The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-17

70 draw the boundary through an intermediate
v ,n; mel Inc Amsrcan Commissioners declined
TINS proposal, stating that they desired decIslOn
not compromise. The British Commissioners pyo,
~ ,n We declared TO be the proper
mels were to he open 70 navigation by both parties
Tue american Commissioners stated that thay did
NOT 80 con true the treaty OF lsls and therefore
could not assent to such dec aration '~~
a. ano discussion o. tnis subject continued dur
Ing the conference. and N the conference of the 2ad
| OF April the treaty articles thlrty.iour 10 FORTY
Two were ssree , TO- Inc JOINT High Commission
| entered In the protocol. The conference was al.
journed to the etn OF May
!; G BANCROFT DAVIS
Protocol No. ~.
WASHINGTON, May o, 187i-rhe High commits
ss1 oa ne m Of s su d @
Lord De Grey said tnat as the JOINT High Commits.
sion would not meet agai. after to-day, except for
the purpose or signing tho Treaty, he esired on
behalf or himself and his colleagues. to their
high appreciation OF the manner IN which Mr.. Fish
ana his American colleagues had. on their
side conducted the Negotiations. 10 had been most
gratifying 10 the British Commissioners to be asso.
cIated with colleagues who were animated with the
same sincere desire rs themselves 10 bring about
settlement equally honorable ana lust 10 both com.
tries Of the various questions OF whtcfit had been
their duty to treat, aud the British Commissioners
would always retain grateful recollection OF the
lnr and friendly spirit which the American CON-
Mr. Fish, on behalf OF the American Commission.
e sa INA. .ney were @ % a es o. ne
OF the kind spirit which had prompted them. From
the date OF the arst conference the American Com
mssi0ners had been impressed with the earnest
ness OF desire manifested by the British Coinmis-
sloners 70 reach settlement worthy Of the
Powers who had committed TO this JOINT High
Commission the treatment OF various questions OF
peculiar interest. completely and dellcacy Ills coll
leagues and he could never cease to appreciate the
generous spirit and tho open ana friendly manner
Ia which The British Commissioners had met and
conclusion OF a treaty which il was hoped would
receive the approval OF the people OF bon countries,
friendly understanding between them for Gil
time TO come. MIR. Fish further said that lie was
SION would desire to record his appreciation or tho
ability, the zeal ana unceaslng labor which Joint
arduous and responsible duties and that he knew
that he only gave expression to the feelings Of
derton and Mr.. Bancroft davis were entitled
to and were requested to accept the thanks Of the
and the great assistance which they had rendered
with unvarying obligingness to the Commits SION.
ef KAT ne ana @ caeasnes
SSrd1 ma, ths the made sSs
Bancroft Davis and Lord Tcnteadon for their valu-
able services as Joint protocollsts. The British Com-
mission were also fully as senslb as their American
colleagues Of tho great advantage which the Com
mission had derived from the assistance which
those gentlemen had given them In the conduct or
the Important negotiations In which thev hal been
engaged.
Monday. the sth OF May. was appointed for tho
j. G. BANCROFT DAVIS.
TENTERDEN.
The Premature Publication Of the Treaty.
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1871.
The select committee OF the Senate appointed to
investigate how and by whom the Treaty or WASH
mgton ana other recent proceedings Of the execu-
tive session Of the Senate were made public made
their report this morning. The committee held o
meeting last evening ana examined the news
paper correspondents VINO forwarded nv telegraph
the text Of the treaty for publication, nut the said
correspondents persistenty refused to inform
the committee from what source they pro.
cured their copies OF the treaty. In COZ.
sequence OF this refusal OF the witnesses to
answer the questions propounded to them
the committee reported resolution that the recu-
SAINT witnesses be arrested by the SergeantatArms
and brought before the bar OF the Senate, and de-
tanned until they consent to the interroga-
tories OF the committee This resolution, after q
discussion Of four hours, was adopted by tae follow
ing vOte-
YEAs-Messrs. Ames Anthony, Bareman, Buck.
Chandler, Clayton, Cole, Conklng, Cooper, Crayin.
Davis OF Kentucky, Edmunds, Ferry OF Connecticut,
Ferry OF Michigan, Flanagan. Erelingnuysen, Ham
lin, Harlan, HILL Hitchcock, Howe, Kelley, Logan,
Morrill, OF Maine MOrri, Of Vermont Osborn, Paiter-
son. Pomeroy. Pratt Ramsey, sawyer. Spencer,
stevenson. Stewart, Stockton. Trumbull. Window
NAYs-Messrs. Blair, Davis OF W. Va, Fenton,
Morton, Rice, Robertson, Salisbury, Schurz. Sler-
man, Spragne sumner Thurman, Upton, vickers
Absent or not voun9-Messrs. Bayar.l, Brownlow,
Corbett Gilbert, Hamilton OF Mo-, Hamilton or
Texas, Johnston, Kellogg, Lewis, Nye, Pool, scott
and Wc5t-l3.
The Treaty was not considered to-day, the above
proceedings having occupied all the time OF the
session.