Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-06-18

FOREIGN NEWS BIZ THE CABLE
miscellaneous and Washington News
FOREIGN
THE GENEVA COMMISSION.
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discussion.
c-.,-r,,., lime 1.-THE question of adj
,o WENII1 will occupy the Tribunal to-
g law ana ana probably longer, as the argu,
u u,,G viii be heard to-day. Delicate
issues will be raised, which will not be de-
terniped hastily. The English case was
not presented Saturday.
The following is a description of the
Tribunal 1.-The Judges sat at a semi-circular
desk, Count Sclopis in the middle; at his
left. Baron Itajuba and Sir Alexander
Cockburn; at his right, NJ. Stempffii and
Mr.. Adams. The Counsel occupied a
souare table in front: Lord Lenterden on
one side with his counsel behind him, and
Mr. Davis on the opposite with his cOun-
sci behind him.
The American argument was presented
TO the Court in an octave volume OF SIX
or seven hundred pages, with a smaller
supplementary volume, printed only in
the English language and the American
Agent declared himself ready to proceed.
The English Agent failed to comply with
the stipulated formality of presenting the
papers and simply asked for an adjourn
meut in order that the Governments might
have a further opportunity to endeavor to
reconcile their difference on one main point
at ISSUE.
He did not ask for an adjournment for
any fixed period or of definite number of
months The Americans answer that on
the request of an adjournment without the
presentation of the final papers, which is
notaccording to the procedure laid down
in the treaty, they would find themselves
in the presence of an eventuality not con-
tcmplated by their instructions and hope
the tribunal will not decide without CIV
ing them an opportunity to refer the sub
iect by telegraph to the United States
Government in as much as the whole
legal ground upon which the tribunal
stands is a comparatively uneXplored re-
gion, the exact character and power of ar
bitrators not being well defined and. the
scope and limit of their power being I'M
determined. 1t was judged wise to ac-
cept this proposition and Monday was
fixed as the day upon which the court
would hear and present in the light of
the latest advices of the two governments
their arguments upon the point present
ed by the English Agent. It thus becomes
apparent that neither government has
thought it safe to trust the case altogether
to its agents here, but each keeps up such
a constant communication by telegraph
that in fact that the real agent for Eng
land is Earl Granville and for America,
Secretary Fish.
1t is not strange that the Governments
thus keep their agents in tutelage when
we contemplate the monstrous absurdity
that neither case is in the hands of the
great lawyers that are here on both sides
but in the hands of official underlings, the
third rate men of the departmental routine
As the English have uncompromislngly
adhered to the determination not to pre-
sent papers, it is natural to suppose thai
Americans will also adhere to their views
that the English are not properly in Court
and that they ask the Court to wander
from its jurisdiction on q point for which
the treaty makes no provision. If the Eng
lish insist that they are properly in court
an important consequence will follow, fol
if they are in Court they are bound to re-
cognize the validity of the judgments, nc
matter on what point. Possibly, therefore
they would suddenly find themselves in
volved in a position from which they can
not escape without fragrant disregard to
the diplomatic propriety and respect due
to the tribunal proceedings on Monday
This will however depend on the latest
dispatches from Earl Granville to the En-
gllsh Agent The Americans are fully in
structed in every step; but the English
are drifting, and it is impossible to say
with what result. They are awaiting them
selves of every chance to ascertain the
temper of the Court, and how far the
Americans VIII go IN extending the length
of time for adjournment.
ROME, June 1.-THE Twenty-sixth an
niversary of the accession of Pope Plus
the X to the Pontifical Chair was cele,
brated in this city yesterday in a becoming
manner. Four thousand persons repre-
Senting all nations of the earth proceeded
to theFatican and presented congratulatory
addresses to his holiness, who, on appear
ing before his visitors, was greeted with
loud cheers.