, 1881-12-09

"oNtH'H TX NA1 llApFU "Es INV tft
wctc instructed to HiDre for Il tohcnrang 1t this
case. Upoh further rct1eetinn hnvo concluded
to withdraw TINT ttsatrtletlot,, and ! thlnk
nth bunnd IN nss,lmo that. before reversing tho
Judgment Of tls predecessor. which fad bceti
Rcccptctl by this Government tand. rs VIC SUPP
rosc,i t1y Hpn!n, ns Il t!nnt adjudication Of tho
intent nj thp agreement III tHi1. hnd nls0 nA to
stun appointed utst1cr IT, the eminent ttptomnt
who nctcl a. utnrlrr hail carefully reviewed
these Judgments. and considered tho cunse-
G,lencrs OF a.icll reversal. and It weul1 mt bc
proper for this Government. by urging the unt.
p!re tu roview aid correct his optuo,,,
EVEN TO BEEN To INTIMATE
Tint 80 Travo n t!sty had been lightly discharged.
And receive this Judgment. tf.aruforc, ns tho
carcfulfy. considered ana i,npnrtial opinion Ut
tho Umpire. linfusc attaching ii this dccls0n
MI tho ruApcct Htid weight To which tho we'll
knsssyn ability anl ehnrlctcr Of Count fA3wen-
hnurt cNtttio It. It bccutcs tny duty to Ftntc. III
urslcr TINT such p.ltoli tnny he formally COM
muhlcAttal to the commission. that thls Guveril-
1ssunt etnlNIt nccrpt st&ch Judgment MS Within
Tho conpctc tcncp Of tho umpire to render, md
sllnt It canntt submit tito clssca rcmaintny ,lt,-
su1tlcd In tho dockut to tho application Of prlu-
ciplus
DISTINCTLY rr:1'trTtATED DY T1tR AGREE
MESr ITSELF.
Tho principle upon which tho Iuzzl case rests,
stntnst simply and briefly. IL this: that rho enm-
snss!nm hns tho Right 10 ~ bchiu,l the certificate
of naturalization tp sieglde, nut whpther tho
court which, Issltr,I 1t wns or competent jurls-
dIc:nn, not wttcthur certificate VI nMturaizt-
ti0n iins boen :,r,ntci til tho clhir,tant, hit
w.'cthur It hns beoil property Krautel In short,
TINT t1lu commission Is II court OF appcn. with
tho right to review tho tsuty-ren-
ttcred Judgment ur the courts of
tho Unitcl Stntcs. This Issue, which
utrn ~.
been mndc brfure. In 1871. In the c,lsc Ut Del
Kssdo, Sir. lartnoll. Minister from Frarce, their
umpire, ctIdcd: '''phat tho claimant hns acpn
nAtur,llIzcI nj American citizun according 10
tho fhws III Uui&ctl Stitcs: thnt the Jltdxe whu
urlercd him to be admitted citIzen Ut tho
UnttoA Suites vas. M It hns bnen decided In
1nany cuscs ny tho Supreme Court uf tho United
Stntcs,
TIE COstrETEST AUTHORITY
to tlceIdu II the elnnnt hud sufficiently COM
pIlttI With tue lnw, which prcsCrlbcs continued
rusltlcnee Ut live years III tho United atutca be-
fore having II right to obtain naturalization;
Hint tuere II III uv:ltctlec nor EhNr3e 9t tho
naturalization having buun obta!ne' by ff1ttld;
ihAt tho eiAimunC bAs not lost thu American
citizenship wtErh lr Inns obtained By naturnllxl-
uuu; lhHt. therefore, hu l,n5 II right to bu heurA
by tho Cutnnltsson..' Iu 1S,0, iu tno c.,se ot
uuallu1ucz. uaruIl Hlalu. Minister from 1tMy,
thrn umpire. dccldtd as follows: " "Tboret0ro
tho construction thus Rlvan. howeyer 1ru.d It
may 10 decEct, m'lst TO followed 50 lo'tK as 1t
IL 1!nilI'peaclett ssiA tfnruVersea w an Auleft-
cat' trto1lnnt OF. superior: Jurisdiction. The
Tribunals of tic United states IRE the SOLO IN
fefi'roters or tllo Inws VI t1la cotltrs, aa It ls
mt tho privilege of thu umpire to reVluw their
Hajsid'cattnn as to tho requirements OF taoss
Laws; uttl agNln III
.. THE CASE W foRrUASDo,
tho sano uuspte dcctdel that, "us to tho tru-
rc{scd allegation Ut Atnerican citizenship Ut tho
sle&easel, cntnpatent aud sufficient proof thorc-
Ut III required By tho ngrecnent 0f Fet. u, ls1l,
~ r!fe by hls cersifiuatc OF GENERALIZATION, such
certificate Eiut heipx pruvod or ohuraed to hure
been procured W fraud or issued in violation
Of publlu law, trcatlcs. Or naiural Justice, aud
such grounds of impoachmcnr, uuon which nny
cert!Heatu Ut nnttlralza tlon may bo declared al
tugether v0I,i nut being found Ia ths case, tho
umpire called upun tu rcsolys such cunlllcr
rbuut tic tileRiancu Ut the leceascd nlust, fol-
lowing preyluus aslIud!cauons by um-
1!re3 OF this commission, and III
tho absence Ut any treuty between spatn
and tho United States, restricting tho power Of
the unItcd states to Krnnt naturalization In ne