Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-10

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with the Hawaiian Islands for commercial
reciprocity, and with the Ottoman empire
for extradition, all of which have been duly
proclaimed.
ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The Court Of Commissioners of Alabama
claims has prosecuted its important duties
very assiduously and very satisfactorily Ii
was convened and organized on the 22d dav |
Of July. 1874. and by the terms OF the act
under which it was created was to exist Tor |
one year from that date. The act provided. |
however, that should it be found impracti- |
cable TO complete the work of the court be-
fore the expiration OF the year. the Presi- |
dent might by proclamation extend tbs time
of lis Duration to period not more than
slx months beyond the expiration OF the
one year. Having received satisfactory EVIL
denee that it would be impracticabie TO
complete the work within the time orlgl-
nally fixed. issued proclamation Ia copy
of which is presented .herewith) extending
the time of duration Of the court Tor
period Of SIX months from and after the
tweuty-secOnd day of July last. A
report made through the clerk of the court
Communicated herewith) shows the condi-
ZION of the calendar on the first OF Novem-
Der last. and the large amount OF work
which has been accomplished. Thirteen
hundred and eighty-twO claims have been
presented. OF which Go2 had been disposed
oi ;.e the date of the report. | am informed
that 10 eases were decided during the
month Of November. Arguments are being
made and decisions given in the remaining
cases with all the despatch consistent with
the proper consideration OF the questions
submitted. Many of these claims are IN
behalf o.. mariners or depend on the evi-
dencc OF mariners whose absence has de-
layed the taking or the return Of the
necessary evidence Ii is re, resented TO me
that it will be imprac,icabe the court to
finally dispose Of all the ea~. lcfore it with
IN the present limit OF it, q. ,tiOn. Justice
to the parties claimant, win. have 0een at
large expense in preparing tueIr claims and
obtaining the evidence N their support,
sugce>i- a short extension, to enable the
court 30 dispose of al! Df the claims which
have been presented.
CLAWS OF ALIENS.
recommend that some suitable provision
lie mace by the creation Of Il special court,
or by contcrring the necessary jurisdiction
! upou some appropriate tribunal for the con-
/ siiergtiln and Determination q! the claims
/ nitei States which have arisen within
some reasonable limitation oil time or which
may hereafter arise, excluding all claims
/ barred hy treaty provisions OF otherwise.
/ II has b3cu t5uui Impossible to give proper
/ consideration TO those claims by the Execu-
! tlNc Department Of the Government. Such
a tribune would AFR an opportunity TO
alirns other Khan British suhjcc;s to present
their claims on account Of acts committed
against their persons or property during
the rebellion. a. also t. those subjects OF
Great Britain, whose claims having arisen
-ub.squeul 10 TIE 9Th day Of April, lo65,
could not he presented to the late Commis sion
organized Pursuant 10 the prov lsiOns OF the
treaty of Washington
THE EIEcrRIc TELEGRAPH
has become 81 essential and indispensable
agent 80 tie Transmission Of business. | was
DESTROYS thar the proposed, connection Of the
&c nd able aid should be made. bu: GER
tam proFlsilu- 80 the concession were deem
ID hy nae - be Objectionable. particularly
uuc Which gave for u long term of years
tie exclusive nght OF Geographic cOmmuni-
+ c.tiJn by submarine cable between the
ilr shores %. France aud the Unites States
c1rlf hot co-reIe that any power should
ci4Im tie right ~ Land cable Oh the shores
ot the ni.ed States ard at the same time
d.rv % the United States or - It's citizens
Of grantees al equal right TO land a cable
I on us shores HE right 10 control the con
iitiOn- io- the laying OF a cable within the
+ iur.sI.ctuuGl waters ot the United States
90 c1anect oar shores with those of any
;orcl-u sake pertains exclusively to the
/ soycrumcut ul the United State, under
such limitations and conditions a. congress
may Impose. Ia the absence Of legislation
hy congress | Wa unwilling Oh the one
baud o. yield 10 0 foreign state the right TO
say liuI rs grantees might land On our
shores. while lt dcaied 4 similar right to
+ Our pcu, ie o. and on its shores and On the
other hand. / w-- reluctant u deny to the
lr1a- Iu1.rrs,s OF the world and OF civiiizl-
/ ton tine facilities of sueh communication A.
