New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06

In transmitting to Congress the papers relating to the
award. the I'm OF May us7sl. President Hayes
recommended the appropriation OF necessary sum,
with such discretion In the Ex ~cniive Government, In
the public Interests may seem To require. The Whole
matter was referred TO- the Committee on Foreign Re-
Committee. Hon. Hannibal Hamn, made au elaborate
report reviewing the history Oh the transaction III
very thorough hnd Impartial munher ne aiSo sun,
mttcd resolution, declaring that the views and
recommendations embraced IN tho report OF the Senate
Committee on FOREIGN Relations t3uthhg the award
made by The Fishery Commission at Halifax are hereby
approved" The Committee. NJ the same time. reported
oil appropriang five and half millions Tor the pay
meut OF tue award.
Presdent Of the Uuted states should hc authorized to
pay the award. IT, after correspondence with the Gov
of Great Britain he SMALL without further com
muniCHttOn with Congress-, deem that such payment
sha c demanded by the honor ana c0od fniti OF the
Nation and II In pursuance OF that CONCLUSION tho
award shah he pd, The President shall soon may be
thereafter lay the correspondence with the
British Government relating thereto before Congress-"
MIR. Hdmln pointed ont IN hs report the possibility that
the Halifax Commission hal pt0ce ded ultra and
fakrn into consideration elenents fairly In
The submitted" When the King OF the NEITHER.
land ;" sud the report selected AZ umpire In 1877
to settle the Northeastern boundary dispute between
Great Britain aud the United states his award set
aside ON the plain and Justtabe ground stated by Mr.
Clay ;heu Secretary OF state. that his Majesty had rec
commended mode Of settlement outside Of the icts aud
terms Of sulnlssiOu.' Had NJ DcliOsso ana MI Gait
proceeded IN = similar mAnneri
Attention was also lied by Mr. HaInlin to the fttt
that me award Was made only ny Two olhulst onols'
tho third dissrntng In Tie Two other C0nn,.si1ms 1T
chly provided that m'1"ry, oi ' ar ' Tlr,
siOnrTs should decide. hut Ia constituting TIC Fishery
fair nferrnccl Richmond un arhitratlnns ana awards,
Fraucs Russell aud her eminent English authorities,
lay down the doctrine hat On efcfehte Ia several ar
ators. win provision that less than all Shal make
an award, must act aud all must act ogether ara
every 81 the proceedings must lie IN The presence
of all the award Eu-t be signed bv All NJ the same
tine" he LORdOn TiWcs July d, 1870 Just before the
Commission organic az Halifax, hid asserted that "0n
every uont that before the Flshrty Commission
deri-iOn the unanimous consent Of all its mrnbefn
H. by the terms 0f the treaty nect"saiy Dr.or" M
toritative verdict can be given" Aui MIR Blake me
Minister OF Justice for Canada. han declared 1870
that the amount OF compensation shall tcccNHmusI
be- the amount unanimously agreed upon by The Com
mi-sioncfH."
hr uaulIn. representing the Committee on Forelcn
Reinons careful not to put the United Sthesln me
atlitude OF rrpudiltug the award. " However mdch'
sAii the report. may regard the award lnhlc ny
Halifax as excessively rNOrbitant ana possibly beyond
the legal aud proper power oi those mning w. y"n
Co.Init er would recommend that ne unfeIhlhrh
Uuite states dsresarl H. n inc Government @I
Her Britannia Majesty after fu rrNlow OIll the hr0
aud circumstances OF the case, snail cuh'ii' "" "
clare the award DO lawfully aud hOhOftbly que ~
wa. nptly added that The intelligence ana virtue ul
British statesmen cannot fail To suggest tht hrpioh
can only be retained ia fixed mode OF ndJhthg MIR
national disputes by demonstrating ts cnceh'y as
method of securing mutual Justice hnd thus a'surlR
mutual content without which awards ana NeFdc's
are powerful only for mischer' hu,f.
To the resolution approving tho report "A'e Wy ~