, 1876-09-26

".rIi "atI s"'"@'' 1nc hlou' oonn tA' hAasoDf
= re 's smother dItlcu,ty. to which bsg 10 sali
e1 :ion 'etos The @ Sens'oWan from ltl1os tAr:
se te sos t.,o, M ct ths t
- tnow. We have never, in tho hisiory ot this
,t1y. allowed Government which had con.
3 prior to tho execution Of the duties nn, osll.
! fading e. thai arbit!at1on I fcat snythInz
,Fc! 1nny bc conhtstct into precedent In favof
TIE right Of any one patton ii a.sost now grounds
.ispute after the claims have been sstiloi Dy
this 1nal peaceful resort.
tfols on signing tho RESOLUTION VIC have already
perliscd, with many other points lii dfscussio1
submitted rs follows:
There arc two things to Which object In ttss ".
ilts Joint resolution ia suspensory; practically
\ T. s.'spen'ory Of Judgment. - suspenson o, esi'
ei at fo tr
@ Ills s sbsoais oRS sss apen sss s,sese whee
1!ncnt,yrs u the. Committee, dissent aotolute,y
Iron, That part uf the report. The testimony Ia not
In: The Committee las not considered It. II llaa
conclusions which tho Committee report have any
relation whntcyes 10 tue rcport itscl This Ia Tia
making for II viii moi aitcct tic judgment Of tho
liouae Is a. to the attitude In Which We are placed
IL treating wifi, tne G"vern,ncnt Of Vcnsxucja ii.
fcctly. Il. II thu lonre Of Representatives were IN
ak s 81 T. c' wsf s
eYsr Hc Do IN regard to Venezuela ought 10 be dona
On e, M 1y sa tioveFansnt |" thy ov
to consider ourselves authorlzed under The Constr
tulon to trent with tile Government Of Venezuela,
ne.se. sor" s III u t k , IT, @ rs ~"
these relattans ami still less ought va 10 blight
the reputation un good name Of any citizen, upon
any snch Indirect tEAnaact.o on as that.
The above is brief outline Of
THE STOCK IN THADn
which Mr. Springer ii now using as polit&>
cal capital aiming the GEungers. For this
" triumph the Times accors's him thu 'ela,n-
ponsliip" atn0ng investigators. But that tla
reader may cfeArir understand TIC ground he
must 60 over To reach ttat which, u,l1cr the
nanlpusnttnna Of A!r. Springer, has been made
To appcar TO that invest gatosas riganttc fraui,
stcreotyPc1 in certain subor',el newspapers nj
tue "Ee,cxueian Ctaitns SwlndIe.n I Will make
4 ftw statements III review.
The Kcpubiie Of Vencxucia became indebted
to citizens Of tho United States iu sums which
aggregated 81, ,6aa33, 2271G.3l.
The Indebtedness had its source III supplica
furnished Venezuela In her struggles fur inde.
pcntlcncc: IN seizures and spoliatIUns; in viola.
murder.
Many attempts Ind been made By orr Gov
cr11eilt to collect these claims through the III
rect ei1orts Of our Snstcrs to that country, but
they wcse without aya!t, hnd finally Ecne:ucla
consented to submit all the claims In question
to a Mlxcl Commission, to consist of oEc Com
missioner, to hc appointed by each Respective
Government, and these to choosc M Umpire to
decide upon cln!Ins upon Which tic Cumuis-
stoncEs could not agrec,-tsc ctoostng Of m
Umpire, IN case the Commissioners were Unable
to nsrcc Upon cllolec, to be made by tho resi-
dent Minister In Washington, either of Switzer-
land or Russtn.
Thls Commission, under solemn treaty, met
at Caracas, the capital Ut Vcllczuela. As pro-
yfdrd for, tIc Umpfru was selected by tho Rus
sfnn Ambassador. The Commission examined
all the claims pending, and passed upon thc.l,
the certificates therefor, md then reported each
Commissioner to his respective Government.
mud fcccIyeil, each from his respective Govern.
mcnt. unqualified approval.
Such, In ,rIei, lc the
u1srony nv rrr r.rrpn
as An ,ntcrnationnl offat4. Tbr " wenrvfnc stcn4
to,.nn r H. Ifnis 81 s.ntna rn,nia.}anssr p
not NECESSARY to review hero u order to clearly
comprehend The urcseut atatua nj tbis invcstfr,
Venezuelan cn,jsBary. oyerlcaDed onr State
Department, aud noui,ccd down Will, his budect
{wlirll l.asl bccn branded with the seal Of Con-
dc,nnation By The State Department on q pre-
committee af tlle Congress Of the United States
Tho work vi lie Com.leson was accomplIshed
exnctly according to treaty, or as ncat to he
.,.! I1,1 lonoefca puss,ue !ne seegti9o
OF tne ohpllo Mas NJ exception 10 US rue IN
any form: ind MS actions, bctng part OF tho
Commission work, received full sanction and
ratification. This II all mattcr Of record. Let tho
Venezuelan Commissioner with whom tho work
be auoted in sroof Of this. At TIC conrtns,n,,s
Of tic work of The Commission. Vll]afunr sul,-
nittrt full report IL Ills (;pyeru1ncnt, In
ulluti!ng to thu character Of tic Commission, he
aa that In no instance could he observe any,
thing rcllcctng upon tho integrity of the COM
Il, any Visa Iiri ri,nrntni ~ te {nf"rnsta ~ Vim.
rrurin. fnr ind In ',l,srrvcT Il, NM inst an,o INV
s, H., ~ H. .'a ah Inv, ~ ~ 5
I1 ttn a'a", ~ euu n1c u; oaee 9esheo a'lu
or2Ksh Y Tue G9iat.lassloh.n, s;.;a ,.
point o. rs coiarletenesA, ana It's entrs approv-
as tiAy tlnt tic exceptions urged by Vcnrzucla
arc Tie results practically of uftcrthoulllt; md
that to the first aud Ito tic present Congress- unu
our Uoyer,l.entl
TIE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION
,s, How comes this matter before Congress in
jts present sl.apcl As to tho constitufimlaIty