Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-22

providing forpunishing bribery.
/ Afer referring to various other
subjects OF future legislation, the royal
! speech closes with an expression of
confidence that the people and Parlia
ment viii sustain the crown in uphold
ing the rights and honor Of Europe.
/ THE WASHINGTON TREATY IN THE HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
LONDON, February THE subject of
| the Treaty of Washington and the
/ claims of the American government for
| indirect damages, was again introduced
IN the House of Commons to-day, and
gave rise to another exciting discus
sion. Ralph Osborne, member for
! Waterford city, address ed the House at
| length, and in the course of his remarks
said the Alabama question was the
most momentous one England had
ever been called to pass upon
within a century. He compared the
astute lawyers who composed the
American Commission with the novlces
who represent England, and said the
latter had been completely outwitted
eff, 4" said he, "lawyers had planned
! the English case, we could escape with
the payment of 5000, 900. The Amer
I lean Commissioners have served their
| country well, and achieved a triumph"
/ Mr.. Osborne continuing, said the trou-
bic lay at home. The Government had
armies which could not march, and
ships which were unseaworthy, and
now they had treaty which they could
not stand upon.
G.. I g. L
of State for Foreign Affairs, blamed the
government for all the trouble that has
been wrought. He thought, however,
that the American government would
recede from its extreme demands, but
said that in case it did not England,
having admitted the principle of indi-
rect claims, must be prepared to meet
the enormous demands OF the United
States.
Gladstone and several other members
| defended the action of the Commits
sioners and of the government, and
said that he hoped the American claim
for indirect damages would be with
drawn.
EARL GRASvILLE's DISPATCH.
LONDON, February Earl Gran
ville's dispatch contains no threat to
Withdraw from the Arbitration, and
makes neither ademand nor proposal.
1t simply calls attention, i'll temperate
and conciliatory language, to the mean
ing that England gives to the treaty
Gladstone's speeches Yesterday and to-
day are widely criticised as mischiev-
Gus, offensive, and needlessly irritating,
and it is believed that several mem
bers of the Cabinet strongly disapproye
of their passionate tone. The Cabinet
and the people are unanimous for the
Arbitration unless the American claims
are modified. There is no intention to
offer an atfront to America. The sitUa-
ton is regarded in the highest English
and American quarters as extremely
grave, but not hopeless. Hon. Charles
Francis Adams goes home Saturday.
BEN. BUTLER AROUSED.
New YoRK, February S.-The Her
AIDS Washington special says General
Butler is sure to offer resolution to
repeal our maritime reciprocity laws
and the enactment OF discriminative |
duties and tonnage tax If Great Britain
persists in her present position with /.
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SUMMERS OPINION.
Senator Summer saws any recession I
nov, an, +hn ,,,rt of t6o Irn;to1 S+o+oe
no" %, 'iie p"I' % 'ie onl'eo 9'"'eS
would be paftenhS American honor
and dignity.
OUR CLAIMS AGAINST ENGLAND.
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character and amount OF the Alabama /
claims presented to the Geneva Con-
ference Inv the limited States
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