w,rs pra qo-ei. therefore withheld any
Resistance {, the landing OF any cable. On
condition tAlt tIe offensive monopoly fea-
tngu vi tie concession be abandoned. and
. thar the 'Llt ut ANY cable waieh may be
established hy authority 4 this government
. Aut up.n FrJuca territory ant t. eonnec,
I with French la,.I lines AMI % enjoy all the
necessary tr,lti-- or privileges IN
/ ritcnt t. the use tAeTr1ttT1u - favorable
I terms as any otner company be conceded.
y o., re~nlt thereof tac company in ques-
tl1u r,nouncel 1uc rxclusiyc privilege and
the representative % Franco was informed
that understands tals REIMBURSEMENT 10
D. n-trllI a- granting the entire recipro-
c.y aud lGll lcuiiIs> which had been
. IcIsII, j. t.4l cypus.tI. - 70 tic landing of
. ihc sable wss Withdrawn Iae cable under
tl.- French cone. lion VS. ll-isi in the
month OF July l-Cl. and ha, been an eli
tr.cntanl vr-rati' a..nt Of the c1mmuni-
cation between th.~ country AMI the other
T clutincnt. IL soon passed uricr the con-
+ mol. hoa ays-. ot those whp had the man
+ dLaupLt col toe cable connecting Great
/ Britain with tli- ointment InuS what
I ever ueulit Co the pa bic might have in-
I url1 irJm competition between the two
lines was i1-. lac company bad the great
/ cr iaciltIc, ul ..a uIiisI.nal line and the
aLdT0ua. ~acar.tY 30 ease Ol accident To
enc OF taeu. Bur tae-. Increased facilities
aud this .ui!itlIhL4 security. together with
the control % The combined capital O; the
/ compau,c-. gave also greater power to pre-
ven, toe iuture construction OF other lines,
! and % limit the control of tclegraphic com
muulcaulu between the two continents to
those POSSESSING the lines already laid.
Within icw months pas. a cable mas been
! laid. known Is the United States Direct
/ Cable Company. connecting the United
! States directly wiki Great Britain. A. soon
d this cable Wa reported - be IN working
order tAc rates u the then consolidated
company were greatly reduced. Soon.
! however, n areaE Wa announced in thu,
new cable and Immediately the rates o:
the other line. which had been reduced,
were again raised. This cable being now
repaired, the rates appear not u be reduced
by either line from those formerly charged
| by the consolidated companies There Is
reason to believe that large amounts OF cap
81 D. -H.
to seek profitable Investment in the ad-
yancemenl OF this useful and most ciyiliziug
means OF intercourse and correspondence
They await, however. the assurance Of the
means and conditions on which they may
safely be made tributary 70 the general
! go01. y these cable telegraph lines con-
| ucct separate states, there are questions as
/ To their u--'1a alton aud control
which pr'fany can he best il no:
/ solely settled by mentions between
| the respective States. la TIE absence. how
! ever. OF International contentious on the
/ subject, municipal legislation may secure
I many points winch appear TO RIe important
/ II nos Indispensable Tor the profession of
I the public against the ext1TtiOns which may
result front Sc monopoly OF the right 1i
! operating cable kilograms, Or IRON a com
/ binatiUn between several Inns. First, no
! line should De allowed to land On the shores
| OF the nited States under concession
| from another power which does not admit
the right of any other line or lines formed
IN the United States 70 land and freely con-
meet with and operate through land lines
second, Eo line should be allowed to land
on the shores OF the United States which is
not by treaty stipulation with the gov
ernmcn. from whose shores it proceeds, or
by prohibition IN its charter or otherwise
to the satisfaction OF this government,
prohibited from consolidating or amalga-
mating with any nth,r cable telegraph line.
or combining Herewith ior the purpose OF
regulating and maintaining the cost oftele-
graphing. Third. all !iae- should be bound
10 give precedence to the Transmission of
the Official iac--as,s OF the governments of
the two cAnntrie- 10. tweca which they may
be laid Fourth. power should be reserved