Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-08

IN their support, suggests a shor. extons;,
enaoie the court to dispose of all the ca,', ~
"n!ch nave been presented. / Recommend ,ho
legislation which may be deemed urouer ~ ' VI.
aole The court to complete the work h. foro :.
Recommend that Some suitable PROVISION ~
maue ny tue creation OF a special court. or h.,
confefrlng the necessary jurisdiction uoon Semi!
appropriate tribunal, for The consideration ,nI
DETERMINATION OF the claims of aliens against ~,
government OF the United States Which L,v.
arisen within some reasonable limit alton ,r
time' or which may hereafter arise, exclulin,,
all clalms barred by treaty. provisions or Other.
WISE 1t has been found impossible 70 CIV,
proper consideration to these claims bv tho
executive Department of the Government
oucn trlbuna would afford an opportunity n
aleus, other than British subjects, to prcScn,
their claims on account of acts Commit
against their persons or property during the "a,
oelllon; as also to those subject, Of Great RI
tain whose claims, having arisen subseuu.u, ;,
the 9;tl day Of April 1868, could not be- Nv,
sentad to the late commission organic ii mr.,
ant to the provisions If the Treaty OF W,>h
lngtoD.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AND CABLE,
The electric telegraph las become an r.so,
tial aud indispensable agent in the tran. ,G"'
sion OF BUSINESS and social MESSAGES. rs
ration 90 land and within the limit Of rartirn
| lar States Is necessarily under the contra -
the jurisdiction within which it operates Thu
lines Oh the high seas, however, are not snH
Ject to the particular coutrol of any one CIV
eminent. In 1869, conc s:ion was rran,ci
| by the French Government to q COMPANY rb;,'
proposed to lay cable from the shores A.
France to the United States. At tia, t;,n
there was Geographic construction bet,r~~r
the Unlted States aud the continent of Enro,a
Through the possessions Of Great Britain -,
either end Of the llue, under the contr,l ~ -,
| association which had, at large outlay ot r,m,
tai and at great risk, demonstrated the nrarn.
cablllty OF malrtlinng such means Of comm.
nlcatlon. The cost OF correspondence By M,
| agency was great, possibly not too Iarse n ~,
time Tor proper remuneration fJr 50 laz ii ,,,s
and 90 costly al enterprise
1t Was, however, a heavy charge unon ,
means OF communication which the progress in
the social aud commercial intercourse of tL,
| world iouEd to be a necessity, and the obtain,
Ing OF this French concession showed that otE.
er capita than that already invested was read,
10 enter into compel ton, with assurance ni
| adequate return Tor their outlay. ImDrc.sri
with the conviction that tic interests, not only
| OF the people OF the Uoe States, but of n,
world at large, demanded, or would demand
the multiplication Of such means of c0mmnn,.
cation between separated Continents, it wa, de-
slrouS that the proposed connection should b,
made, but certain provisions 0! this concession
were deemed by me 10 be Objectionable, par.
cu.arly Que which gave for iong term Of ycar,
the exclusive right of Geographic communra
Goa by submarine cable between the shor., or
France and the United States | c,ulI nat
coucede that any Power should claim the !ight t.
land cable 90 the shores Of the United States,
aud at the same time deny to the Uuitcd States
or Its CIT zcus or grantees au equal right 10 land
cable on It's shores. The right to c)utroI thu
conditions for the laying OF a cable within the
Jurlsdlctional waters OF the United States, 10
conutct our shores with those OF any foreign
States, pertains exclusively to the Gbvcrnmrn,
OF the Unlted States under such Limitations
aud conditions as Congress may IMPOSE.
La the abscucc OF legislation by Congress,
Was unwilling on the one hand To yield to a
foreign State the right to say that lis grantees
might land on our shores while it denied a
s!mlar night to our people TO land on its shores
and on the other land WAS reluctant to deny
to the great Interests of the world ani OF civil.
eaton the facilities of such communicating ~
slStauce to the landing OF the cable on cont
ton that the offensive monopoly feature o.. Che
concession be abandoned, and that the riuhi Of
any cable which may be established by au. nor
ty Of this Government to laud upon French
territory and to connect with Frcuch land lines
and enjoy all the necessary facilities or pl!vli-
EGGS lDcldcLt to the use thereof upon as favor
able terms as any other company, b. conccdt.
As the result thereof the company. in question:
renowned the exclusive privilege, and tnr rep.
rcseutatvc ol France was informed thai, un.
Outstanding this REIMBURSEMENT 30 Toe con
strued az granting the entire reciprocity and
equal facilities which hau been demanded, the
opposition to the landing Vt the cablc Was
Withdrawn. The cable Under this French Gu.
ces5lOu was landed IN the N )ntl OF July, 1863
aud has been au efficient aud valuable az ut Of
communication between this country auti the
other continent
1t soon passed under the control, however.
OF those who had the management of the cable
connecting Great Britain with this contlueil
aud thus whatever benefit to the LuOlic mlgl,
have ensusd from competition between the tyo
Ilnes was lost, leaving only the greater facl.i-
ties Of an additional line, aud the additional
security in case Of accident to one of them
But these increased facilities, aud this add.
uouaI security, together with me control OF the
combined capital Of the two C mpanies, gave
Also greater power to prevent tie luitTrr crn-
Structiou Of other AUcs ani 50 iimii the con
troll OF teIcsraphic COMMUNICATION b,twccn the
Two coutlnculS t. those possessing the lines al
ready laid. Within few months past a cable
has beeu laid knowu as the Uuitcd State, Dl-
rect Gable COMPANY, connecting the United
States directly with Great Britain. As soon
as this cable was reported to be laid and il
working order, the rates Of the then existing
consolidated companies were greatly reduced.
Soon, however, break was announced in this
new cable, aud Immediately the rates of the
other line, which had been reduced, were
again raised. This cable being now repaired
the rates appear mt to be reduced by either
line from those formerly charged by the con-
solidated companies.
HOW TO GUARD AGAINST MON0POLES.
There is reason to believe that Iargr amounts
of capital, beth at home and abroad, are ready
to seek profitable Investment in the alvanc,-
mnnt of this usciul and most civjlizinr means