The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-18
THE WASHINGTON TREATY.
The Presidents Message and the Propos-
ed Supplemental Article.

The following Is the text Of, the Presidents
message on the Indirect damage question sent
to the United States Senate on Monday:
To the Senate of Ue United SLdLes:
transmit herewith The correspondence re.
Gently taken place respecting the divisions OF
opinion which have arisen between this gov
eminent and Great Britain with regard to the
powers OF the tribunal Of arbitration created
under lhe treaty signed at Washington May ..
1871. I respectfully invite. 1.-The attention OF
The Senate 10 the proposed article submitted
by the British Government with the object oil
removing the differences which seem to
threaten the prosecution of the arbitration,
and request an expression by the Senate OF
their disposition, In regard TO advising and
coasentIng 10 the formal adoption Of an arti-
Gle such as Is proposed by The British Govern
ment. The Senate is aware that the consul
tatIon with that body in advance OF entering
into agreements with foreign States nus many
precedrnls. Iu the early part OF the rppu0ic,
General Washington repeatedly asked their
advice upon pending questions wish such
powers. The most Important precedent is
that OF tho Oregon boundary treaty, In ls46.
The importance Of the results hanging upon
the present slate OF tha treaty with Great
Britain leads me to follow these former pre-
cedents, and 10 desire the counsel of the Sen.
ate In advance of agreeing to Lhe proposition
Washington, May 13, 1872.
The following is the proposal referred to. II
Ia In the form of telegram from General
schenck to Secretary Fish, and is dated Lon
don. May 10, 1872:
Lord Granville, O few moments since, sub.
mitted to me, In person, the following draft oil
an article which, II the Government OF The
United States think 6t to adopt, will be
accepted by her MajestS's guvernment.
made no comment on iC, but said would tele-
graph it to you Immediately:
"WhereaY the Government OF her Britannia
Majesty has conlended, In recent c0rrespon,
dence With tile Government of the United
Slales. as follows, viz: That such Indirect
claims as those for the naLiona! losses, stated
in the case presented on The part OF the Gov.
ernment Of the United States to the tribunal
of arbitration ut Geneva to have been sns-
talned by the loss In the transfer oil the
American commercial marine to the Britlsh
flag, the enhanced payments OF insurance,
the prolongatfbn Of The war, and the addition
of large sum to the cost OF me war ana Ine
suppression of the rebellion firstly, We're not
Included In The Treaty. OF Washington; and
further and secondly, should not be admitted
In principle as growing out OF the acts com.
miited by particular vessels alleged 10 nave
been enabled to commit depredatiOns on the
shipping of b-lllgvrent by reason OF sucn
want Of due diligence in the performances OF
the neutral obligations as that which Is imput,,
en- by the United states 10 Great Britain; and
"Whereas, the President of The United
Slales, while adhering to his contention that
the said claims were Included In the treaty,
adopts for the future the principle contained
in the second of the said contentious rs far as
To declare that it will hereafter guide the con-
duct of The Government Of the United States.
and the TWO countries are, therefore, agreed
In this respect.
"In consideration thereof, the President of
the Unit-d States, by and With the advice and
consent of The Senate thereof, consents that
he will make no claim on the part of the Uni
ted States 10 respect OF Indirect losses as afore-
said before the tribunal OF arbitration at
Geneva"
The Latest.
LONDON, May II.
The papers regard the delay OF America In
acting upon the supplemental article as fatal
10 the treaty.
The Indications are strong that the Treaty OF
OTTAWA, May II.
The bill regarding the Washington treaty
was passed TO second reading, aud is pracll-
calIy ratified by Canada.