New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-03
FOREIGN NEWS.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
STATEMENT IN PARLIAMENT-A SATISFACTORY
SETTLEMENT PREDICTED.

ve reply to inquiry from the Earl Of Derby said
the reply of the American Government on the subject
of the indirect Alabama claims had been received and
was considered at the Cabinet meeting to-day 1t gave
grounds for hope OF settlement Of the entire matter
satisfactory to both countries He begged the House
not to ask for the papers at present Mr. Gladstone
made o similar statement In the House OF Commons In
response to Mr.. DiSraelis inquiries on the subject
THE QUESTION IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TON IN CONGRESS AT THE POSITION OF
THE GOVERNMENT.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THB TRIBUSgI
WASHINGTON. Thursday. May .. 1877.
The intense interest felt here in the pro-
ceedngs of the Cincinnati Convention and the fact that
TIE TRIBUNE had already made known the exact att-
tude our Government IN regard to the consequential
damages controversy prevented much discussion ON the
official explanation put out by tho State Department
this morning. AS far it has been talked about 1t
seems to have met with almost unanimous dsapproval
alike from friend and Of the Administration mem
Der Of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said this
evening" that could not believe that Secretary Fish had
written any such letter to Gen. Schenck when he first
the report to that effect in THE TRIBUNE for he
thought that had the Secretary entertained any nen.
ton of backing down from the position he had assumed
he would when he talked with Mr. Banks about passing
the Peters resolution have given that gentleman some
intimaton of It, or at least would not have been 80
that Congress should do nothing In the matter
The natural course said the gentleman would have been
to say "Oh yes we have got to come to under
standing about this matter the arbitration Will break
down. Now have no objection to having the House Of
Representatives share the responsibility with the Ad
minstration" But the other hand, at the very time
that he talking brayely to MI Banks about stand
ing by case and refusing to withdraw or modify 1t
1t turns out that he carrying on private cor.
respondence with Gen. Schenck for the purpose ofpre
pairing the way for complete and unconditional sur
render Mr. Sumner Is reported to hold that it s the
hight of folly to think OF making supplementary
treaty Of the kind proposed, and that man at all IA
miar with international law would for moment think OF
such thing Mr.. Edmunds zoo, despite the fact
that is of the strongest supporters OF the Admin
stration said to be very indignant at the weakness
that has been displayed in managing our case, and this
feeling apparently shared by other prominent friends
Of Gen. Grant, among them Speaker Blaine and the
majority OF the foreign Committees Of both Houses. 1t
reported the best authority that the attempt to
throw the blame for presenting the claims for indirect
damages, in their present shape, so Objectionable
to Great Britain, entirely on Bancroft Davis, Is
very unfair toward that gentleman. The Case as origin
ally prepared by Mr. Davis contained indirect references
to disputed consequential damages Mr. Fish after
ward caused Mr.. Caleb Cushing to strike out Of the
several chapters Of the all reference to the conse
quenal damages, and prepare new chapter, in which
they set forth by themselves.