The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-12-18


| one wear f. m that date The act provides
. howeve~ that should - We found inprac,ica-
/ tie 20 complete the work OF the court before.
/ III" expiration ~ the wear the President
/ might ny proclamation extend the time Of
us duration t" period NOT more than ii,
months beyond the expiration Of the one
year Having received satisfactory evidence
| that 1t would be iuprarti'thlc tu complete.
the work within the time originally hvci |
ISSUED 4 proclamation, copy OF which il pre-
Srntcd herewith, eNtcniin; the tune IT tho
Duration of the court f,r a period of sIN
months from and after the 32l day OF .Julv
last report made throuah the clerk of tho
court communicated herewith shows the
condition of the calendar on the first OF 10
vembrr last and the large amount u work
which has been accomplished
Thirteen hundred and eighty two claims
have been presented ct which righ, hundred
and sixty twn had been disposed of At me
date of the report
am informed that one hundred and sew
entN tlSt> Wric decided during the month OF
November Arguments are being made and
decisions given III the remaining cases with
All The dispatch consistent with the nr.,i";.
cOu>i i"t-fi.,, 80 'r' pur>tuiS Nuoiuittei
Many of thcsr claims are IN behalf Nt marin
rr>, or depend on the evidence of mariners
whose at>rtrr has delayed the taking and
the return ui thr necessary evidence.
It is represented To- me that IL will he I'M
rracti'lh!c for the court to finally dispose OF
all the c..-t> before It. within the present limit
of its duration. Justice tu the parties claim
ants. who had been q; lar,.r expense in pre-
pairing their claims and obtaining evidence in
their support. Suggest a short extension to
enable the court Ia di>pu>r of all claims which
haVralready been presented.
forummenI the legislation which may be
dcrmri proper Ia enable the court to COM
rlctc the work before 1t.
outrr ror c,vslnrniv. CLAWS or Ntsv,
AGAINST ruE tNtrru STATE,
Also recommend that some suitable provision
he made 10y the creation of special court. or
hv comforting the necessary jurisdiction upon
such appropriate tribunal tor the cou'ldrra
tion and determination of claims ut aliens
against the Government Of the nitcd States.
which have arisen within some reasonable
limitation at time. or which may hcreanr r
arise excluding all claims hlrrl hy treaty
provisions, or otherwise. It has bee found
impossible to give proper consideration Ia
those claims bv the Executive Department OF
the Government. such u tribunal would
afford au opportunity Ia aliens other than
British Subjects to present their claims ON az
count of acts committed against their pcrSpns
ar properi, during the rebellion AS also to
those subjects at Great Britain, whose claims
having arisen subsequent tn, the oth day OF
April lN1' could not Ice presented To- Tia" com
mis>I"n organized pursuant To- provisions Of
the treaty of Washington.
oor,N rrIr.W>rus
The electric tccgr ph haas hccOrnr an ~
scntlal aud Indispensable agent in the trans
mission of business and social messages Its
operation on land and within the limits nf
particular States, is necessarily under the con
troll Ot the jurisdiction Within which 1t o,rr-
at'S. rh, lines On the high seas however
are not subject to the particular control Of any
one Government.
In lS,D concession was granted hv tho
French government To- a Company which pro
posed Ia lazy "a cable from the shore, of France
To the nlt"i States. At that time there was
"a Geographic connection brtwren the nitcI
states and the continent of Europe, through
tn" r"ti,SSIn ,,, ." .r ~ ,,r, r ,n ,a4,c,
nli IN which had, nj the cost of great outlay
| of capital. and AT great risk demonstrated ia"
practicahiliiV Ot maintaining such means 81
communication Ihr cost of correspondence
10y this agency, was gt"tl, although l"S~ihy
not too LARGE AT th" time for a proper r"rnnn"
ration for 50 h;lirluis and 81 costly An en-
tcrprisc. 1t was, however. i heavy chare"
upon means OF communication, which til"
progress III TIA" social ami commercial inter
course nf the world has found Ia bc u ne,eSsl-
tv and the obtaining al tllS French cruc"+
SION showed that other capital than that at
ready Invested vas ready iu enter romIru
ton with assurances of adequate return for
their outlay.
Impressed with the conviction that III" in
tcrc-ts not only nt tlic I"pIl" of tia" nit"i
States hti' "' we worm ~ arg "''"','"' ~
would demand the mulnpli.'a alton ot such
means of commune uiun b"tw"ou separated
continents. WI d"'lr"nS that VA" pr'l"'s"'
connection shuull hc luid"
liut certain rr'sl-i'ns 81 TINS '""r'~s""
wor" wrt" d"rn' hN VA I" De- "hl"ti"nth''.
particularly Un" Which CAV" IT, tia" company.
for a lun., term Of wears exclusive RIGHT OF
i"l"H"phm communicated. nv summarize
CATTLE l"t w""u the shores at France AMI til"
United States could not c"ucrde that any
power should claim III" ruht "a land rabi"
on the shores oi the | nli"d states, and At TIA"
same time deny the uitpu States ar to itH