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I by errata med to nent une pelure, fagon d 9. 4i I 32X 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 x# iri -f> fil CANADIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY. -REMA-RKS f — % n I © OF / HON. GEORGE F. EDMUNDS, OP VERMONT, IN TnK 4 V/'* SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, V I- ). ^ Jf January 22, 1875. 1882 ^^^l^wm\^^' WASHINGTON: flOYBniTMENT FRIKTIIfa OFFICB. 1875. X (S i— u. u? ^teir..A 1^ / i K EM AUKS HON GEORGE A. EDMUNDS, S • JSS:^' renent joint .esolutlons of tho I-K f « "f "^ thf StarofXmonUlatinK to reciproc ty .» tia.lc >vith the Uu- inTnion of Canada ; %s-hich 1 ask may bo read. Thn Chief Clerk read as follows : , „ . (lutv of our Senators and Represe '»a''^^». '".^,S,,Ttv in trade with the Uoiiiini.m I I, IcgiHlatiou. .,, ,, p„n„,ilftn T>eonlo we earnestly deHlro auii %solved, That in common 'i'" *''". V^"*^"" ^^^ the waters of the Saint hope for the early «"'"l'>«.t'?" °lV,\^tkeCU am ■"> important hue ""'"l^ZlveA, That the governor of thU State be and '^^j^l^^. ,lr•ll!;^.*fientatTv^■ ^^Sn"rs "' ^ "a l^^;^ 3^ ^ ^'rf^^^^^^^^^ «*»'—' ^'•" «"- oruorgeuerul of tho Pomiuion of Canada. yMAN O. HINCKLEY. H. UEUKY roWEKS, '^LliHti!;Zvw\rri^hereu*^^^^^^ »-^ afli^thosealof the office at Montpelier this Ist day of January A. U. IS .J. GEORGE NICHOLS, [I,. B.] Secretary of State. v» irnMTTKns I move that these reao\ution8 be printed and refSre5?oSeEommUe7-i;oW^^^^^^ motion I wish to say .*»»** ::;'")« l/infVermoSt^^^^^^^^^ resist- structions of the Legislature of th«^^**''j,?*^^^^^^ so farts I can anceto this treaty or any other treaty wut nine J »y^ now foresee, be likely to express »" «P'?i,'^"u"C'Le3ature of Ver- oceasipn to tka«« .^itt'««* ^^^^^^^^^ "that ^^-a£."*1\Sk|||?^^ there may ^e many treaties on subjects ottra^^^^^^^^^^ . j^. — ^ - It 1 r iiiimi MHM '{>(hI> of ;;tiiiliiiii'ii, till' wliinii, iiidiv'ulimlly iiiiilciillfclivi'ly, 1 liavr the best llll^silll(■ rciiMiins liir liii\ iiij; ii vi'iylii;;!! 'rcxiicct. Tliti lirsl I'lTsidi'iit dl' llio I'liitiMl States, (Ji'iii'ial WiisliiiiKtoii, on tilt' :{(ltli »liiy of Miiicli, IT'.lt), ti:iiisinitt(Ml to tlio IIoiiho of JJciircsciitii- tives ii mosaic uiioii tliis vfiy siilijcct, a iiart of wliicli I ask may hv read, wliirli 1 liavii marked in the volimu^ 1 .semLlo the de.sk. TIks Chief Clerk reail an f«dlow,s: Tti(> coins.' H-liirli till' clclHiti- lias takiMi (in tlic nsiiliiliiin of llio llnu.so Iciiils to some olihcnal ions on lliu iiiodf iil making tnuties iindff lliu (.'oiistitiiliou of the I'niteil Stales. Ilavi.,;; liieii a nicnilior of tin- trrnirnl roiivciition, anil knownic tlio princiidps oil wliicli the Coiistitmion was fornicil, I liave evil- cntcitaiiiiil Imt one opinion end. If otiier proofs than tliesi' and the plain letter of the Constitulion itself be neccs- sarv to ascertain the point umler consideration, tliev may be found in the Jonrnals of the jrvneral ioiiositioii was made "that no treaty should be biii'diiif; on the Ignited States wliicii was not ratified by a law," and tliat the projiosition was explicitly reje.cticl. Ah, theielore, it