New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-09
VOL. XXXI.....No' 9,3SS.
JOINT HIGH COMMISSION.
IT'S WORK COMPLETED.

TIT TREATY SIGNED YEsTERDAY-SUMMN"., I'm
'"1 pnov,s1oNs-rHE CLAIMS OF boi"
corNrRIEs TO BE SUBMITTED TO AhDi'
iiO GENERAL PRESS DISPATCHI -
v,s,uxcrov. Nav s.-The Treaty was Sis
,os,, nv the Joint High Commission 81 'H' o. .,ia
n, state. The members of the Conii"''' ,osu,+ %
W., done, exchanged congratulations A., roa ao,o
,,,.r ,abors. expressing the benei 'n'' =, A.
.o..c,, co,ld for the peace ana Honoi Vi ''o
,,,orgh the commissioners nave Oeen
Wv - to persons outside OF their own
e@D''O'' >" -" nonts Of the Treaty will be found
20 10 correct: Md ., ,,i,rot,oD or
fi't 'aeIo "a one will be referred the Alabama and
'""'U - claims which are recognized as national
o-leF ,tled on the principle of responsibility Tor
aui 20 &c IONS whore the Government has not ex-
'h" no utriost diligence aud possible precauuoh 10
LIT nrivseers being cited out in its ports TO prey
p, me commerce OF a power with whom it was at
peace. ,....o,., .,,,,,;,or ~, Embellishments
- hoh British aud American, confined principally
a. he periods from The commencement to the close OF
- late civil war. Among these are the ST. Adams
ll,rs for damage 60 property in that town by Can
5,,,s. but 10 claims Tor the Fenian invasion OF
to lt 0Nnlltcu AS 10 luc Nldilhe
- Rrfrsh subjects for seizures Of their
", crast Britain, through its Commissioners does
,rsorze them in c.scs where such subjects took up
10 eruices IN the South, as thereby they subjected
n ,,alvcs 10 an risks and contingencies of war. All
ler,lnate claims for cotton viii, however, be consld
s II las been reported without warrant, that they
vii amount 10 thirteen more miliOns but tins is con-
stt-d 20 bc great eNaggerauOn. They will not prob
,t,y amount 20 a million Of dollars There will be no
..t.tf all fha RS.
ne Treasury Department has all dates Of
all The seizures Of cotton, the names OF
The owners thereof and all the particulars
concerning the seizures. The Government Is aware that
M list OF British claims recently published Iii that
country but il also has information that many OF them
have already been adjusted while others will not come
vln the provisions OF the Treaty. Among the claims
which VIII also come before this Board win be that Of
our ,ernmoLt owing out OF the purchase of sltpe-
Ter In tAe East Indies during the and which was
seized BY the British authorities. There are other mis-
oeaueous claims which viii come before the second
Board.
The san Juan question will be referred to the arbtra
ton Of = friendly sovereisn-probaely the Emperor OF
Brazil From the character of the documents accOmpa
nyng the Treaty. it is inferred that the decision cannot
tan 70 be in favor OF the United States.
The Treaty provides for the free navigation OF the St.
Lawrence River by the vessels Of the United States and
for the OF the Canadian canal on the payment Of the
regular tolls There also provisions regulating the
privilege fish i'll Canadian waters, but these have not
been d. cortulucd with sufficient accuracy TO justify
statement OF them
The only doubt in the statements to whether
there is u be only one two boards; but It is certain
ne Alabama and kindred claims to be considered
separately from the other claims
cable dispatch to-day states that The London
Tines in commenting the Treaty, ntmated that it
would require TO be ratified by both Houses of Parlia
ment This is regarded here a mistake though it will
require legislation to carry Of the provisions into
effect