The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-01
TFrom the Washinzton PatrIot,l

Dispatches were received aL Tue SlaCo Uo-
partment last night announcing that the Ar.
bltration Court at Geneva had declared that
In their Judgment the Indirect claims could
NIT boeonsidcred by them, as they wore not
bised on direct money claim. The British
and American agents Informed the court that
they were not respectively authorized BY their
governments to acqulesce In this decision.
The British agent then withdrew bis request
fol. an adjournment, and fled his argument.
The argument for the United States had al
ready been filed, and the work Of the arbltra.
ton on the direct claims will now proceed.
The Indirect claims having thus been disposed
| ot, the supplemental article adopted by the
senate falls to the ground. The tribunal will
now commence the ZEAL work vi deciding
upon the amount of damages In each case.
They will decide whether each vessel com.
pl&lned of by the United States was fitted out
In q British lQrt,
In case that 1t is found that the British Gov
ernmtnt has failed 10 iuldl any duty or duties,
the tribunal may proceed to award sum iu
gfossto be paid by Great Britain to the United
States, Said sun tO be paid In coin within
twelve months after the dale OF award. Should
there be q Wide variance In the amount OF
amount admittsd Dy Great Britain, the trlbu.
nal eau order board OF assessors 10 ascertain
What shall be paid on each claim according to
the extent Of the liability, as decided BY the
srbiCrators. It is provided by the treaty that
one member of tnis board Rhail be named by
the President, one by her Brltanic Majesty,
Ind one by the Italian mini.ter at Washing
Jon. As soon "a possible, after such nomiua.
lions, the board shall be organized ut
Washington, with power to hold their
Fittings here, or In New York, or In Bos-
lton. The members thereof, snail severallY
subscribe declaration that they will Impair
| tisly examiue and decide, according to Jus
lice and equity, all matters submitted 10 them,
and shall forthwith proceed to The investiga-
| ton oil the claims which shall be presented to
| them by the Government OF the Uuio6d SIaIes,
Snd shall examine upon them in such order as
| they may think proper but upon such evil
deDce only as shall be furnished by the Gov
ernment of the United States and of Great
Britain respectively. A majority ofLhe asses
eors shall in: each case make the decision.
Every claim Shall be presented TO the asses
| sors within six months from the day Of tHeir
first meeting, but they may, for good cause
| shown, extend the time for the presentation
| OF any clam for further period not exceed
| Ing six months. The payments under each
| award must be made In coin within twelve
| months afler the award, the money to be paid
In the City Of Washington.
Correspondence of the Baltimore suu.l
WASHINGTON, June 27.
The official disps tches received to-day from
| Geneva announcing that the Washing on
treaty Is al last positively saved, and that the
tribunal proceeds with The arbitration on the
basis OF the dIrectlclams alone, afford the prln-
clpal topic In department circles. Adminis-
| tration officials profess 10 be advised that q
majority OF the arbitralors are In favor Of an
award of money damsgesfor the direct claims.
Just how this veryilnporlaut fact (lf 1t be q
| tact) has been ,ascertained does not appear,
| though the names of the arbitrators of thai
| belief are even given. Official advices also
| show that the sensational special dispatches
| from Geneva that fresh troubles have arisen
over the indirect claims questions are utterly
| unfounded. On the contrary. 1t does appear
! that they are even to be made the subject Of
| future negotiations, though that point may
| not be definitely considered disposed of as an
International question.
LONDON, June 20.
| Lord Tenterden and Sir Rounded Palmer
left Geneva yesterday. Sir Alexander Cock.
| burn, Count Scopis and Mr.. Davis leave TO.
day, the latter going 10 Paris.
GENEVA. June 20.
Count Sclopis, at the -ising of the arbitra.
tlon to-day, made a congratulatory speech that
the knot which Threatened the execution oil
the treaty has bern cut. The Count has high
hopes Of the beneficial result of the treaty in
the interests OF peace and humanity.