The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-05-21
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President, sent to Che Senate [bn Mon.
day, with the correspondence on the
Alabama claims: e'">
szo tae Senate Of he jUaitda States: I
transmit herewith the corresponde
which has recently taken place respect
the differences of opinion which have
arisen between this Government and
that OF Great Britain with regard to the
power of the tribunal of arbitration
created under the treaty signed at Wash
angsoh. May 8. 1871. I respectfully in
vite The attention of the Senate to the
proposed article submitted by the
British Government, with the object of
removing the differences which seem to
threaten the prosecution Of the arbitra-
tion' and request an expression by the
senate OF their disposition in regard to
advising and consenting to the formal
adoption OF an article, such as is pro-
posed by the British Government. The
Senate is aware that the consultation
with that body in advance OF entering
into agreements with foreign States has
many precedents.
In the early days OF tho republic,
General Washington asked their advice
upon pending questions with such
powers. The most important recent
precent. ia that OF the Oregon boundary
treaty, in 1846. The Importance of the
results hanging upon the present state
OF the treaty with Great Britain leads
me to follow these former precedents,
and to desire the counsel of the Senate
In advance OF agreeing to the proposals
OF Great Britain. q. s. GRANT.
WASHINGTON, Muy 13, 1872.
!he following despatch from Minister
Sohenck to Secretary Fish contains the
draft Of the additional article to the
treaty proposed by the British Govern
ment:
LONDON, May. 1877. Lord Granville,
lew minutes since, submitted to me in
person the following draft OF an article.
which, if the Government of the United
States think fit to adopt, will be ao-
cepted by her Maiesty's Government.
1 made no comment on it, but said I
would telegraph it to you Immediately:
Whereas the Government of her Bri-
tannic Ma jesty has oontended in the re-
cent correspondence with the Govern
ment of the United States as follows,
namely: That such indirect claims as
those for the national losses stated in
the cases presented on the part of the
Government of the United States to the
tribunal of arbitration at Geneva to
have been sustained by the loss in the
transfer OF the American commercial
marine to the British flag, the enhanced
payments OF insurance, the prolongation
OF the war, and the addition of large
sum to the cost of the war, aud the SUP.
preston OF the rebellion, first, were not
included in, the treaty of Washington,
and furthef and secondly, should not
be admitted in principle as growing out
OF the acts committed by particular YES
sells alleged to have been enabled to oom-
INIT deprt dations upon the shipping of a
beilIgerent by reason Of such want of
dlllgence in the performance of the neu-
tral obligations as that which ia imputed
by the United States to Great Britain /;
and whereas the Government OF her Bri-
tannic Majesty has also declared that
the principles involved in the second of
the contentious hereinbefore set forth
will guide their conduct in future; and
whereas the President of the United
States. while eahe-ing to his contention
that the said claims we're included in the
treaty, adopts Tor the future the princi-
pie contained in the second OF the said
contentious 30 far as to declare that it
will hereafter guide the conduct of the
Government Of the United States, and
the two countries are. therefore, agreed
in this respect. In consideration there
OF, the President of the United States,
by and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate thereof, consents that he will
make no claim on the part of the United
States in respect of indirect losses as
aforesaid before the tribunal OF arbitra-
non at Geneva. SCHENCK.
The RELEASE OF THE HAVANA SrU-
DENTs.-King Amadeus has at length
taken some action in regard to the stu