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United States Senate-continued Washington's message to, concerning treaty-making with Indians, ii, 198, 199 reports of Committee on Foreign Relations, ii, 312, n. resolution of recognition of condition of war between Spain and confirmation of ambassadors by, ii, 360 popular control over, ii, 363, 364 question of its advice being taken before negotiation of treaty, ii, frequently taken into confidence of Executive prior to conclusion appointment of Senators as commissioners to negotiate treaties, necessity of ratification by, of accessions to treaties, ii, 369, n. modi vivendi of 1885 and 1888 with Great Britain not ratified by, ratification by, of agreement with Great Britain as to naval forces faith and honor of United States not affected by refusal to ratify treaties, ii, 373 procedure in, regarding ratification of treaties, ii, 375 action regarding submission of "Alabama" claims to arbitration, question as to necessity of action by, to submit dispute to Hague action regarding submission of Bering Sea dispute to arbitration, usually kept informed of pending treaty negotiations, ii, 378, n. not only a legislative but an executive body, ii, 378, n.. secret sessions, ii, 378, n.-381, n. rejects Reverdy Johnson treaty with Great Britain (1869), ii, 379, n. amendments to treaties proposed in, ii, 381 abrogation of treaties by, ii, 382 See also TREATY-MAKING POWER. United States State Department. See DEPARTMENT OF STATE. describes powers of United States government, i, 1 its creation evidence of scope of Constitution, i, 3 limitations and definitions of its powers, i, 3, n. liability of its judges to impeachment, i, 4, n. William Allen Butler on its origin and place in the Constitution, i, 7, n. phraseology concerning nationality of United States, i, 25, n. The references are to pages. United States Supreme Court—continued have consistently enforced Article VI of the Constitution, i, 7 holds United States government to be of and from the people, i, 46, n. declares complete and unlimited power repugnant to American in- guardian of personal rights of Americans and inhabitants of Uni- ted States territory, i, 69 supports title of United States to present domain, i, 79 holds the United States to be a nation, i, 80, n. declares right of United States to acquire territory by conquest, upholds power of United States over Territories, i, 128-130 side of government, i, 140 upholds treaties as the supreme law of the land, i, 231, n. declares birth of United States co-ordinate with Declaration of In- dependence, i, 238, 240 decisions as to: powers of Congress in prize causes, i, 283 necessity of legislation to carry treaties into effect, i, 448, 450, treaty obligations, usually involve matters of municipal law Insular Cases, discussed by FULLER, Ch. J., in Fourteen Dia- mond Rings Case, i, 563-567 analyzed by WHITE, J., in Second Dooley Case, i, 577 operation of treaty by which territory is ceded, ii, 67 property rights in ceded territory frequently based on interna- status of Indians, ii, 204 et seq. its jurisdiction in suit by citizen of one State against another resulting in Eleventh Amendment, ii, 220, n. Indian citizenship, ii, 231 question, in Constitutional Convention, as to jurisdiction over cited as to ratification of Constitution, i, 337, n. cites "The Federalist," i, 375 differs from "The Federalist" in regard to treaties, i, 376-378, 383 The references are to pages. United States Supreme Court-continued jurisdiction over matters pertaining to treaties and other national to decide questions of law arising under Spanish Claims Commis- question pending in, as to status of Philippines, Porto Rico, and has never relieved United States from treaty obligations, i, 451 burden thrown on Congress, i, 451 has never placed any limitations upon the treaty-making power of note on decisions in Insular Cases, i, 457, 458 personnel of, in 1820, referred to by FULLER, Ch. J., in Downes vs. Constitutional provisions affecting. See Constitution (in full), i, majority opinion in Downes vs. Bidwell referred to by BROWN, J., views on extraneous aids to construction of constitutions, ii, 3, n. construction of British treaties of 1783 and 1794, ii, 13 advantages of Federal judiciary as forum for settling disputes as to declares that treaties bind the nation, ii, 36 ever mindful of right of States to regulate their internal affairs, ii, decision in the Slaughter-House Cases eulogized, ii, 57, n. holds that its decision on constitutional points must be confined to views on abrogation of treaties, ii, 131, n. question for, whether treaty-making power can annex territory and has always regarded Indians as quasi-foreign, ii, 173, n. decisions: that no legislation is necessary to make ceded territory that claims of United States against foreign governments, ex- that treaty-making power of United States can control and dis- The references are to pages. United States Supreme Court-continued decision as to jurisdiction of Court of Claims, ii, 288, n. right of appeal to, from Court of Private Land Claims, ii, 180, n. declaration that international law is part of law of United States, holds general laws applicable to treaties with Indians as with for- modifies Marshall's decision in the Cherokee Cases, ii, 204 has always afforded protection to personal and property rights of declaration as to extent of treaty-making power, ii, 238 question as to power to review by habeas corpus proceedings of questions pending before, regarding territory ceded by Spain in declaration that no power existed in King of Spain to clothe Con- gress with power to legislate, ii, 282 decisions of Court of Claims not reviewable by, ii, 284, n., 299, n. hold trade-mark legislation of Congress unconstitutional, ii, 324, 326, n. declaration in regard to limited power of society over its members, declaration as to exercise of plenary power delegated to United possesses greatest judicial powers ever vested in any court of any declaration as to power and extent of willingness to declare a treaty jealous of its rights and powers, ii, 354 always leaves Executive and Legislative departments free to act in declaration that opinions in constitutional questions cannot be in- in case of conflict, must decide validity of either law with reference decision of, not effective per se to override Constitutions and laws, decision that individual rights acquired by war, and vested rights United States Treasury Constitutional provision concerning drafts upon, i, 446, n., 447, n. The references are to pages. United States Treasury Department ruling as to status of Florida before passing under United States Unity revenue laws, i, 170 ideas of independence and, of twin birth and co-ordinate growth, i, 247 national, of United States, as to international matters, i, 492 list of authorities cited in Insular Cases on national, i, 552 criminal jurisdiction within reservation, ii, 230, n. Utrecht Peace of 1661, i, 412 Valiente cited as to Monroe doctrine, i, 113, n. Van Buren, Martin message on relations with Great Britain, ii, 389, n. Van Ness, Peter member of New York Constitutional Convention, i, 365 Van Ness, J. decision that British treaty overruled anti-alien laws of New York, Vattel, Emerich views on: dominion of new territory, i, 4, n. Venetia sovereignty, i, 21, n. the Monroe doctrine, i, 113, n. treaty-making power, i, 202, 401, n.; ii, 399, n. the obligation of treaties, i, 349, n. right of sovereign powers to regulate immigration, ii, 97, n. ceded to Italy, i, 83 and n. Venezuela the boundary dispute and the Monroe doctrine, i, 96, n., 101, 107, struggle for independence in, i, 99, n. a federation of free and independent States, i, 226, n. treaty-making power, i, 226, n. prerogatives of the President, i, 226, n. Constitutional provision for arbitration, i, 226, n., 227, n. awards under treaty with, ii, 296, n. treaties with United States, ii, 296, n.: (1885), ii, 305, n.: (1888), ii, |