, 1870-10-10
WASHinGTCH.
The Mexican Commission.
What Is It?

The Mexican Commission.
| What Is It?
No More Claims Admissible
Nineteen Thou.,snd aud Forty
tNur Filed.
Nearly sCo0, 100000 Claimed.
shetthss Of tie Hosrd---Some Represents
! tive Claims.
WAsnisG7oS. Oct. (.
\ large ard tasteful 1esidcucc Oh I; p,reet
near TIC Arlington Hotel, il Washington Clsv:
l.: ars in the wi:4loN franc little sign:
UNITED STATES AND MxS1cAN CLAIMS CON.
;as-ioS."
WiAln arc the parlors and oi.icee Of con.
siderable c"rps OF gentlemen, constituting a
con7 OF equity, viz: Two commission ers.
Two t1atlslntorH, two secretaries, Two CLERKS.
anu Two government agents or atto.ueya
"iih 'iietr c''1y1sts. Taey ceLntltuie the tont
commission to examine, and decide ACCORDING
~ public las, clu1t!, aud jn4tice. all claims
!or damages against either the Mexican or tbe
American l'eputlie, INCURRED since Febs,arya
leas. shua allowing TO c,aim whatever wl;c,,
night have arisen during orr war With Mex-
leo. This commission was provided for lv tI,o
lsesfy Of Washington" arranged July i,
Ises' Ltt"een Secretary Of State seward and
Minister 5latias Romero, ado,.tcd Aupust 10
1909, aaa amended December %, 1869. It
provided that the commission should sit in
tile City Of Washington, sho:1ld receive apn,i-
cations for damage. ouly in written form. and
5ea- II" claimant Or lis attorney orally. and
that each government shonll have four
naoiths after the presentation OF any claim to
make reply through its legal agent; that no
Claims should be received for coosideratio,
after juno 80, 1870; aud tllat the commission
itseH should expire in 1872. Th- commission
IL composed of two members, having absolute
authority to vote away tho ,reas1lrics OF their
two govc1nments. the / having bcen
so'crnnly signed t- - .s.tivss. anl en-
do1sed By the Senate ..> .ua Iexicau Con-
gress. Tie Commissioners arc. on tho mart
OF Mexico, Francisco Gomez palAcio, and on
the part OF the United States, ". II, Wads-
worth, OF Maysyillo. Kentucky. Ther mnst
agree TO mako any decision coed, Of, disa-
ssefn1ns' s: en- 70 arpont =, an umpire: This ump.1e
W,dsso4,h shsnets e. rs,d dLsssct o. New York. NJ.
q sea1. Mr. falecio is paid s150O0, roId. a
year. 1he attorney Of the Mexican Govern
Ment: ta!eD Cusnine, is reported 10 receive 4
zee Of S2o, 600 yesr. The American agent
D. Hutles Ashton, is paid S4,0uO vcsr. e..
ctpins the salaries Of the Ne1ican Comtlis-
s,anes, translator. secretary. and CLERK. the
office expenses Of the commission, amouut-
ing to Il. .00 week. are settled By the United
States, out Of courtesy, as tho commits sion ia
e:tsins A OUT capital. Five per
fiscated TO rsy the expenses Of TIC commits
ZION. Although there we've comparatively few
cases pressed upon the attention Of the two
governments before the proclamation Of the
late treaty, get, e1ch la the love Of LITIGATION
ard the aluremeats Of cuurt in etui,S, That
,he astounding number uf ,l.9l4 claims hiss
ing from $500, ,O00, ,000 10 s600, COO, ,O0fi Hun.
crtde of otter clainls which were not ro.dv
bE tie day ct closing the door arc veheuoutiy
7nE TWO COMMISSIONERS,
W II. Wadsworth, the American Commits
'to1I1t 20 avtts-seseu years OF age, resident
extraction, and descended from that Wade
worth who wac going to "put daylight"
thEongh the British officer or Hartford Groeu,
He is handsome man, Of the medium size,
linn and trim of figure. With brown hair aud
fsA5 minister's, and very courteous address.
Ills literary accomplishments and legal attain
ments are highly pralsel in ksutuckS.. He has
heen member OF tho Kentucky Sountc. and
ra1 1ohr yesrs III Congress az Wing. H,
was a schoo1mate Of Genera, Grant, and il ono
OF tho best OF his appointments.
francisco Gomez psiacio, the Mexican
Commissioner. is OF tho same age as NJ.
Nadsworth. He also Las slight, com-
act figure. and decided Aur;an features.
b'ack hslr, olive complexion, lsrge teeth
small, deep-eet b7own eyes, a thourhtfuj
Sonn:snance aud digni1ed manners. liz has
~ en ifeeiasnt 81 the Mexican Congress aud
iroiessor OF civil law in the University Ut the
Capital CITY. He is decides! Republican.
uesp'slnE conservation, m enemy OF the
clerical party in MEXICO, and fAyo!iIe COM
mon schools and the breaking up Of tho crest
estates Of the grandees aua the conyents.
nom; With their secretaries. Interpret aFs.
ana the respective attorneys OF their govern
1nents. Bs tie treaty their salaries a1c the
samc. but the Mexican government nays ia
"thcials A bcun-. The Secretaries arc Ran.
dclnh toEle aud J. Carlos Me1ia. The Ceta-
H.
Perfectly. Each secretary has a eena1afs Of.
zee 1he two government attorneys occupv
the second story, and the third stozv IL flird
Hnh clerks. sranslators aud copyists. N,
thleb Cnshius scondncts his sgancy on q grand
.cale and makes the most ott Of h,s Mexican
importance.
WHAT ARE THE CLASSES OF xE11cAS cIa1uss
We may get notion OF the e1tsaoriiuay
amount OF money demanded under tteae IA
~ claims from tho fact that Mr. Coyle.
Secretary to the American Commissions. IN.
counted mp tue tlrst ITO cases on the ,.oeket
and shown that tAey reach the sum nj
ss,19o,0o0. The Mexican claims come for The
most part under four heads:
J.. Indian deI1cdntiops. Under the treatr
Of 6uadalonra, Hidalgo. the United State. b..
came reponri:le to Mexico for any deure-
uA.'on- VA committed By American Indians. In
considerable amount OF territory, and under
tee terms OF purchase, We were released from
laSlng for any more depreistions. Nov
comes Up ttice question OF treaty construc- l
ion. lie Ne1'cals clsiI: that the terms Of Ills
!'lsia.e were prospective onlr, and we clam
ts, shall VIC now be- msde to assume |
,,ettled, which occurred from Indian depredas
tons committed between 1915 aid 1858
= Sia'ms arising out ot the ssckins CT Tie
wa Sietasf IN 1s5S two companies Of Caitea
tates easa'FE pursued band Of hostile IN
'iai.s INTO Mexico, aud becoming insubordi.
nate or drunk. Turned shout and demolished |
the greater pa1s OF this small satt1emnnt
Lttlms are nov brought hr thu Mexican losers /
lof Sufficient amount to put up arespectsble
3. Claims Arising cut Of the capture q. n,c.
aai. HaFdad is = little settlement on the Rio
d!ante- below Aatamoras. During the war,
A lot oi negro troops, stragglers aud hangers,
pa: crossed the liver from Texaa, aud attacked