The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-12-25
RIGHTS OF TIM HOUSE.
A Subject of Contention Which
Frequently Arises.
POINT ON WHICH LAWYERS DIFFER
The Question OF Changing Revenue
Laws by Treaty-IIow Hepburn Got
Into "a Corner-Mr. Goodnow's Mis-
take-Giants Cross swords

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Into "a Corner-Mr. Goodnow's Mis-
! take-tiiants Cross swords.
/ The rights Of the senate and the house
will always be subject Of contention.
They always have been, and very few
sessions pass where the question does
not come up in some form. During the
extra session and the first few weeks
of the regular session this subject has
been thrashed out pretty thoroughly,
the question being whether the presi-
dent and senate by treaty can change
the revenue laws. Legally it has been
settled that without the approval Of
the house this cannot be done, as it is
so enacted in the Cuban bill, but l am
informed that more than half of the
senator's do not subscribe 10 that doc
trne. They accepted il because it be-
came apparent last March that the Gu
ban treaty could not be ratified unless
the treaty specified that the approval
Of congress should be obtained, which
meant the house. 1t is rather surpris-
y
senate differ widely upon this PROPOSE
ton. Some are SO radical as to say the
house should not be consulted on any
thing regarding Il treaty, and others go
10 the other side so far as 10 say that
a treaty changing tariff laws should
not even he negotiated before being
authorized by a law originating in the
house.
No More Reciprocity.
One thing growing out of this Cuban
debate seems TO have been pretty thor
oughly settled-that is, that we shall
have no more tariff legislation by reci-
procity treaties. | am convinced that
the Republicans do not want it and
that the exception made in regard TO
Cuba was because ii was necessary to
carry out the promise which President
Mckinley made to the Cubans. Reel
procity, although watchword or
catchword in the past, has ceased to be
taking now. The experience with reci-
procity treaties negotiated under the
Dingley law shows that the scheme is
not popular. Urged as they were by
the Mckinley administration and later
by the Roosevelt administration and by
some senators, these measures were
smothered effectually in the senate. 1t
looks as if no further attempt would
be made TO revive them. / do not eX-
pect to see reciprocity figure in the
platform of the next Republican ma
tiOnal convention.
Talking For a Centennial.
Harvey W. Scott, president Of the
Lewis and Clark Centennial eXpos-
ton, which is to be held in Portland,
Ore, in 1903, is in Washington and
will remain here to tell congressman
something about the oregon country
which Lewis and Clark visited 100
years ago. He was introduced TO a
Washington man, and all his titles
were given. And editor of the Ore
CONAN, which is more important" he
added. He thinks more of that title
than any other because it is one he has
held for forty years. The veteran ed
itor is rendering material assistance to
the members of the delegation in the
efforts they are making TO get an APP
preparation Of 100000 for the expo
sition.
Rural Free Delivery.
Toward the end OF lively debate on
rural free delivery service in the SEN
ate, when charges and cOuntercharges
were made as to the establishment Of
routes for political purposes, Pete
Hepburn Of Iowa got chance. In
the course of his speech he declared
the Republican party favored the en-
terprise, the Democrats opposed it.
Maddox of Georgia denied this, and
several Democrats buzZed about Hep
burn asserting that routes had been es-
tablished in their districts while Cleve- |
land was president among them being /
Smith of Kentucky Clayton Of Ala |
bama and Flood of Virginia Hepburn |
had TO admit amid laughter that he |
was cornered.
Not the Same.
Il suppose | ought TO know you, rs
| am a constituent of yours" remarked /
John Goodnow, consul general of
Shanghai, China, and he grasped the |
hand of William SulZer. head of the |
Tammany delegation in the house.
Indeed, and what part Of the city |
do you reside in?" asked Sulzcr Then /
Goodnow noticed that there was some
thing strange in the voice. SulZer had ]
meanwhile numbered, and Goodnow |
saw he had made u mistake
II thought you were John Lind of |
Minneapolis" he said apologetically.
Il have been taken for worse men,"
said Sulzer, with Chesterfiedian bow, |
land l am glad to know constituent |
of Mr.. Lind"