Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-28
The Extradition Treaty.


The following Is the concluding letter in
a correspondence transmitted to the house to-
day on the subject of the extradition between
the United States and Great Britain:
Secretary Flsh to Sir Edward Thornton:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. !
WASHINGTON, December e3 1875.
SIR-ReferT1ns 10 your note OF the twenty
seventh Of October ultimo, and to my reply
Of the thirtieth of that month, and to your
note Of November 29th, in which you did me
the honor to inform me of the issIling OF an
order IN London for the arrest of three GRIM
inals whe had been previously discharged
by her maJesty's government, and who had
been the subject of the late correspondence
on the question Of the extradition, have
now the honor to inform you that further
information has been received of the arrest
Of Brent and Of hls surrender by her ,tlfiesty' s
government 10 the rerson authorized to re-
ceive srd convey hlm to the United States
II is understood that Winslow and Gray, the
two other fugitives for whom warrants were
also issued, have escaped from, or are con-
cealed In Great Britain and CaI,not be found
The representative of the United States in
Lendcn has informed me of the sincere desire
Of her maiesty's government to cause their
arrest which; howete,1 L has not been posi-
bic Is effect. Under these circum-
stances, |, and in accordance with
the statements contained in my note of the
thirtieth Of October last, the President will
now be ready to respond to any acquisitions
which may be Wade,cn ire pait OF her maies-
tvs co7ernr1ent under the tenth article of the
treaty of 1912, and will hereafter make sim
liar request upon her maiesty's government
as heretofore under the treaty, and will again
regard the treaty in full force, subject to the
right reserved te esther party to terminate the
same PURSUANT b the eleventh article thereof.
| have great satisfaction in eenteying to you
this information, aid In being able to state
that no obstacles now exist In delivering up to
justice fugitive criminals under the treaty of
1912 until such time as the two governments
may be enabled to perfect and form into a
more comprehensive arrangement ] have
the honor to be with the highest considera-
ton, sir, your obedient seryant
HAMILTON FISH
Summoned.
At q meeting of the senate committee on
privileges and elections this morning, Sena-
tor Herman presented q REQUEST In writing
from SenatGf Kelley, of Oregon, asking that
the following named gentlemen be subpenaed
to appear here as witnesses In the Oregon
case: J. n. Miller and John p Parsons, who
acted with Cronin in the electoral college,
and w. B. Laswell and Henry Klippell, who
were voted for with Cronin on the electoral
ticket. These gentlemen were summoned as
requested.
The President on the Extraditiofi
Treaty.
The President In his message on the extra
diton treaty between the United States and
Great Britain, says: at is with great salts
faction have to announce that her majesty s
governi.ient, while expressing its desire not
to be understood to recede from the interpre-
tatlon which, II its previous correspondence,
1t had put on the treaty, but having a regard
to the prospect of the new treaty and the
powers possessed by either party of spon-
taneously denouncing the old one, caused the
rearrest on the fourth Instant, of Brent, one
of the fugitives who had been previously
discharged, and attei waiting the requisite
tin1e M which a fugitive is entitled to apply
for his discharge, on the twenty-frst surren-
dered him 10 the agent appointed on behalf
of this government to receive and convey him
to the United States. As the surrender of
Great Britain without condition or stipulation
Of any kind being asked, removes the OBJ
stacle which interrupted the execution of the
treaty, shall no longer abstain from making
demands on her majesty s governn ent for the
surrender Of the fugitive criminals, nor from
entertaining acquisitions of that charac-
ter from that government under the treaty of
1842, but will again regard the treaty as ope-
rative, hoping to be able before long to con-
clude with her rlajesty's government new
treaty of broader and more comprehensive
nature. The correspondence accompanying
the message includes the dispatches before
published as far back as June and July of the
present year.
The Theme of the Debate i'm the House.
The political paper which formed the basis
of the active debate in the house of repre-
sentatiyes to-day, covered the preamble and
resolutions of the citizens meeting at Pixies
operahouse, Cincinnati, December Goth, at
which Hon. Henry Stanbery presided.
Committees ON Counting the Electoral
Vote.
The senate branch of the joint committee
on counting the electoral vote had a session
Of several hours duration to-day, confined
princi pally to an interchange of views and
suggestions in regard 10 the subject. The
house branch of the committee have not yet
held a meeting.