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into a debate on the constitutional issue, and I shall not do that at this time, I believe that any Senator who fails to recognize the importance of 219 Members of the House of Representatives, some of whom- are for these treaties, and their right to approve the transfer of $10 billion of American properties-at least five different types of American property-is, I think, allowing an unconstitutional act to -occur.
 I am going to bring up an amendment which will get into that det ail, and I am sure we can debate it at that time. But I think that my colleagues should consider, and consider well, just how important these treaties are, reject the partisan approaches that I sense on the floor of the Senate, and start working to have these treaties properly corrected. This is our duty, our solemn obligation, and our right. I think if we will, we shall have done the Senate a great service. We shall have added to the prestige of and respect for, the Senate. We shall have done the President a great service, because he is much less likely to suffer in the future in the eyes of the historians. And I think that it would create a lot of good will and good feeling all over this country among our American citizens and constituents, whom we all represent.