The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-09
MINOR Treaties mud CIaimas.

suit of those proceedings will then be
communicated to Congress.
MINOR Treaties and Claims.
WITH VENEZUELA, BELGIUM, ETC.
am happy to announce that the gov
eminent OF Venezuela has upon further
consideration practically abandoned its
objection to pay TO the United States that
share OF the revenue which some years
since it allotted towards the cXtinguish-
iuent of claims of foreigners generally.
In thus rccOnsidering its determination,
that government has shown u just sense
of sclf-respcct which cannot fail to reflect
credit upon IL in the eyes of all disintcr-
cstcd persons elsewhere. II Is to be re-
GREETED that its payments on account OF
claims of citizens OF the United States
are still so mcayrc in amount and that
the stipulations of the treaty IN regard to
sums to be paid and the periods when
these payments were to take place should
have been so signally disregarded.
Since my last message the exchange has
been made Of the ratification of treaty
of commerce and navigation with Bel
GUM. and of conventions with the Next
can republic. for the further extension of
the joint commission respecting claims !;
| with the Hawaiian Islands for CONNER
cial reciprocity, and with the Ottoman
empire for cXtra1iliou. all of which have
been duly proclaimed.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
The court ofcommssioncrs of Alabama
claims has prosecuted its important
| duties very assiduously and very salts
| factorly. IL convened and was organized
on the 22nd day OF July. 1874. and by the
terms of the act under which 1t was
created was To exist for one year from
the day the act provided with the pro-
vision, however, that should it be found
impracticablc to complete the work OF
the court before the expiration OF
the year the president might by procla-
nation extend the time of 1t, duration to
a period not more than Fix months be-
| yond the cXpiration-Onc year. Having
| received satisfactory evidence that ii
would be impraciicablc To complete the
work within the time originally fixed, !
issued Il proclamation. copy OF which is
presented herewith. extending the time
| OF the duration of the court n period OF
| six months from and after the 22d of Jul
| ~ last. The report made through the
clerk of the court. communicated here
with shows the the condition of the cal :
endar on the lst of November la.t. aud
| the large amount of work which has been
| accomplished. Thirteen hundred and
| elghty-two claims have been presented.
| of which six hundred aud eighty
two had been disposed of at
the date OF The report. | am in.
formed that one hundred and seventy
cases were decided durin. the month OF
November. Arguments are being made
and decisions given in the remaining
eases. with all the dispatch consistent
with the proper consideration of the
questions submitted. Many of thes,
claims are in behalf OF mariners who's,
absence has delayed the taking Of ncces
sary evidence. Ii is represented to mC
that 1t will be lmprac,icablc for the co,lr
to finally dispose of all these cases befor,
it within the present limits of its duri
ton. Justice TO the parties claimant
who have been at large expense in pre-
pairing their claims and obtaining In,
evidence in their support. suggests shor
extension, To enable the court to dispos
of all OF the claims which have been pre-
sented. ! recommend the Legislation
which may be deemed proper 4
enable the court to complete tn
work before it. | recommend tia
some suitable provision be made by III
creation of n special court or by confer
ring the necessary jurisdiction upon som
appropriate tribunal for The considers
ton and determination OF the claims {
aliens against the government Of IN
nited States which have arisen With
some reasonable time, or which ma
hereafter arise. Excluding all claim
barred by treaty provisions or otherwis,
il has been found impossible to civ
proper consideration to those claims b
the executive department OF the govern
ment. Such tribunal would AFFORD a
opportunity to aliens other than BIRTHS
subjects to present their claims on az
count OF acts committed against the
persons or property during the rebellion
us also to those subjects OF Great Britai
whose claims, having arisen subsequcr
. to the ninth day OF April 1866. could nc
be presented to the late commission OF
gauized pursuant to the provisions of tn
treaty OF Washington.
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