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W,sur<Grox. Nov 21.-On the 29th OF OCTOBER,
ex-Secretarv Fish wrote letter TO the EuliO. VI
The Boston Transcript in response to one by MI -"
ward l.. Pierce referring to statement Wlic" ''''
Fish had made that Senator Sumner hau ucl"So I"
number of drafts of treaties, and ASKING tll"' "o
make this general statement speclhc by hah"s w
treaties to which it referred. In compiIanoo
tti reoues4 he furnished list of treaties which ne
said had been Transmitted to the Senate TOT us AZ
too and referred by that body to the Committee Oh
Forcign Relations. while Mr.. Sumner was its char
man. and which remained Enacted npon at the tlihe
uben he erased TO be such chairman. In referring
to this list. Mr.. Fish said
II will be observed that one Of these nine teaes ~
been referred 10 the c3mmi'tse me1r nryIces As lis
before the expiration OF MI SUMNER 81, ,7n ,nJ
chairman that eight OF them Weto ar,S ,t ~
anproyed Witnn tire weeks after the hppoii lc ,
his successor. The fact that argt hun W. ,'nittee
hod tailed 10 receive the consideration OF TIE coi
az The time when Mr. Summers Appointment AZ ~
man expired (e not removed, the rJes Oh ,
recurring the appointment OF lts stunning c,ih I -,
every session., commented on ~ ine lis, fr
connection with ms nature To DC .ntcd in a
nuoptly and publicly mcnt Oncl, anu Wa w. G,nnor
niuPr nm Juy IS72 during Mr. summers liicum,l,
and vi, rcfcre1ce n recall Alright. 10 statement
49, 81 NE Commute cx lrcd, he eft hut one treaty hot
acted upon The list as given above was pun e,rs
1trr " before M. IN answir 20 IN ali ecd 1,i ~
Mr. sumner, Of ue correctness Of tl 3D.. -" %oorr
~. s.er above referred TO by Senator III '"o NV"t''
Institute.
The Senate in executive session. yesterday re-
moved the Injunction Of secrecy from IT'S proceed
ings in regard to the treaties referred to ny eA-
Secretary FISH, SO far rs to allow the puoilc'lon
fine date when each of them was read ana releiicu
TO Mr.. Summers committee, and also the ua'e u"
which il was reported. From this list whch has
been made public to-day II appears that every o,'o
of The nine treaties, which Nh. tish acco'cu 'ii'
runner of smothrrug in The committee "oio
oc,,allv r.ported 10 the Senate by Mr. Sumner HIM.
aaIr icforo his removal from his chairman
snip Of the committee. This fact MI ii'h
could not officially know, as the date'
when sucb reports were made, was one
If the executive secrets Of the Senate; but ITS pup
licotion To-day proves that whatever delay there
WIS in the ratification OF the treaties III question:
was NOT due TO the neglect of Mr.. Sumner or the
committee over which he presided, but to that OF
the Senate itself, and that Mr.. Fish, in banning
Mr.. Sumner for these delays, has unwittmsy Hohe
a great Injustice to the memory o. one whose prac-
ticc IL was not to allow the business oi hls commit
fee 70 accumulate Enacted upon. The following Is
ibc list Of treaties. published by Mr. Fish three
weeks ago as not having been acted upon by Mr'
Summers committee while he remained rs lis chaIr-
man, and the dates at when he actu"Hy l'P"i''u
them:
The Guatemala convention for TIE snrrepieT o. cIi r
nal. wa, road aaI referred December 3. lS'o AM IT,
uorted bv Mr. euurc. Jauulry 10, 1871. ,,
The Nicaragua Convention for Bee Alido 'h "i ii'
uals was submitted December =, 1870, ana lcpoIteu DJ
MI Sumner : uuary j.. ISL. ..,.
TI. tu-tl1-. -u-Gr, convention, relating 10 haiuIHi
zqiar wg. referred 'rcWber II, 1870, and reporter
March l.. 1871. by ~. Cameron.
Tine = tlyaaur treaty az Amy and Consular = ~ '-'7
was submitted January ., and reported haIoh l. l9I
bs Mr.. sumner. - ..-.,t..
nm. Or.dt Britain Convention. relating 10 n'Lui.lzt
ton Was submitted May - and reported june 4" Io'"
by Nr sumner. ,... .-,
The treaty with Mexico the subject Of claims was
referred December $, lsOo, and reported Mdich ~
1869. by Mr. Cameron. , - ,o.o,,
rns Conbl treaty for the construction OF an ocean
ctI across me l~tinuscs uf Panama and Dailrn, WIS
rricrreI Apr and reportod by Mr. sumner July l."
1870. .... .,,5 moi .,,-
fon December :, 1870, ana cpoIlo" ~
Nh Summer ,ruuary II, ISL
1ne perm treaty IOr tie eXIaditipn OF CRIMINALS WA
submitted December Is 1870, AMI reported Jthh5 -
1871, 10y Mi Sumner. 60. ,,.,,,,,,o ,ros
submitted JanuI TO- and reported Maich To- I5'V' Dy
Tne OBJECT Of removing the Injunction OF secrecy was
ia verify or dispIOve the assertions "l -o'lo!iS
Fish with REGARD 10 Mr.. SINNERS delay H. ftpoI tine
treaties from the Committee on Foreign LEGATIONS ior
the action OF tine Senate