The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-18

which cannot fal to enure to the bene-
fit of all parties.
Having on previous occasions, sub
mitted TO the consideration of congress,
the propriety of the release Of the
! Japanese government from further pay
ment Of the indemnity and the eonven-
ton of Oct. %, 1854, under as no action
! had been taken therein, it became my
! duty to regard the obligation Of the
convention as IN force, and as the other
powers interested have received their
| portion of the indemnity in full, the
minister of the United Stated has been
notified and this government received
the remainder due TO the United States
under the convention of Simousky. /
submit the propriety of applying the
income of a part, if not the whole of
! the fund, to the education, in the Jap
/ anese language, Of a number Of young
men, TO be under obligations to serve
| the government for a specified time as
| interpreters at the legation and the
! consulates at Japan. A limited mum
! Der of Japanese youths might, at the
same time, be educated IN our vernacu-
! lar, and would result IN benefit to both
! governments. The importance of hav-
| ing our citizens competent and familiar
with the language of Japan, to act as
interpreters and in other capacities con-
nected with the legation and consulate
in that country, cannot be readily over
estimated.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The amour t awarded to the govern
ment of Great Britain by the mixed
commission organized under the acts Of
the treatise of Washington, In settle
ment of the claims of British subjects
HA~,rl
April 18. 1S41, and April 8, 1865, be-
came pract cable under the terms of the
treaty within the past year, and was
paid upon the 2Ist day of September,
1874.
.- OTHER CLAIMS AGAINST Us.
In this connection I renew my recon-
mendation made at the opening Of the
last session of congress-, that a special
court be created TO hear and determine
all claims of aliens against the United
States arising from acts committed
against their persons or property during
the insurrection. It appears equitable
that an opportunity should be offered
for the persons of other states to pre-
sent their claims as well as to those
British subjects whose claims were not
admissably under the late commission,
to the early decision of a competent
tribunal, and recommend the necessa-
ry legislation to organize a court to dis
pose of those claims of aliens who are
referred to, in an equitable and salts
factory manner, and to relieve congress
and the departments from the consider
alton of these questions.
TEE FISHERIES.
The legislation necessary to extend to
the fisheries of New Foundland certain
&c TTTo.hsr~rF~T, r,F
8th day of May, 1871, having been had,
a protocol to that effect was suggested
in behalf of the United States and
Great Britain on the 28bh day of May
last, and was duly proclaimed on the
following day. A copy of the procla-
nation is submitted herewith.
OUR NORTHWESTERN BOUNDARY.
A COPY of the report of the commits
sion appointed under the act of March
10, 1872, for surveying and making the
boundary between the United States
and the British possessions, from the
Lake of the Woods TO the sBmmit of
the Rocky Mountains, is herewith
transmitted. am happy to announce
that the field work of commission has
been completed, and the entire line
from the northwest corner of the Lake
of the Woods to the summit of the
Rocky Mountains has been run and
marked upon the surface of the earth.
It is believed that the amount remain
ing unexpended of the appropriation
made at the last session of congress
will be sufficient to complete the work.
I recommend that the authority Of con-
gress be given for the use of the mex
pended balance of the appropriation In
the completion of the work of the com
mission and making a report and print
ing the necessary map.
AMERICAN CLAIMANTS OF DAMAGES BY THE
ALABAMA.
The court known as the court OF com
missioners of Alabama claims, created
by an act of congress at the last session,
has organized and commenced its work,
and it is to be hoped that the claims ad
missable under the provisions of the act
may be speedily administered.
TURKEY.
It has been deemed advisable to ex-
ercise the discretion conferred upon the
executive, at last session, by accepting
the conditions required by the g vern-
ment of Turkey for the privilege OF
allowing the citizens of the United
States to hold real estate In the former
country, and by asserting to a certain
change of the jurisdiction of the courts
in the latter. A copy of the PrOclama-
ton upon these subjects is herewith
communicated.
SPANISH AMERICA
There has been no material change IN
our relations with the independent
states on this hemisphere, which were
formerly under the dominance Of Spain.
Marauding on the frontiers, between
Mexico and Texas, still frequently takes
place, despite the vigilance of the civil
and military authorities in that quarter.
The difficulty of checking such trepasses
along the course CT q river Of such
length as the Rio Grande, and so often
fordable, is obvious. It Is hoped that
the effort of this government will be
seconded by those of Mexico TO the
effectual suppression of acts of wrong.
MEXICAN CLAIMS.
From report upon the condition Of
the business before the American and
Mexican Joint claims commission, made
by the agent of the United States, and
dated Oct. %, 1874, it appears that Of
the 1, 107 claims filed on the part of the
citizens of the United States, 4S3 had
been finally decided, and 70 were in the
hands of the umpire, leaving 460 70 be
disposed Of and of the S9o claims
fled against the United States 426 had
been finally decided on, one was D. fore
the umpire. and 27I remain to be dis
posed of. Since the date of each re-
port. other claims have been disposed
of, reducing somewhat the number still
pending. and others have been passed
upOa bv the arbitratOrs. It has become
apparent, In view Of these figures and
of the fact that the work devclviDg on
the umpire is particularly laborioUs,
the commission would be unable 70 dis
pose of the entire number Of claims
pending prior TO the first day of Febru-