The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-27


WASHINGTON, June 20, 1872.
The State Department received to-day a long
despatch from Bancroft Davis our agent at Geneva,
United States before the tribunal, and announcing
that he had at the meeting OF the arbitrators on
Tuesday submitted the instructions received on
Monday last. He said that the President
Board Of Arbitrators taking into consideration
ALL THE CLAIMS PRESENTED
by our government, in deciding upon the amount
due the United States for alleged violation OF the
rules adopted for the government of neutral in
time Of war. The United States had succeeded,
and was willing to accept as rule for the future,
that the class Of claims known as the indirect
claims should not be regarded as claim against
Great Britain for the future but that this principle
had
FAILED OF ACCEPTANCE BY GREAT BRITAIN.
Therefore the United States still adhered to the
language OF It's case, and insisted upon the arbi-
traitors disposing Of all the questions raised,
whether for money award or for the determine
ton Of principle which our government was will
Ing to accept as
THEIR RULE IN SUCH CASES HEREAFTER.
1t was further maintained that the United States
as the complainant, had sufficient cause to com.
plain OF the conduct of Great Britain during the
rebellion, and although exceptions had been taken
to the language of our case filed in December last,
it was
JUSTIFIED by THE EVIDENCE
in our possession, copy Of which was filed with
the arbltrators as supplement to the original
case While the United States desired in the most
implicit faith to preserve the treaty. could not dis
regard the object for which the Joint High Com
mission had been apponted-namely, the settle
ment of the Alabama claims, and it was
BOUND TO PUT FORWARD EVERY CLASS OF CLAIMS
known to our government.
LORD TENTERDEN REPLIED
that his instructions compelled him to dispute the
statement of the American agent The British
government had acted upon the demand of the
United States for the award OF sum
In gross, and hadN from the beginning
disputed their claim for q money award to
the following claims for the loss the trans
fer OF the American commercial marine to the
British flag, the enhanced payments of insurance
and the prolongation OF the war and the addi-
ton OF large sum to the cost OF the
war and the suppression Of the rebellion.
Her Majestys government had all along understood
that these indirect claims were not to be the sub
ject OF arbitration, but were presented as q conse-
quence Of the prolongation OF the war,
for which, If Her Majesty's government was
in any way culpable the Commissioners appointed
on her part had already expressed regret and that
THIS REGRET WAS RECORDED IN THE TREATY,
but If the United States still insisted upon money
award for indefinite claims the British government
would interpose the objection that the tribunal
was not empowered to decide anything but the
amount due by Great Britain to the United States
for violation of the rules Of neutrality,
agreed upon in the sixth article OF the
treaty He must submit to his government the ar
gument OF the United States before he could as
sent to the tribunal proceeding, and for the CON-
pletion Of any statement which either side might
wish to nle he asked that the
TRIBUNAL ADJOURN UNTIL THURSDAY.
Upon this motion the Tribunal adjourned until
Thursday, by which time 1t s expected that the ar
bitrators will know the views OF the British govern
ment. In washington there is evidence that
MAJORITY OF THE BOARD
is in favor Of the claims Of the United States and
entirely to the
WISH THAT THE TREATY NAY FAIL
Lord Tenterden is reported as having declared
that his government could not proceed with
doubt
The Vote ON the supplemental.
WASHINGTON June 20, 1872.
The additional article to the Treaty OF Washing
ton, as just published is imperfect, the following
paragraph having been accidentally omitted,
namely
whereas the government of the United States
Guided in the treaty, &c.
The following is the vote on the adoption OF the
amended artcle:-
YEAs-Senators Alcorn, Anthony, Bayard Bore
man. Buckingham, Caldwell, Cameron, Chandler
Clayton Cragn, Ferry Of Conn.,, Ferry Of Mich
Flanagan, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert. Hamilton OF Nd
Hamlin, Harlan, HILL Hitchcock Johnston, Kellogg
Logan, Morrill, OF Me-, Morrill, OF VT, Morton, Nor
wood, Nye, Patterson, Pomeroy Pool, Pratt, RAM
sey, Ransom, Schurz, Scott, Sherman, Stockton,
vckers West, Wilson, Window and Wright-4s.
NAYs-Senators Casserly, Corbett, Davis OF w.
Va, Edmunds, Hamilton Of Texas, Kelly, Sumner
and Tpton--S.
ABSENT OR Not vOrING-Senators Ames Blair
BrOWnlOw. CARPENTER. Cole COnklinQ. COoppr
Davis Of Ky, Fenton, Goldthwaite, Howe, Lewis,
Osborn, Rice, Robertson Salisbury, Sawyer,
Spencer, Sprague, Stevenson, Stewart, Thurman
and Trumbull-23.
AUSTRALASIA.