The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-22
THAT FIVE MILLION AWARD.
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ON fHE FISHERY QUESTION,


Senator Buinc's resolution adopted 10y thu Son
nte on the 18th inst Mr.. Hayes transmitted
~ that body to-day the correspondence with
Great Britain rratv" to the selection ol Mr..
Dclfossc. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
plcnipotcntiary from Belgium. MS the third
Comm ssioncr under tho twrnty-third article
Of the Treaty Of Washington on the question "
fisheries. The corr pOnd"ncc IL voluuinous.
and opens with n note to Sir Edward Thornton
from Acting Secretary Of state Davis. dated
July 7. 1873 in which he says tho necessary leg
isaton TO carry into effect the articles OF tho
treaty Of May 3. 1871. between tho United States
and her Majesty. having been passed. and tho
articles having gone into effect. it is necessary
that tho two Governments should ngrcc upon n
third commissioner. The treaty provides that
II ut the expiration Of three months from the
time when the articles take effect the third COM
missioner shall not have been agreed on. he
then shall be named 10y the representative ofhis
Majesty the Emperor Of Austria and King Of
Hungary In London. Sir Edward WINS
reminded Of his conversations with Secretary
Fish in which the Secretary expressed hie
opinion that 1t would he better frr both coun-
tries that they should agree upon the third
commissioner IL possible. and that in no event
should any person bc thought Of IN that capaci-
~ who is not thoroughly familiar with the
deeply impressed with the opinion that unless
the two Governments could soon agree upon n
third commissioner the arbitration would I've
carried over To another season. In ordcr To
avoid such contingency. Sir Edward was in
formed that our Government would concur in
the choice OF either Mr.. Marcscal. the Mexican
Minister: Mr. Gutenberg. the Russian Minister,
Mr. Borccs the Brazilian Ministers Mr.. Polo.
the Spanish Minister: Mr.. Noaillcs. the French
Minister; or Mr.. Barnhard the Minister Of tho
Netherlands. as thcthc third commissioner.
Minister Thornton replied on July l6 TINT
Canada objected tc the third arbitrator being n
Minister Residentat Washington and preferred
10 resort to the alternative provided 10y the
treaty. namely. to leave tho nomination TO tho
Austrian Ambassador ~ London.
On sept Il SECRETARY FiSl replied to the above.
saving that the President regretted that in the
list " names presented for III" consideration of
her Majesty no on WIS found in whom her
Government WIS willing 10 connd". Inc l,resi-
dent nevertheless retained the fullest confidence
IN the inpartiailty. Independence. intelligence
and integrity Of cnch one OF the gentlemen
named. The Secretary added: " Tn" reference
IN your note To- the p.sopic and Dominion of
Canada seems to imply "A practical transfer TO
that province Of the right OF nomination which
the treaty gives to her Majesty
Sir Edward Thornton. on sept. ~. addressed
a,noIe in reply tea f9rmorcommunica,ion from
Mr.. Davis. in which he said that toward the end
Of inc June preceding ne hipl me hon"ri
IN complisnc" with an instruction from Earl
urunNlu', 70 INFORM MI cll tilUt Us tltfc wis
am ulty IN ilndins, a person To act ~ third
commissioner her MaIcsty's Government pro-
posed that q, Ministers ot tie United STATS
and II her Majesty at the Hague should bc
authorized to sec u they could not agree upon
some Dutch gentleman 20 net ~ third commits
sloner. who would be acrcutahlc To both GOV
ernmenis. Mr. Fish, Sir Edward SAYS. recent.
~ said To me- that ns | had made this proposal
communica,on | have now been instructed
BY Lord granville To ,repea' ihe aboyc men
~ n 9a..f ff.nlo 4 INV
the honor. by means Of TINS note. Of inviting the
Government of the United States TO take it into
CON R ma Arrs,7s my n ,tn
made hy ner MaIesty's Government.
Mr. Fish replied on sept 81. saying:
am directed hy the rc sidcnt to say that the place
OR namln. t,ini commissioner ,hu. proposal ~ her
Mai sly Governmen ,ar,s rom q, lro' ;.on' q the
the nate The President therefore doe, not re hun.
suir i"s s' Soncu,Sa ' o. INV fcay IN To- cis'
.en,cG i" by the tni,'d stu I, ds't TO be- r.
sr"iied ina, her No''i,. Go. cr1m'ni ia. i04'c 10
tird .arn, : o inr ~ a'y ~ creny, q va, aei'ed
the Prc,ilrm ., tie tmt'd sta,', 'rl her Rliannt
ype.y CONSTANTLY. alionsh u. Inn. wi.mn whi.h
inauon cApircd TO-DAY, SET eii,t thDi Lord Gran,te
g. cNruaron u tn i,u.'. Ida one i~nehe,c mat
hsr Isc, n y and ia" a., , - ,s
tndce'or To- carr, ny Ng,nlnn ihc MANI. q intent II
n Gu. hr,gun MI meet vain response from her
Sir Edward Thornton replied, on oct. /. say
ing that he irlt Il t. IT, his duty 10 express his
convi'ton thni hef llaIesty's Government had
MAD. every cuou 10 comply WIN n" iwenly-
third artir.r nt TIC treaty. Proof Il It's desire
hal teen given by ~" lrorn'al wnirh i" had
made that III" Belgian MIN ~trr al Washington
should ue appointed To- M, position. a, a-o tho
proposal tnat the United Slaies and Brush
Ministers IT Ia" Hague should name 'hird
M Fish, ON OCT. g. in reply to Sir Edward,
sMN uri 40" i't . I" b" his duty To- recall Z" Nir
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