The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-08
WHEELING WEST VA. SATURDAY MORNING JANUARY
ESTABLISHED AUGUST "a, 1852.

on the arbitratoTs, and on which svidenct
the award was made; also whether th'
government had taken any steps 10 securl
o veri6cation Of the recently published
statement OF Proi, Hind.
Mr.. Newburry obtained unanimouI
consent to make some remarks on the
subject, He charged distinctly the fol
lowing facts, and he thought they were
susceptible Of clear proof: That traudu'
lent testimony and altered official doCu'
ments had been brought before the Com
mittee; that such alterations and false
testimony were made designedly and con-
tinuonsly by authorised agents Of the Brit.
ish Government, and that extraordinary
precautions had been taken by such
agents to prevent the discovery OF the al.
terations by the United States Govern.
ment,
The question, he continued, was q mo.
mentous one. The open charges were as
clear as MONDAY; that In an arbitration
between two Of the most civilized nations
OF the globe TO settle Q grave question OF
national right, false and fraudulent testi.
mony had been knowingly manufactured
and produced by one party 10 the
wrong OF the other, He believed the
party in power in England at the pres.
ent time had no hand In this crime;
that II felt keenly the disgrace brought
upon its Government, and that It would
willingly reopen the whole question, II
the British Government did not atone
for this wrong England would again have
earned the epithst, "perddious Albion"
He asked leave to offer for reference TO
the Committee on Foreign Affairs reso.
luton reciting the allegation that before
the 30 called Fishery Award Committee,
made in Halifax In November, 1877, false,
fraudulent, simulated and altered official
documents and statistics were offered and
produced to procure the alleged award, all
OF which false and fraudulent evidence
was we'll known to and procured design.
edly and with corrupt intent by the agenis
and officers Of the British Government, II
further recites that this state OF facts has
long since been brought to the notice OF
the English Commissioners aud the Brit.
ish Government who have all declined to
take any steps towards sninvestgation and
1t is believed the prompters oil this great
national wrong have been rewarded by
the British Government; In conClu.
sion itproyides for the appointment OF @
special committee to investigate the sub
jeGt.
Mr.. Field objected to the reference Of
the resolution,
Mr.. Hawley said be moro than doubted
the wisdom OF the language made use OF
to-day. The United States Government
and the British Government had sub.
mitted tho grave question OF international
arbitration to the eternal honor OF both
people TheawAr had been mAdo against
Great Britain at GsneYa, and II had paid
It like q man. The Canadian fishery
award had been made agaluSt the United
States Government, and II had paid II like
a man. 1t was alleged In the public Jour
mails that there had been grossly fraudu.
lent testimony given in that case, He was
willing 10 pursue the policy whiCh.would
be pursued between gentlemen. He
would wait until the gentleman had time
to SEQ whether he had not himself
been imposed npon. Out OF Courtesy 10 the
British Government II should be taken for
granted that fraud had been committed
on II first and then on the United States
Government. He had not tho shadow OF a
doubt that the British Government would,
II II found that fraud had been committed,
ask that the question should be reopened,
lie thought the matter could safely reBt
In the hands OF the Secretary OF State.
Mr.. Newburry-The British Govern.
ment officials have had notice OF this for
probably two years
Mr.. sprlnget's resolution was then re.
isrred 10 the Committee ON Foreign Al.
III NLnu