The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-12-10
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II * represented to r.le that it viii be
inpracticable for the Court To finally
GiSp0se Of all the casts before II within
the present limIt Of It's duration. Jus
tice TO the parties claimant, VINO have
been at large expense III preparing
their claims aud obtaining the evil
dence in their support, suggests short
extension L. euab!e the court to d's-
pose OF all the claims when have been
presented. | recommend the legisla-
ton which may he deemed proper 10
enable the Court TO complete The work
before it. I recommend that some
suitable provision be made by tie ere
alton of a special court, or toy confer
ring the necessary jurisdiction upon
some appropriate tribunal, for the con-
Siderati0n and determination Of the
claims Of aliens against the Govern
aent of the United states, which nave
aTiSnn within some reasonable time, OF
which may hereafter arise, excluding
all claims barred by treaty provisions
or otherv iSe. II has been found Im-
possible to give proper consideration I"
these claims Ivy the executive depart
meit OF the Government such "A TIL
hunal would afford an opportunity ip
aliens, other than British subjects. To
present their claims on account OF acts
committed against their persons or
properly during the rebellion; aS also
tO those s'ibjpcjS of Gje}t Britain whose
claims, having arisen subsequent tn
the 9th day of April, 1863. cGUii not me
presented to the late commission, or
gaufZed pur-p1Gt 70 III" provisions of
THE treaty Of Washington
THE rTr-,~TT2TC F.;f-.-.rT
has become AN essential tn.' ,t.i-reus-
able agent in the transini~s.i''.i Os uu>i-
ness and socia! messages. its opera
ton on land and Wittin the limits oT
particular States is He"e>sariiy under
the control of the jurisdiction within
which it operates. The lines on the
high seas, however, are not subject To
the particular control of any one gov
ernment. IN 1863 a concession was
granted by the French Government 70
a company which proposed 20 lay a ca
bic from the shores Of France To the
United States. At that time there was
"a teiegrlp:iic connection between tie
United States and the continent of Eu-
rope, through the possessions of Brit
ain, at either end of the line, the con-
troll OF m association which had, at a
41l+ +TC 'sltl-F ~ Rt-i ifAhftA s-AAN' r'' s~-~.N'
risk, demonstrated the practicabiiity of
maintaining such means of cOmmulii-
cation. The cost of correspondence hy
this agency was great, possibly not too
large ut the time for q proper remuner-
alton for so costly an enterprise. IL
was. however, Il heavy charge upon a
means of communication which prog
ress in the social aud commercial inter
course 0fthe world found TO be a neces-
sity, and the obtaining Of this French
concession showed that other capital
than that already invested was ready
To enter into competition, with the as
sllrance of an adequate return for their
outlays. Impressed with the cOnvic-
ton that tie interests, not only o. the
pecnic of the United States, but of the
world at large, demanded or would
demand the multiplication OF -Uch
means of communication between
the separated continents, was de-
sirOus that the proposed connection
should be made, but certain provisions
of this concession were deemed 10y me
to be Objectionable, particularly one,
which gave for long term OF yeAFs
the exclusive right of telegraphic COM
municatiOn 10y submarine cable he
tween the shores of France and the
United States. ! could not concede
that any power should claim the right
10 land a cable on tiiG shcres OF the
United States and at the same time de
nv to the United States, or to its citi-
Zens or grantees, ala equal right to land
a cable on its shores. The right to qsn-
troll the conditions for the laying Of .
cable within the jurisdictiOnai waters
of the United States, TO connect our
shores with th2ce of any foreign State,
pertains exclusively 10 tEC Government
of the United States, under sucii limit
ations and conditions rs Congress niay
/ impose. IN the absence Oflegislation by
Congress, ain unwilling on the one
hand tn yield to a foreign State the
right To say that its grantees might
land OF oil: shore, while il denied
similar To our people 10 land on rs
shGrn. and on the other hand, vas fe-
luctanJ 1" deny to the great interests
of the world and or civilization the iii-
cilitiaS of such communication ia were
proposed. therefore withheld any re-
sistruca to the landing of amy cable,
on condition that the offensive moH0i-
oiv feature OF t.ia ccI:ession be aDan-
d0ne,l, and tilat the right of GrE cable
which may lie established by authority
of this Government; - land on the ter
ritory uf France and connect with the
French land lines. and enjoy the nee
essary facilities or privileges incident
to the Use thereof upon as favorable
terms a. any other company, be con-
cede:i. - Tie result thereof the com
pany in questions feEGunced the eXc!n-
siya privilege. and the representative
of France gis informed of t:Iat under
ETi.-- ra..ins f.h Ia is.a
construed y granting the cutife r.-,:ir
had been dem anded, the opposition
to the landing of the cable was with
draWn. The cable, under this
French concession. w,;s landed ia the
month al .Iuly, 1859, ami Isas h-e3
an efficient and vaiuabl' agent of
communication between this country
and the other coniinei.;. IL soon pa -
ed Under the control of those vino ;.ad
the mana. rHlpTf Uf the cable connect
ing Great li;IJitH and this continent,
anil thus Whatever ueHent 90 the pub
lie might have Issued from cOmprji-
ton between the two lines was lost,
having the greater facilities of AN adj
ditiOnal line ana the additional securi-
tv in case of accident to Ona CT then..
But these increased facilities and this
additional facility together with the
combined control Of the capital Gf the
two cOmDqnies gave also Il greater
power TO prevent the future cOnstIuc--
tion 81 other lines, and TO limit the con
troll of the telegTaLh,c communication
between the two continents 10 those
possessing the lines already laid.
Within a few months a cable has been
laid. known p the United States Di-
rect Cable, connecting the United
States directly with Great Britain. :;
soon as this cable was reported 10 be in
working order The rates of the existing
consolidated company we're greatly
reduced. Soon, however, Il break Wa5
announced in this new cable and ii,I-
mediately the rates of the other, which
haG been reduced, We're again raised.
This cable now being repaired. the
rat les appear not to be reduced by eith-
er line from thUse formerly charged 10y
the other company. There is reason Ia
believe that large amounts OF capital,
both at home and abroad, are ready 10
seek profitable Investment IL the adj
vancement of this useful and most
civiiiZing means Of intercourse ana
correspondence. They await, how
ever, the assurance of t.e means and
conditions on which Ihyy Tlay safely
be made tributary 10 the general good.
As these cable telegraph lines connect
states, the:e are questions as
to their organization ana control which
probably can be best if not solely set
tied by conventions between the re-
spective states.
In the absence, however, OF interra-
atioral convention on tile subject, nn-
nicipal legislatures may secure many
points which appear to IteimPortant and
Tor the profession Of tbs