The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-08

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plration Of the year, the President might bv
proclamation extend the line of 8, d1ration
u period not more than six months beyond
~: "a plratlon OF the one year. Having received
ticalle to complete the work within. the time
orl&inaily liked, issued a proc ,amation,a Z
copy OF which is presented herewith
extending the time OF duration of ~.
court Tor, period Of six months.
rom and after the 22d day of July last. A
repor made through the Clerk Of Tie Court.
ov ILL., , herewith. shows the condition
last, and the large amount OF work which has
Dfen a. eolnRiished Thirteen hundred and
elgnty-tW9 claims have been press nted. OF
whlch al put sixty-eight have been paid or
:alsposrd OF at he date OF the report. / am
lllormea That ITO cas- were decided durinathe
a nr"n da. N?vemGer: Arguments are being made
with All dispatch consistent with proper con.
sloe!atlon OF the questions submitted MANY
OF these claims are i'll behalf at mariner. :
depend Oh the evidence OF mariners. whose
atsence has delayed the taking and return Of
the necessary evidence. 1t is represented to
me that 1t Will be imI racticable Tor the
sea before an Within dispose ,hp OF al! the
duration, Justice 10 the parties claimant
VINO nave been at large expense preparing
their claims and obtaining evidence in the;,
support, suggests short extension to enable
the court to dispose OF all of the claims which
have been presented. recommend the ;e1.
islation which may he deemed proper to ens-
Die the court to complete the work before it.
ALIEN CLAIMS.
recommend that some suitable provision
lie male t,y creation of a spe ial court or by
conierrlng nece ,sary jurisdiction upon some
appropriate tribunal, tor the consideration and
determination OF claims of aliens against the
government CT the United States which have
arisen within some reasonable limitation y,
time, or which may hereafter arise, excluding
all claims barred by treaty provisions or 9th,
erwl>e. 1t has been found impossible to give
proper consideration to these claims By the ex-
ment; sae1 a tribun,l sV %eaid
' a,I"ga tn,n an n.;+; Opportunity to aliens,
ot'!er IMAM British subjects, to present theil.
claims "n account OF axis committed against
their persons or p operty during the rebellion
a. also to those subjects OF Great Britain whose
rlalms having arisen subsequent to the ninth
day OF April, 1866. could not he presented to
the late commission orgai lied pursuant to the
provl sons ofthe treaty OF Washington.
OCEAN CABLES.
The electric teleyrApll Las become an essen
'ial aho Indispensable agent in the trausmls-
.on W business ana sovl'l messages. Its op-
eratioi on land aud within the limit OF partic-
ular States is necessarily under control oi the
jurisdiction within which 1t operates. The
lilies O1i the high seas, however, ;re lot sub.
Ject to the particular control vi any ole gov.
erAulent LII 1869 u CunCessluu Was granted
ny the French government to company
which propose t.. lay a cab e from the ailore,
n "a II. r. ~ lI,,l1n 1
there Was ,elegrapAlc connection b-lweeu
the United States aud tie continent OF Europe
through t.e POSSESSIONS OF GREAT Britain al
either end u the nue-lhe construction O
which had a. large outlay vi Capital aud a,
great lSk demonstrated the p.acti.ablnty OF
maintaining such Means Of vommuulcatiou.
lie last ol correspondence by this agency
was great; possibly not LOO large ut the time
lor proper renluneIatlun ior So hazardous and
50 costly III enterprise. 1t was, however, Il
ne;.vy charge upon means VI communicable
w'lc1l tue progress OF social and commercial
lhtercou ST Ut the world I.und to be a uec-ssi-
~, and the obtaining OF this French rouces-
SUN showed that otter capital than that al
ready lnS ested was ready ~ enter LIT, com
pot1tiuh Win the assurance Vi ANT quale return
or tier outlay. Impressed with The COW T..
oil that the Interests not only It the people
y! the United States but Ut the world 1T large
uemaliued III would demand the multiplica-
ton vi SUCH nlr aus Ut colnnuniv ton betw cell
srpa ate Continents, l Was deolr,us thai the
prop"scd co4hection should BE- made, but ce.
taln proVis OILS Ut tails concession were deen,eu
W hle 10 Ut .bJect ollable, p,r.icuarIy the one
Which gave tur long team vi Years tile ex-
elusive light Oh tel graphic communication
Ny Subula' he cable be,ween the shores vi
Fr;lnc- aud the United States. | could not
coLcede that any power should Claim a right
to land a cable I'll the shores VI tue Un,I-u
states aud at the sanle tlu.e deny 10 the Uniteu
States, or its citizens Or grantees. an equal
ilgllt " Iau0 a Gable ON It's shurrs.
The right t. control tie conditions TOR the
lavlny o. cable within the jurisdiction anu
wate's OF the United States: 20 connect our
shoes with those Vi any iorei.n States. Der.
ta'ls exclusively to tue gov. rnnelt Ut the
United States, under such Ilmtntivns and
oondil'uns AS congress may impose. In the
@bsel"e vi 'eYislatlun by Congress, Vas un.
State Tie right to say that ito grantee nisn
land Oh our shores viii e it DENIED similar
r1ght to our PEG. le to land Oh its
shores, and ON the other hand
| was reluctant to deny
the great interests OF the world ana of civil.
zation the facilities Of such communication AZ
we're pro- osed. therefore Withheld any re-
Nlstancr " the landing III any cable Oh cOndi-
ton that the Offensive monopoly feature y,
cohcessiun he abandoned, aud that tie rixil, vi
any cab'e which may I've established bv auth
ority OF this government, TO land upon FRENCH,
territory and 10 connect with Ere cl land iine>
and enjoy all necessary iaciiites or privileges
Incident 10 the use thereof upon as favorable
terms as ano.he., to bv conceded as the result
thereof. The company i'll question re-
n"Lllced the exclusive privilege and the
'epres' NATIVE Of france wa, informed that
understanding this REIMBURSEMENT ould u.
construe d rs granting entire RECIPROCITY ana
'acilit e. equal to Those which Lad been de-
n'al'ded th~ Opposition to landing Ut the cable
VAS withdrawn The cable, under this French
concession, was laAded i'll the month OF JuIy.
1869, aud has been all efficient and vaIuabi.
agent Ut coti'mun CATION betweeu this country
aud the Continent. 1t so,.n passed under con