Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-11-27
WASHINGTON.
THE HALIFAX AWARD PAID.

November AlSt. LII pursuance
of instructions from the secretary of
state, the American minister in Lon
dOn-Mr. Welch-to-day rendered the
British government In person to Lord
Salisbury, the sum of S., 500, 900 in gold,
accompanying the payment with the
following communication. The receipt
for payment was acknowledged by Lord
Salisbury in due form.
LEGATION OF UNITED STATES,
LONDON. Nov. 81, 1878. !
My IoRD;-I have been instructed by the pres
ident of the United States to tender to her ma
iesty's government the sum OF S5,50O,OOO In gold
coin this being the sum named by two concur
ring members of the fisheries commission, lately
sitting at Halifax under authority impaired
thereto by the treaty of washington, to be paid
by the government of the United States to the
government of her Brlttanic majesty. l am also
Instructed by the president to say that such pay
ment is made upon the ground that the govern
nent of the United States desires to maintain
GOOD faith in The trestieS, and the security and
value of arbitration between the nations above all
question in its relations with her Brittanic ma
iestys government as with all other governments.
Under this motive. the government of the United
States decides TO suspend the question
of Withholding the payment from considerations
touching the obligation OF this payment, which
have been presented to her majesty's government
N the correspondence, ana which 1t reserves and
insists upon
lam. besides instructed by the president to say
that the government OF the United States deems
it of great Importance to the common and friend
" interests of The two governments in all future
treatment of questions relating to North Ameri-
can fisheries that her Brittanic majesty's gov
eminent should be distinctly advised that the
government of the United States cannot accept
the result of the Halifax commission as furnish
ing any Just measure of value of participation by
our citizens in Inshore fisheries of the British
provinces and its protest against the actual pay
ment now made being considered by her males
tvs government as in any sense an acquieSenCe
in such measure. or as warranting any inference
to that effect / have the honor to be your ODE
dent servant,
TsignedI JOHN WELSH.
OUR NAVY.
The estimates for the support of the
navy for the next fiscal year are about
the same as the sum appropriated dur
inc the last session of congress, for the
year ending June next. namely, about
S14,000,000.
The report of the secretary will show
that appropriations have not only been
confined within their proper limits, but
there is small balance to the credit of
the naval academy and marine corps.
Unless congress shall order the
building of new vessels, the sec
rotary, with the means asked,
can render these. Our navy is in
much better condition than it was a
year ago, and well adapted to peace es-
adjustments; but even in case of war
with foreign powers, 90 vessels for hos
tile purposes could at once be supplied.
These include 10 monitors and six frig-
ates for coast defense, together with
two torpedo boats.
THE NEXT HOUSE.
Says a Washington special d Nov.
21st: The committee on elections in
the next house will have a great deal of
work to do. It is already known that
contests will be made from nine states.
In view of the remarkably close vote
N a number of districts, and the in
formaity of certificates, the clerk of
the house will have very responsible
duty IN making up the roll of the next
house Of representatives.
A TREASURY ORDER.
Washington advices of the Goth says
the secretary Of the treasury has is
sued an order closing, on designated
days, the banks of the department, to
transfer the registered stock, whether
held abroad Or in the United States, of
the per cent. funded loan Of 1881, the
Al per cent. funded loan of 1881, and
the 4 per cent. consols Of 1907. If the
bonds forwarded for transfer are not
received prior to the date for closing
the transfer books, interest checks will
be drawn in favor 1.-THE party in whose
name the bonds stood at the closing,
and the assignee must look to the as
signOr for the accrued interest for that
quarter.
INTERNATIONAL SILVER CONFERENCE.
Says a Washington dispatch Of Nov
Goth: Information has been received
here from Mr.. S. Dana Horton, of Ohio,
who was secretary of the United States
delegation to the information i silver
conference which met at Iris in
August atwhich Mr.. Francis A. Walker,
Of Yale College, ex-senator Fenton,
and ex-Congressman Groesbeck,
of Cincinnati, represented the
United States, that the report of the
commissioners is about completed, and
will be ready to be submitted to con-
gress at the beginning of the coming
session, through the secretary of state.
The report will embody a translation Of
a verbatim report Of the proceed
lngs OF the conference, and an
extended review Of them, and
their significance, by the three Ameri-
can commissioners, with such COM
ments as may suggest themselves to
their minds, representing as they do
three shades of opinion with reference
to the financial question. 1t has not
become known here what recomm en-
dations, if any, will be made, but it may
be thought necessary that congress
should take some further action in
view of the fact that the European con-
. Yention of 1866, known as the Latin
Union. expires by limitation on the
31st Of December, 1879, and renews
itself, unless dissolved, for fifteen years.
1t is believed by silver men here and
elsewhere that some arrangement can
be brought about in the meantime,
by Which an understanding may exist
between the United States, and
at least few of the European nations,
N regard to the relative values of the
precious metals. 1t is understood that