The Portland daily press., 1872-06-05
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THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
Earl Russell Moves His Address to
the Queen Respecting the
Geneva Arbitration.
AN EXCITING DEBATE FOLLOWS.

LONDON, June 3.-In the House of Lords this
evening there was full attendance of the
peers and the galleries were crowded. Earl
Russell moved his long impending address to
the Queen, praying Her Majesty to cause in
structions to be given her Representatives to re-
tire from the board of arbitration at Geneva if
the claims for indirect damages are not with
drawn by the government of the United
States.
Earl Russell spoke at great length in support
of his motion. He reviewed the events of the
war in the United States and the circumstances
of the escape of the Alabama and discussed the
subsequent negotiations The government, he
said, should remember that England never ad-
mitted the justice of indirect claims What
was the meaning of this delay, this mystery,
this hesitation? The nation was in the same
state of uncertainty as when the treaty was
ratified
The honor of the government required that
it should speak plainly. 1t should say to the
Unitsd States, withdraw the indirect claims or
no arbitration. There was no form of extraya-
gance which was not to be found in the Amer
lean case. He held the English negotiators re-
sponsible. He contrasted the conduct of the
British government in relinquishing the Fenian
claims with that of the American government
in advancing its indirect claims. This country
must feel humiliation by the manner in which
the negotiators had mismanaged the business
He complimented the Canadians on the loyal
sP ~ az 1nsS Sn nation mnst sd%
as it has before, that it is jealous of the honor
of the British Committee. 1t must treat the
United States as it treated them in the Trent
case" (Cheers.)
Earl Granville followed. He defended the
right of the American government to place its
own construction of the Treaty of Washington
and to introduce the indirect claims The only
way to escape from the consequences of oppo-
site interpretations put upon the treaty by the
two governments was through a supplemental
article, and of this the government had avaled
itself. Therefore Earl Russell's proposition did
not reach the point at issue. He defended the
commissioners who negotiated the treaty and
those who acted for the United States, as well
as those who acted for Great Britain. Itwas
all very well to pick holes in a treaty which,
when first published, was generally approved
The British Commissioners believed that the in
direct claims would be withdrawn, and they be
lieved the American Commissioners had so ad-
mitted- The aspersons on the government and
commissioners were unfounded and unjust He
rebuked Earl Russell for his allusion to the
Trent affair, declaring that it would be a cause
of incalculable i'll feeling. Should the Treaty
of Washington fail, an event by no means un-
certain, England would stand the better for
having exhaused their means of removing the
misunderstanding. The government had been
was amply sufficient. If their lordships AFRO
gated to themselves the treaty making power
they would have an erroneous responsibility.
If they required the President of the United
States to do that which Disrael said in his
Manchester speech was impossible for him to
do, they would destroy all chances of settle
ment. He warned their lordships there was no
good, but much harm in irritating expressions
and resolutions
Lord Denman thought their Lordships were
needlessly alarmed. Even if indirect claims
were passed, he doubted whether the House of
Commons would pay the bill
The Earl of Derby disclaimed any party feeling
on this question; he had been told he should be
careful not to offend the Americans. He could
conceive of no poorer compliment to the Ameri-
cans than the apprehension that a frank plain
statement might be cause of offence. (Cheers)
He did not want to quarrel or break off the
negotiations He wanted to know where they
stood. The negotiators were either unable to
see what was plain to everybody, or had deter
mined to make treaty with their eyes shut
If the understanding is clear that indirect
claims are excluded, why are they not excluded
in plain terms (Cheersl
The Earl of Kimberly regretted that Lord
Granville had constituted himself an Ameri-
can advocate. He seemed to be under the i'm
preston that the House had determined that
the treaty should fail, and the real object and
spirit of his speech was its defence. He must
know that the words whereby the indirect
claims would be directly withdrawn, could be
inserted in the treaty with the consent of the
American government
The Marquis of Salisbury regretted that
Earl Granville should throw the responsibility
on the Joint High Commission. He particu-
larry alluded to the selection the government
had made of the Commissioners for Great Brit
ain, and limited that they had been overmatch-
ed by astute Yankees. He confessed had no
very active regard for the treaty. and declared
his unmitigated hostility to indirect claims. He
ridiculed the idea of the Americans that if they
felt they ought to withdraw the indirect claims
they would not plainly do SO. ---s
The debate became quite exciting and there
were some lively scenes. The Lord Chancellor
moved an adjournment.
Earl Granville, supporting the motion, char
acterized the speech of Lord Cairns as the
speech of an advocate.
After some confusion the motion to adjourn
was negatived-S5 to 125.
An adjournment was again moved, this time
till Thursday, which was agreed to, and the sit
ting closed at o'clock A. NJ.
Defeat of Corrello.
CAMARGo, June 3.-Herald's special.-After
the fight near Monterey the Both ult, Trevno
rallied all his forces the following day and at
tackled Corrella in the suburbs and completely
routed him. Dispatches state that the govern
ment troops lost everything their entire force
being killed, wounded and scattered. The
campaign of two months preparation against
the northern frontier is thus ended 1t is sup
posed that Trevino's retreat on the first day was
ruse. The revolutionists are exhilirated and
claim new impetus to their cause Nothing
is known of Trevino since his victory, but it is
anticipated that he will return to the borders
The troops here are under orders to move at a
moments notice.
Persecution.
BERLIN, June A bill will soon be present
ed in the Reichstag directed against the Jesuits.
1t is understood that it will deprive members of
the order of the rights of citizenship,