The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-08
Alabama Claims.

. paulZed on the "a uay VI July, 1919
and by the terms of the act under
which it was constructed it was to ex-
ist for one year from that day The act
proyided, however, that should it be
found impracticable to complete the
work of the court before the expiration
Of year, the President might, by proc
lamatlon, extend the time of its dura-
ton for not more thal six months beyond
the expiration Of the one year. Having
served satisfactorily it was found 1t would
be lmpracticable to complete the work
originally fixed, issued II proclama-
ton IA copy of which is presented here
with extending the time OF the duration
ofthJ ,ourt for period OF six months from
and alter the I'D day CT July last, The re-
port made through the clerk Of the court
communicated herewith shows the con
dition of the calendar on the lst of Nc
vember last and the large amount
of work which has been
accomplished. Thirteen hundred and
! eightv-twp claims have been presented,
of which six hundred and eighty-twO
had been disposed Of at the date Of the
report. | am informed that ore hundred
| and seventy cases were decided during
| the month of November. Arguments
are being made and decisions given IN
the remaining cases with all the dispatch
consistent with proper compilation inc
question submitted. Many OF THESE
! claims are in behalf of the MARINES OF
depend upon the evidence f the MARINES,
whose absence has delayed the taking ana
returning of the necessary evidence
1t is reported to me that it will be i'h-
practicable for the court to finally u'SP"S'
| of ali the cases before 1t within the Prcsc'''
limits OF It's duration. Justice t"thc parties
who have been at large expense IN pre-
/ Darinp their claims and obtaining the
,.,iJn1rr in their support, suggests II
Shaw, extension 10 enable the court 10 dis
nos, If all ufthc claims winch have been
presented. | recommend the legislation
which may be deemed proper to enable
the court 10 complete the work before 1t.
Claims Of Aliens.
| recommend that some suitable PROV
sion be made, by the creation OF Il special
court, and by comforting the necessary
jurisdiction upon some appropriate trlbl-
nal. for the consideration and dctcrmIna-
ton of the claims of aliens against the
government of tine United States, which
have arisen within some reasonable time,
or which hereafter arise, excluding all
claims barred by treaty, provision or
otherwise. 1t Is impossible TO give proper
consideration to those claims BY the En-
ccutivc Department of the Government.
tunity to aliens other than British sub
iccts 10 present their claims on accOunto OF
acts committed against their persons and
property during the rebellion, rs also to
those subjects OF Great Britain whose
claims having arisen subsequent to the
gth day of April, 1865, could not be pre-
scented to tho late Commission organized
pursuant to the provisions Of the treaty
Washington.
The Electric Telegraph
has become an essential and indiSpcn-
sable agent in the transmission Of busi.
ness and social messages. Its operations
on land and within the limit OF psrticu-
lar States are necessarily under the con-
troll OF the jurisdiction within which 1t
operates. The lines on the high seas
however, are not subject to the particular
control of any Government.
I'm 1869 concession was granted by
the French government to company
which proposed to lay u cable from the
shores of France to the United States,
and at that time there WAS a Geographic
connection between the United States
and the continent of Europe, through the
possessions of Great Britain, at each end
of the line, under the control OF an assoc
citation which had ut large outlay OF cap
ital and great risk demonstrated the prac-
ticability of maintaining such means OF
communication. The cost of correspon-
dence by this agency was great,
possibly, but not too large at the
time for proper remuneration Tor
so costly an enterprise. 1t was, howcv-
er a heavy charge upon the means OF
the COMMUNICATION which progress in
the social and commercial intercourse
of the world found to be necessity, and
on the obtaining of this great concession
other capital than that already IN
vested was ready to enter into compcti-
ton With assurance OF adequate returns
for the outlay. impressed with the con
viction that the interests not only OF the
people of the United States, but of the
world dcmaLd the mullipIlca-
ton of such means OF com
muncation between the separated
continents. | was DESTROYS that the
proposed connection should be made, but
certain provisions of this cesslon were
deemed by me to be Objectionable, par
tjcularly one which gave for long term
of wears the exclusive right OF Geographic
communication by submarine cable be-
tween the shores of France and the
L nited States could not concedc that
any power should claim the right to land
a cable on the shores OF the United
States IN | at the same time not 6 We to
the United States or its citizens ali equal
ri,h. 10 land n cable on its shores. The
RIGHT To control the conditions for the lay
inc of a cable within the waters
of the United States to cohnecL our
shores with those OF any foreign State,
pertains exclusively to the Government
of the United States, under such limlta-
tions and conditions n Congress may I'M
pose IN the absence OF legislation by Con-
rrcss. | was unwilling on the onchand,
to Weld to foreign State the right to
,av that H. grantees might land on our
shores. while it denied "a similar right To
our people TO land or its shores, and on
the other hand. | was.rcluctaut to deny
To the great interests of the
world and Of civilization. the
facilities of such communication
n. were proposed. therefore objected
to,thc landing OF any cable unless upon
condition that the offensive monopoly
features of the concession be- abandoned
aud the right of any cable which
may be established by authority OF this
Government to land on French territory
and connect with French land lines
and to enjoy the necessary facilities
incident to the use thereof upon as
favorable terms as any other company
should be conceded As the result Thereof.