The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-18
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Geneva CONFERENCE.-THE II
Tnought OF the American ''ai"s
rouseauenlial Damages


Taught of the American Claim
'orCopsequenlial 'or Damages
WA.ulSGroN, April lI.-When
,.mr known here that among tn
ns embraced in the American cas-
-. p, presented to the Geneva Cor
..,,s we're included those for conse
.-onal damages, people OF all classe
,,y,jc, laughed at the idea, ant
,.,,i,amistake. Even among th'
r.o,. q, the White House the repor
.;.,-elted, and it was not though
LIS, serious as represented, showing
...,.,,n the President was not aware
.,;... extent ID which this Government
..lesn committed in reference TO the
..l, for consequential damages
-. fr,, Judges and lawyers in thi:
rronounced the claim inadmlsslble
.,.psper men, who were thoroughly
..,I a. to the terms OF the treaty anc
we're familiar with the genera
..rsation held on the subject II
al and political circles during tine
....oa of the High Joint Commission
.y,ed the idea Of a claim for con
.g.9t,l damages. In fact, so far as
-. public expressions were made at
here during that interval, they
~. almos; OF a directly opposite ten
-..y and implied the existence OF the
W., understanding here that prevails in
land There is scarcely a member
,tbrr House Of Congress, no matter
,.., h. politics may be, but what re-
l,,rs the idea of consequential dam
r., ani but few of them hesitate to
- ,..., hat il is their firm belief that
.,iovernment must and will recede
.-.m IT,. claim. The members OF the
,,,-a- Court are alike outspoken
,.,p.r the claim. Judge Curtis, OF
.5..5n who was chosen by this Govern
-, toar,ne its case before the Geneva
.,srt and who is now in this city,
,.-.y repudiates the claim for conse-
-ntial damages. Members OF Foreign
.,,,jons. with scarcely an exception,
are the same opinion. A prominent
,-p,lcman who has just returned here
rom an extensive tour in Europe, says
ma, most of the prominent men
here r'i.cule our pretenrlous lnterpre-
.,.,a OF the treaty OF Washington.
, Delegation Of the African Metho-
dist Conference Pays Visit 10 the
PRESIDENT.
lie members Of the Annual Confer
, Of the African Methodist Church,
..t IN session here. called in a body
. "s White House to pay their re
-. 70 the President. The members,
.'r~.ns over one hundred, arrived
~ last room at l2l5, and took
.y,o-able position for being received.
Fl, after the President descended
advanced 10 the centre OF the room,
-:e Ire was introduced 10 Bishops
~. \. J. Johnson aud
p Wayman, with whom he
- hands. Bishop Johnson
p. addressed the President briefly,
..,rg the devotion OF the church OF
yln,rv to his administration, re-
-:".ls at some length to his services IN
q, = the country and securing TO the
:ri rtce the right OF peaceful
"a: and action all over the South,
= owing to his paternal solicitude
lie cOlo.ed race, that race IS now
,aing and its churches and other
..w.'oas in the fnll enjoyment ofall
"-.:rl, privileges and immunities &C
.:-; 10 the white race, and closed by
-U:...;ng the united wish OF the
i race in the United States Tor
u. ..,crs- in this lie and eternal hap
- IN that 10 come.
The Alabama Claims.
.. conversation this morning with
M.rc closely connected with the
&c. ,'ra,ion on the Alabama claims
..' '.r position assumed by the United
'.a. he declared that the administra
z could not and would not recede
D.. = case as presented, but ii
~ the preamble and resolution
:.,.y offered in the House by Mr..
:-'s:: pass that body, the President
! be compelled to take the matter
- serious consideration, and very
.-g wpVld elect to withdraw the
ID 81! consequential damages, but
.'a ac!,on would not necessarily in
'e NE retirement of Fish from the
'.".al,ira,ion; that it was a great
''ae 10 suppose that Fish was 50
--i-i 10 the idea of the claim for
" 'eWN,Ial damages as to make lts
'-aion in our case a condition o. his
naming IN the Cabinet. On the con
-. II, was the President himself who
h ''1>!g insists upon this claim, il
4 b! been a favorite theory Of hi:
General of the army.
'"e Southern Improvement Com
pany.
4 + H. Watson, President of the lat'
iAern Improvement Company,wh
LARS are undergoing an invest gator
-'.'e tae House Committee on Com
''ct appeared this morning and pro
20 the original contracts betweel
al company and railroads leading on
4 LIE oil regions. He stated that tn,
: c)nirac!s had been annulled by tn
MeFn Improvement Company on tn
q March, but not having officia
4 -mentary proof OF that fact on hant
4 - G.ther examination was postpone,
," fAtay next, when he is expected I,
l'lce the evidences OF cancellation
-:cancellation was subsequent TO III
''ce Of slbpnnas to produce tn
tracts.
The Arms Investigation.
lie Senate Arms Committee met thi
''1Ing. The examination of Secre