The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-12-18

the convention of Simonesky. Isubmit
the propriety Of applying the income Of
Ia part, if not the whole of this fund, to
the education In the Japanese 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 consulates In Japan. A
limited number of Japanese youth might
at the same time be educated IN our own
vernacular, and mutual benefits would
result to both governments. The i'm
portance of having our own citizens com
Ipetent and familiar with the language Of
Japan, to act as interpreters and in 9TH
er capacities connected with the legation
iand consulates In that country, cannot
readily be over-estimated.
THE MIXED COMMISSION AWARD.
The amount awarded the Government
of Great Britain by the mixed commits
sion, organized under the provisions Of
the Treaty of Washington, in the set
tlement Of the claims OF British subjects
arising from acts committed between
April 18th, 1861, and April 9th, 1866,
became payable under the terms of the
treaty within thepast year, and was paid
upon the 21sl dag of September, 1874
In this connection renew my recon-
mendation, made at the opening of the
Last session of Congress, that 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 to
citizens of other States to present their
claims, as well as to those British sub
iects whose claims were not admissible
under the late commission, to the early
decision of some competent tribunal.
To this end 1 recommend the necessary
legislation to organize court to dispose
of those claims Of aliens, of the nature
referred to, in an equitable and satisfae-
tory manner, and TO relieve Congress and
the departments from the consideration
of the questions.
NEW FoUNDIASD.
The legislation necessary to extend to
the colenyof New Foundland certain ar
ticles of the treaty of Washington of the
8th day Of May, 1871, having been had,
a protocol 70 that effect was signed In
behalf OF the United States and of Great
Britain, OF the 18th day of May last, and
was duly proclaimed on the following
day. A copy Of the proclamation is sub
nlitted herewith. rt -
THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION g.
A copy OF TIE report Of the commits
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18th, 1872 ion surveying. and marking
the boundary between the United States
and the British possessions, from the
Lake OF the Woods to the summit Of the
Rocky Mountains, is herewith tramsnlit-
ted. l am happy to announce that the
field work Of the commission had been
completed, and the entire Ene, from the
northwest corner Of the Lake OF the
Woods tol2he summit ofufhe Rocky
Mountains, has been run andmarked upzl
on the surface Of the earth. It sbeliev-
ed that the amount remaining unexpen-
ded OF the appropriation made at the last
session Of Congress, will be sufficient To-
complete the Office work. I recommend
that the authority Of Congress be given
to use the Ule1pended balance of the ap-
priation IN the completion of the work of
the commission, IN making the report
and printing the necessary map. -.is1
a,- TIE ALABAMA CnAnIs. 4 ri
The court known as the gcourt of COM
missioners Of the 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 adj
missible under the provisions of the acti
may be speedily ascertained and paid.
1 TURKEY. r..;-
1t has been deemed advisable to ex-
ercise the discretion conferred upon
the Executive at the last session. by
accepting fhe conditions required by the I
government Of Turkey, for the privilege
OF allowing citizens of the United States
to hold real estate IN the former country,
andb asserting to a certain change in
the latter. = copy of the proclamation
upon these subjects is herewith eommu-l
Eaa I-51l1 "a
MEXICO, aea .e-
There has been no material change in
our relations with the independent states
of this hemisphere, which were former
ly under Che dominion of Spain. 4
ON the frontiers between Mexi- |
co and Texas still frequently takes place. /
despite the vigilance of the civil and
military authorities in that quarter. The
of checking such trespassesi
along the course of a river 1of such !
length as the Rio Gnnde, and so often
IS obvious. 1t is hoped that
the efforts Of this government viii be-
by those of Mexico, to the ef- !
fectual suppression of acts of wrong. -
From a report upon the condi5on of /
the business before the American and
Mexican JOINT claims commission, made I
by the agent on the part Of the United /,
States, dated October %, ss1SZ4, it APP
pears that of the one. thousand and sev-i1
enteen. claims fled on the part of thet,
,itizens OF the United States, four hun.ti5
IRELAND eighty-three had finally beenti
lecided, ami seventy-fve were1in the !
hands OF the umpire, leaving four hun {
lred and rsiyty-two to be disposed Of
md of the. nine hundred and ninety E
light claims fled against the United {
States, seven hundred and twenty six had 4
1een finally decided on1 1ene7 was before
he umpire, and two hundred and {
wenty-one remained to be disposed of. Il
since the Date Of such report other 4
been disposed166 reducing Eg
the number still pending, andt1
,thers bGye been passed upon by the h
.rbitators. It has became apparent. in II
-iew of these figures, and Of the fact L
hat tlleaworls devolving on the umpire is b
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