Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-06

Cnag yea. - ita ~, s7a-lor .:@ {, 'ttiG =:
the :.uuD U.u.i!y upprcp.i.ie ~ :,ia L
intercourse By withholding appropriations soE
representatives in certain foreign countries ;',
for ce,tsin consular Officers and by reduei!:s
the amounts usually appropriated Ter esE:a'c
other diplomatic pests; anG thus C+cs65iaE'o&
change il the grade Ct the Representatives,.
| For these Eaasols, immediately upon the pas-
sage OF che bill making appropriations Tor INC
diplomatic and consular service for the present
| fiscal yoar, instructions were issued to the rep
rcseniatiyes of the United States a& Bolivia,
| Ecuador, and Columbia, and 70 Enc consular
officers for whom no appropriation had been
made. TO close their respective legations an4
cousuatcs, ar3 cease iron the performance c!
! their duties, and ia like naEDeT steps were III"
mediateg taken 81 substitute charges dGtaTes
for ministers resident 10 Portugal, Denmark,
| Greece, Switzerland, aud Paraguay.
While thoroughly Impressed With !he VIZ.
| dom of sound economy in the foreign SERVICE,
rs IA other branches OF the Government, caa-
not escape the conclusion that in come instances
| the Withholding ct appropriations will prove
an expensive economy, and that the sina!! re-
trenchment secured hy Z change @! grade IL
certain diplomatic posts IS not an adequate COLI
alteration for the less q influence and lnpor-
taucc which will attend our toEei gr rcpresen.
tati7es under this reduction. ! ala OF tie
| opinion that REORGANIZATION Of the subject
will cause change in some instances i'll the
conclusions reached CO these subjects ct the
last session CT Congress.
The !touEt Of Commissioners OF 4 abans
| Claims. wkcse functions were continual ~ an
act OF the las! session Of Congress Until tie lirst
day OK eEspaavy, 1877, has carried o. its !aboEs
with diligence and satisfaction, ~ C. report
from the clerk OF the court, transmitted here
with, baariog date November IA, 1876, it ap.
pears that within the time 1oE allowed ~
lew the court sill nave diopo0ed OF all claim:
presented for adjudication. This report ALEC
contains statement al the general results CT
the Iabar5 OF the court e the date thereof. !!
is q cause Of satisfaction that the method adopt
ed for the satisfaction Of tie classes &: Claim:
submitted TO the court, which arc Of Ecng
standing and Justly entitled 70 earg coEsldeEa
! ton. should have proved successful aud &c
osptable.
| 1t is with satisfaction that am enabled (
i s,a,e that The work CT lie joint commission
for determining the boundary line between ths
l United States and the British posses5i0as. iron
the northwest anglo Of the Lake Ct the Wood:
70 the Rocky Mountains. commenced 10 1872
has been completed The hna! agreements o.
the commissioners. with the maps, haze beet
drlV signed. ana tie work CT the commission
is complete.
The fixing CT The boundary tiDoG the Pacific
coast by the protocol Of March 10 1879, DIT
. s,aut to the award CT The Empegog oI Ger
. many BIZ article 81 Of the Treaty Of Wash
ineton, With the termination Of the work o
this commission, adjusts and fixes tho entire
boundary between The United States and tht
British possessions, except az 70 the portion
Of territory cedeh By Russia 10 the United
States under the treaty Of 1867.
The work entrusted to the Commissioner aHc
, the officers Of the army attached to the Tom
, mission he's been vel! and satisfactorily per
formed. Tic original CT the final agreeIicn
Of the Commissioners sigaed upon the 29th G
Nav, 1875, with the original "liSt Of astronon,
ica stations observed" the oligina! ofcia
|, "list Of monuments making the inter uaticua
; boundary line and the naps, records an
general reports relating to the Comnissior
have beea deposited IL The Department .
: State The official roper: OF, the CommIssicoe
!, on the par: Of the United stste3 With the re
port Of tho chief astronomer OF the Unltct
f States si!l be submitted 10 Congress .ith;n
] short tllnc. i
resor1e ioE & 3oraTG:* c0GinuulcatoH t
| Congress- a e!aiGGcut ci tie couJiGiGa st III
|
$ respecting Tic Surrender 81 tae!iise c:lp'aa!
! under the treaty OF lS32
5 The Ottoman Government gave nc:ica :iEds
date Of January IS 1874, CT lis desire 10 ter
inmate the treaty Of 1862 concerning goiaucgct
5 and navigation, parsuap: 10 tho provisions Q
!, tbs tTecty-secoud article thereof. Under TIL
notice The treaty terminated upon the 5!h da
t OF June 1876. That Government has invite,
| recotia.ions toward tie coacl:sion o.. reg
treaty.
i BY the act Ct Congress OF March 70, 1914
( the President was authorized when sc SHOULD
E receiTc satisfactory Information th@t the Otto
man Government, or that of Egypt, had organ
ICED ncW tribunals likely 10 secure to citizens O
$ the United States The same impartial Irsic
enjoyed under the exercise Of judicial Functions
8 BY dipcmatc and consular officers CT the UIiteG
States to suspend the Operations CT the at o
June -, 1860, and 10 accept Tor citizens Ct ii!
United States the Jurisdiction Of lie aeE tTibu
nails. Satisfactory information having been re
f ceived Of tho organization Of such new tribunal
10 Egypt, erased proclamation to be issuet
{ upon the 27th oe March last, su5Ecrans h,
J operation o.! the act al June %, 1850 in EgIyt
, according to the provisions OF the aci. Il COP:
of the proclamation accompanies this Message,
The United States has united With tue othca
flowers 10 Tho 0rglulaation 0! ti'cse courts. 4
is hoped that the urisdictloDa questions YShl2t
have arisen may be readily adjusted, ard that
] this adGaacc in ;udic:a! -etcTm may hr binder
ea by 30 obstac!e:.
The necessary Legislation to Garry into eil:c
tho convention respecting commercial reclpro
city concluded with the Hawaiin islands, il
1875, having been had, the prociamatlon II
carry into effect the convention as provided ~
the sct approved August l5 1876, was drly IS
sued npen tho 9Th day OF September last. A
copy thereof accompanies this message.
The connections which have been prevalent
in Mexico for some tmc past, aud which un-
happily seem to be not yet wholly quoted, have
led to complaints Of citizens o! the United
States OF injuries BY persons in authority. 1t
is hoped, however, that these will ultimately
be adjusted to the satisfaction Of both Govern
ments. The iroHt!cr Of the United States 10
that quarter has DOT been exempt from acts CT
r;ol,oo, he ,;t;7,ac ~ ono Rom, hlio ~ thoc