is perfectly dear to my undirstandin;; that tlie a.ssent of fli(\ House of Uepresentatives is not iiece.ssary'to the validity id' a tri'aly; as the treaty vithdreat Hritaiii exhibits in itself all the objects reiiiiiriii;; legislative iirovision, and on tliesi the papers called for can tliiow no light ; and as it is e.s.sential to the due administration of tlie (ioveiniiient that the boinidaries fixed by the Constitu- tion tictwcen the dilVereiit departmiiits should be lueseived, a .just regard to the ('imstilutionand to the duty of my oHii e. iieili r all tlie lircunistanecs of this case, Ikirlid a compliance with yoar iei|U. >t. . U. WASIIINCTOX. I'MTKl) Sr.\rr.s. Mai-el, 3(l, \VX- Mr. KDMl'XDS. In I'elntiaiy. l^lil, tliis i|ue.stioii ajjaiii iiroHc be- 1-\v«>i'ii the two llonsesof Coiioicss on the, treaty rc« witli the o;(ivcnimeiit; of (iieat liritain, and it waji bi-otight to a eoufeiviice ; tind in oith'r to show tlic Keiiiife, jireeisely whiit the conferees on the two sides stated tlio f nio interjirctiitioii of the Con- stitution to be, 1 bej; letive. to read a very slutrt i)arao;r!iph from etich, bcfause I ktiow how precious time is, and I ih) not intend to onlarjjte ou this topic. The conferees of tlie, .'Senate reported on this topic in tliis way : The conferees of the Senate did not eiuitest. but aiimitted the doctiine, that of •heaties made in pursuance of the Constitution some may not and that others may i V '^■Unm ■taH ^. ,■ ,11 V,,r I. isl.ilivf pvn\ isidii- If sir.iiv Uhii' .■vr.Mii.m. will. Ii i.nivi.-.i.iii ( nn-iyss. , IH H M.S. U 1 11.1 IM iimkr. llMt llirv iliil .cnl.i.il llial I lir rniivinhnM „ ' ■ .■,.iisi.l.v;iti..ii r,.,,..iicH 11.. su.l. I.Kislaliv.; |.r..viHi„i,«. Ikmuum., " /''™ '''•;";> '; 1 V,isp..n.l tl. . Mli.i,'.li.sHl,ilil.v..f Iliilis 1 sul.J.rlH ill .•..iiim.iriiil ;'"' '"."' '< . 1 |li..lik.'H„Mi».iiHi.miii fav..r ..f Aiii.ii.aM .iliznis; llmt hii.I. iw. Itw "( 'i"'' mil. ili tv falN williiii th.. ,,.i.. ii.ls or ■.■iiiov.-s aiii.f.'.U^il laws that ar.' .oiitiaiv t.. its i.rovish.ns. Tito cniifon'os mi lli.' l.ait ..I' lli.' House ol IJ.-i.i.sniliHivos stiitcl (111 ir cii.sc ill this way: Tl..'vnroi.cvsiiailf(ltliat tli.i lloii^.'of K.i.ivs.ntaliv.'s .l...s not a^.vl 111.' piv- t.m i.ii tliat no Imitvcan l"' i.n.l.' willioiil lloir .iss.'iit : nor .1.; Iliyy •■onltV '1 at in a 'ii' U U.^'islativ,. ai.l is iii.lisp.usal.ly n.-.ssavy, .it i,t to (t-v',,^ ■;.";'> itivatv or to nurv it int.. .•x.Miition. (In 111.' .■ontia.y, tli.'y aiv l..li..v..l I.. a.lniit tl.iii t.. S..111.', Hay many tiLati.s. no U'Kislativ.i xanctiou is i.Miiiuii.l, no ''rJn'thi^ot^' han;i:'';^o?im>niitt,.. ar. „ot l..sssatistl.>.l tl.at it is l.y -;"•'•-■"«- ii,|i.ti..n..l the Siiato to ass.it tlic livatyi.iakiii(S power K. 1..^ In all nis.'s in.l •• ,,1.. tit ..ft .• l.^nislativ.. autliority. So far fim.i it, that th-y aro li"l"';v;l " ■k 11. vle.lu'o tlio n..c..Msity of leKislativ.. .•inuHn..nt to .any >"••', ';^';':','t, , t oa i.'S wia.l. .•..iitniii ytipnlali...is iT.|niriii« appiopnations or whi.li '"(f' t •"" .. I ati..i t.) lav taxps. t.i lais,, ani.i..s, to siippoit, navios. to fliant s.il.si.lu's, t • Vva . S a .s or to •■.