. o, ~
sentetion OF the people in the other SO thar per
haps believe IL is true-theTe is mo othfr as
the senate OF the United States was constitutes;
was thai The states should be represented in the
senate o. me Cnlteo $500 - Virginia and New
York and the other great states t4as Should
not by legislation interfere with the equa'S u '"e
They provided that when State once was adj
mitted into this Union that IL never could % Sep
an 5ncTea sei ren-esentation In the Senate whhoSt
the consent All the states Therefore IL Is meSs
without dsparager1ent OF that State as respects Ia
RG5oauon ,S or Inc av%shouid be equal with The
greater states 7Sew-York and virginia ana te
other States that should he admitted INTO inc
Union And this by the way ! thlnk, Is one %I
The reasons why il IS that in the ADMISSION or TN
states great care should be taken always that TINS
equality should not in indirect way be In any
S y noS instead of these thirteen States that
then had find ourselves with fortS b tbs9
want to come into It in the near future There was
sts see In the direction of preservation Of
the equally OF the stases; a3 s mas as Tesnecs the
selection and appointment OF the ofhesrs VINO are
tinted 4 ates should be coordinate with the
Executives Of the United states and that Wn4e.er
treaties might be made should have the assent OF
Not only 1fas but thai treaty should be made
with any fCoeign nation until twotniTds ot I'm, bf
treaty thus providing wholesome and healthy
IreSk up Tbst ~ anv one time two-thirds the
senate shoud be Of political party. Therefore
s-est foreign AFFAIRS that there would be con-
sens1s 81 olfrfon Of two more OF the great par
,Ses ~ there were sy,rh parties in country SO
that great executive power Is a paTt OF 'he 49,
fe the history OF our country shall be read care
July ys II VII sed BY the Senate Of the United
States Whaev's OF party conesS OF 81 b PI Tat in
ferests OF this country against the interest OF all
other countries, oss.etN ni,SiI9 a,T Tarfv heat
These checks and balances and ] have a.s9 only !,
our constitution in order that there might he one
onCt,nit, IN instances Of close party contests.
party divisions one branch Of the Congress OF the
nrsoTnei with the President Of the United States
know that the Senate is criticised ana mas 1efn
Z because Of it's constitution and because OF the
sIowness Of its method and vet it will be seen that
II any great question is involved as respects either
our domestic aoregn relations there Is OPP
can people before that be passed into the
foTm Of law or ,Teay Il ere r. - s' ra
I which after all. sesnes these great public cues
+io~s including the orse well portrayed and SO
EFFECTIVELY suggested by the Secretary Of the Treas
S1 T T oph hEs Which ~t eheT Be for or
these p-oPc soIio or 5pls sTGnSe moment "
Now. gentlemen, want 70 say one or two words
We have had at times the statement made by
gentlemen In CoTrTress fRa 9ut o ii sil
ering into its and .to its folds the power OF
this governnento Ao ~ rgiec, ~ LOG 9t the
power Of the EKecutive. You negle't TO consider
coordinate body with the Senate-as respects
these sIsa pgo he fnitss states S seeks to aTro
gate to Itself the power of ignoring the House
Questions involving treaties without the consent OF
. that body. We have mslde many commercilaI
4 treaties and suppose nl0sE or the gentlemen who
arei interested in commerce believe that your com
MADE are BENEFIT TO our commerce. Yet thee
has never been an instanre "eere our nm M
Tavs nut clause these treaties that they should
sa5tatiTes before they became effective So we
have had these discussions and these claims pre-.
scented see king to ga power IN the senate OF
the tinted states BUT ! lcow OF no power that Is
fber't ~ The Constitution behrd it. and that has
not also received the Substantial approval of the
Ideal excitement both houses have perhaps passed
those laws have been esirefy repealed In the past
so that the utmost odrnity prevails oetyeen the
snG TIES The Senate Of the I5nEed States.
TREATIES GROWING IN IMPORTANCE.
These treaties with foreign countries are growing
in inlpoancs year by yss wbeth@r tey are for
ssu nS % OF srodins wn agree with MY friend
the seresy Of the IreHsu that ss will Be liz
settled by arbitration rather tan by Applause
dscioses that in ali these Efforts it has been fore
most In preparing our own country and the word
/ for arbitration So that. spe;Nzing as l DO; as a
member Of the Senate you will pardon me II say
dction which II seeks TO ageran9IIz1e 70 lISeI GU
viii find these jurisdictions carefully preserved ana
! Pn5 from a somewhat prolonged experience in the
Senate can assure you that the senate is also a
aegrandize TO itself powers that the Constitution
does clearly give s. SO that in the future as in
I States will undertake imprOyiddTrtly TO IN the
/ least degree impair the powers OF the Executive.
arbitratons which will give peace lnste2d OF war.
So. sir President and gentlemen and invited
guests who sit about me, make tfts limited and
there may be no msapprehensign. here at least as
70 the aims and purposes OF 0lst b great Podg s
ent IN the past certainly not for the future.
| Judgment Of that body viii be always in favor OF
| whatever shall promote the great Interests OF the
I tiers us all; (Applause9
| this Chamber Of Commerce has rendered in the most
/ trying periods Of our country. Although then a
/ inteIIigence with which the men who then com
Z posed this chamber-few OF whom. / suppose are
b bSSr Of e4 am sure You appreciate also the
+ great who then in the Senate OF the United
pose Of restoring and reesta blisling Te Union Of
these States II any peru sna cone neraiteT as
ests, VIII find the Senate OF the Jt1Issed states