The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-24
SANTANA BAY.
The Official Report of the
Commissioners.
Formal Approval Of the Trcaty-vacancieA
in the Board Of Directors To BE
Filled Up ON Friday.

a secret meeting yesterday tfternoon in the rooms
OF the Pacific Mail Company. All but one or two
OF them were present, and the session was long
one, lasting over a couple of hours.
The only business done, however, was to read
over the report of the commissioners and to dis
cuss and approve the already published treaty
The full board Of directors will be composed OF
twenty-one gentlemen, and six vacancies, there
fore, still remain TO be filed up. This, 1t Is ex-
pected. will be done on Friday, when there will bc
another meeting
The OFFICIAL REPORT.
The following is the report of the commits
sioners:-
To Hon; ALDEN b. srockwrll, Chairman Of the SANTANA
by "" & % M ne IS m
Domingo to execute convention with The Domini-
can heprbc for grants and concessions to the company
tions thatday given have the honor to report 'ol
sS from and Sow 1o5k 81 The @ a the
In on our Arrival we placed ourselves
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s Sa The 0s %s %
Of syqa we % pre-
Win much cofdaiity and informed Us that they were
upon the basis Of the correspondence which had been
oa OF ne ID y 50
features TO elicit from those gentlemen the announce
ment that it practically new throughout and en-
rey beyond the limits OF any discretion vested in the
In the absence of the Executive therefore, they de-
cned even to discuss our propositions which took them
to accept them and to allow consumption Of your pro
10 the control Of handful Of American merchants
Oouriers despatched immediately Tor the President
US an audience the same day He Expressed entire read
Vess but m that s h
he had been then able to give to Snr draft mcned nm
the Whole policy Of their government;
and sye III Of ns
ing expressions OF his admiration and regard for the en-
longing aspiration between them and
res s aees bis
Of M PR aa e abe ne % i9r
material progress under the auspices OF capital
lists sagacious and influential as those represented ny
We therefore went to work and for ten days had daily
With the President and ali the members Of his Cabinet
as well as with other principal officers Of the govern
remain selves awaiting Its But to have done
and the
Particularly instructed US to AVOID If possible we
allowed US and detained the steamer, having board
S sseP a With ia case
the negotiations to make in advance OF the first
The discussion was not always gentle and the pros
9 always 5ss S the na a
wisdom OF accession TO the substantial features OF the
tween you and your associates before departure in
us to insist 9 a Yy P bad M
exercise discretion and which were not essential to
eR e OF e Of tie in
Spanish and English translation are herewith sub.
IN hS and them
fpersons possessed Of many Of the Attributes Of soye
Ieigny The general laws OF the Republic Eegaians
the y G9ds o w fhe s IN
matters, and might be found difficult Of eSpianaton
a ao IN the he money Sarkets which cities You
course, expect negotiate most OF securities and
tons.
in the usual form Of such regular chprte or act OF IN
az saq es ny or &c
carry ordinary business operation all the particulars
o and the
I'M se vi e LAW wh the oo ad
Courts OF all nations must to YOU and by which only
Your OWN aTse ismisrIIy Win &c Affairs o great
nnef which to 1 Worn r he
company, its Board Of Directors and shareholders all
the aspects the scheme accorded any corpora
lion By the liberal charters in the United States
Limitations which are always imposed where the law is
The notifications of the Howe Convention" which
you directed Us to proGure ana whsh we haye actually
officers and tribunals executive legislative and judicial
and reefs OF the bay and enable it to impose and col
iect its own duties taxes port charges, for own
amy Ger n, % Inc Th RSynsS a f
and eptite i o,ss deduction f Of fifteen .nssn 9 PEI
of the nsshSorns poI,snwo a adv
enracoa, which have heretofore been the entrepos O.
s w a TasS By e eG
much longer terms than were at first asked for compile
extort many other unusual concessons glmost any
a % ihs the business OF Company
imposs taxes, assessments and charges OF every
Republic
G now has neary mon Of doas gold
from its Custom House, and can be developed in time
he the gh. nave any of your YES
s seaed ANY as he 90 cos snd oel
trade give you Of course al the carrying trade of the
carry reishs between SANTANA and any other of the
t. Tee IN TEhs a.
and by the OF which the Of th a.,
and Export duties on her cargoes IS Of course Of i'm
en- r and Sun e no vas s &C.
complishment, under your instructions Of the most
cyz a fg OF with the skill and pr
dence with which you and your associates nave 20 sig
doubt OF present rich returns and of results greater and
We are most happy to have been the medium Of
sers oP his CABINET aG and the Eminent Re-
public who compose the consulting senate Ihey realize
that the fuilment of your purposes Will give the Re-
public ali the practical benefits and advantages which
their countrylnen from
TO the United while it preserves to them their in
deneodence and dignity sovereign stale, which Il
destined 10 under your auspices the OF
spanish American Powers.
They accede cheerfuly to suggestion, that put
the company beyond the chances OF accession hostile
cove rnuent 1t best that the convention should be
Submitted the vote OF the whole people at the polls
sembled, which was done.
me voting In progress when we left, the 9th
inst and from the assurances given US by the citizens OF
classes at the various ports and places visited by
feel confident that the popular vote will be nearly
quite unanimous in ratihcati0n and that the Convention
will thus be made part of the fundamental and imnuta
BILE law Of the Republic.
not be place to add that received from
the leading foreign merchants the island and from
many OF the Consular representatives OF European Pow
expression their good will and wishes
undertaking and that nearly every enterprising man
business assured that the free port and city oil
be very furnished large and busy pop
ulaton om the English, Danish, Dutch, French and
Spanish West Indies Independent OF such Immigration al
may be made from the United states -