•.l., t..riit..ry : if in.l.M.l this now.r .■xists in th.' (;..v..riinir t at all 111 M»n.' '-r M .>f th.'s.' ras..», an.l pn.hahly in ..lany ol.h.'.s .t ,'« ;;"7' J. ' to 1..' n.lniitt.'.l that th.' Icnislativ.- ho.ly ninsl a.t. iiu.r.lfr tomy.i .'ll.'.'t an.l op. la■ o to a "tv; an.l if in any raso it h.' n.-.-.-sary. it may .■.„|ll.l.nt y 1..^ aHs..rl... li,!u their is im.lill.'i.'n.e in i.rin.iple.l,.lAv..n th.- Uons.s , th.. .luUr.iav is .nily ill the ai.pliiati.in of the principle. Acconliii.'lv on tlmt oecasioii the llmis.', aiiiiaivutly its ii iimUiM' ol' (liitv, ims"''*! iil)ill to iiiako tlio l,>f;i'^liitiy.- i.v..visi..iis siiiMmsol to ^<^ nocl'ssary bv tlu'in to rany tliis tivaty, wliidi l'a ""V'"""'! xvliich Was liiiKliii!,' lictweou tho (iovoriiiiicnt ot tli.^ tinted htatfs i,„a (irpiit ISfitaiu, into erte.'t. I know tliat in 1*14 in tins Imdy Mf. Clioiito oil Olio occasion and Mr. Arch.T on anotli.'V, troni Mio Coimiiit- tco on Foivion Relations. iviiort.Ml on tlic Zollvcicni treaty Mat. a, .oinnicivial tivatv was ii.it iiiMtareiilly within Uio conii.ctcncc ol tlio Senate to niak."," altluniKh imibalily in the history ot the cotnitvy down to til It time a do/eii at least ot such tretities had been made, l,e..inniii.v with th.' ti-aty of .(ay an.l c.niiiiif,' down to that tinie. wbich cov.'red the veiy toi.i.' ui.on which they si.oU.;. I now sisk v.mr attcnlM.ii for a siii'^le nioni.'iit to the decisions ot the Siipreinv Conrt on (he subject of the ivlation of the tieafy-iiiakmjj power to The l.-islative power. The lirsr is Foster rv. X.mIsoii. d.'cided by Chief .liistice Maishall an.l his ;iss.i.i;it.s in the year Ifi'X lliey ' '\ tnalv i-^ in itsnatnre. a .■oiiliiui Ii.nv.fn Iw.. iialoms not a I.-islative aet. It <1. .'s 1.^1 :;.Mi.'rallv .■tle.t. of its.ll. th.M.h.i-Tt to I,.; a.v.u.il.lixo'.l. .sp.'.ially h» a r asit"..p.i'a7i.misinfrat..rrit..tial; h.it is .arri.'.l into ex.enlion l.y the .sovorcij;u iiowerof till' resoe.tive i.arties to the insirniiii'iit. ' 1 , 1 Unit 1 Stat. 's, a .liiniviit prin.iple is establish.'.!. Onr ( Onstitntion .b- .l. I's tiv t V t.) l.e tho law of th.! lan.l. It is. ,'...ise.|.i.nlly. t.. 1... reKar.le.l lu ■ rts ol- lis iVe as e.,iiival.'nt t.. an aet i (the b.'^islatiir.'. wh.'ii.'v.'V it operates ol^ t" "if wit mm th.' nil of any l.'-i.slative ).r,.visio.i. Itnt wli.'ii the t.'rnis of t\w stipuh ..1 imp'.rl a cntnu't; when .'ithcr of the ,-,. .-ties ...i«a,2.'M ^¥-^^^«'V;^: tie liar aet. th,' tivatv a.l.ln.ss.'s itself t.. tli<. iiolitieal. iiotthe ni.li.'ial Uepaiti leiit ami th.' I..'.u'islatiire i.uist e.v..e.it.. tin- eontrael before it eaii h.M:..nie a rale for the ""tIip arti.le mnbr coiisi.b'ration "«« «™"*'' ""' i'^^'"" "lufuetmlS; in the Chorokoo tobacco ca«e, the 8u,,remo Court of "he uK StfttcH, by Mr. Justice Swayne, again .leculed ^Z .±:^'IXVX ln%e'c;^c« referrifa t« tUeBe priudplea were ap- ^"u rhr aZ;?s d?aTt:rtl^ the function of the troaty-n.akin« Wbl»g.nm.tt.n of foreign »M^^^^^^^ „, „„,„„,„ ,„ "'S'Sfuttoo.wron.f.mdtotto Commlttoe .« Korcig,, M,- tions, and onlcTed to be i>ruited. I i '■"""■ f lii^^ufiiMiMMiaiiaiM -J^^