The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-25

Mr.. GLADSTONE, who was cheered on rising
said: Il have forborne TO place on the notice paper
for half-past four O'Clock the usual motion with re-
spect to the adjournment OF the House for the Whit
suntide holidays for fear it should appear that the
government was disposed to exercise any pressure
on the House with respect to the course it may
think fit to take after 1t hears the explanation am
now about to give as regards the Treaty Of Wash
ngton. For the same reason shall forbear to make
any motion for adjournment, because 1t is matter
we shall leave entirely to the House and to indi-
vdual members appeal, therefore. to the indul.
gence OF the House to allow me to make state
ment upon this subject of great and general inter-
est. l may also say that Her Majesty's government
have arrived at the concluson-the reasons for
which am about to eive-that the time has not
come to lay papers on the table Of the two Houses
OF Parliament. IN what have to say I shall not
enter Into any controversial or defensive matter,
The House has, with remarkably, and, as we think,
most wise. and certainly most signal Jorbearance,
rcfrained from discussing variety OF matters in
relation to the Treaty OF Washington, which are
admitted to be OF general interest, which are col
lateral to
THE ISSUE rsDER DISCUSSION WITH THE UNITED
STATES.
and which may possibly form, either now or ut
some other time, the subject Of detailed ana pos
sibly hostile, comments But that forbearance
honorable gentleman mr.. DisraeD and his friends
and by those who sit behind me-has relieved the
government from any difficulty that they might
have felt II they had appeared on the present occa-
sion as parties accused: and therefore
hold II to be no part OF my duty to perplcx the
House, or load the brief statement have TO make
with reference to matters OF that kind. l there
fore will give very brief analysis TO the House,
commencing RON the time Her Maesty's govern
ment, assembled in Cabinet took this question into
their consideration Twill not refer TO the premina-
nv communications which had passed between my
noble friend the Secretary ofState for Foreign Affairs
and the legal advisers OF the government and af-
forwards between him and myself, as well as my
noble and learned friend the Lord Chancellor.
J BEGIN FROM THE 18TH OF JANUARY,
on which day the whole subject raised by The
American and by those parts which referred 10
the indirect claims ip particular, came under the
consideration OF the cabinet. On that day we ar
rived at the conclusion that those indirect claims
were not within the scope Of the arbitration to
which we had agreed, and therefore that IL would
not be possible for us TO be parties to their submits
sion 10 the drDtrators at Geneva. (CheersJ on
the "a Of February as is known to the House, was
addressed friendly communication 10 the govern
ment OF the United States, In which 10
was stated that, according 10 the holding
OF Her Majcstys government, these claims
We're NOT included within the limits OF the refer.
ehce ana the rurport OF that commandments
essential part OF Twas made known to Parliament
III ,ne speech from the Throne at the commence.
menu oi the session. These declarations and these
oplnions, formed within the Cabinet have been the
OASIS OF the whole OF our subsequent prOccedinps
we nave not found 1t necessary In formal manner
70 10 pe'oha them. and at no time up to the