Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-10
SEVEN TO DECIDE.
The Arbitration Treaty Now
Before Our Upper House.
TEXT OF ITS IMPORTANT FEATURES

A High Joint Arbitration Commission
of Seven and How it is to be Appointed
The Questions it is to Worry Over
Liability fo- Damages not Among the
Subjects Presented-The New Trouble
Over a Mo0us Vivendi-Our UItimatum.
WASHINGTON. March 10-The text of the
Behring sea arbitration treaty which the
senate is wrestling with is as follows;
The questions which have arisen between the
government oc the United States and the gov
ernment Of her Brittanic majesty concerning
the jurisdictional rights of the United States in
the waters of Behring sea, and concerning also
the preservation of the fur seal in, or habit
ually resOrtin.- 10, the said sea, and the rights
of the citizens and subjects of the countries as
regards the taking Of fur seal in, or resorting
~, the said waters, shall be submitted to a tri-
bunRl Of arbitration t. be composed of seven
arbitrators who shall be appointed in the fol-
lowing manner: That is to say two shall he
named by the president of the United States;
two shall be named by her Brittanic majesty;
his eXcellency the president of the French re-
public shall be jointly requested by the con-
tracing parties TO name one his majesty the
king of Italy shall be 50 requested to name one;
and his majes'y the king of Norway shall be
so requested II name one.
Providing for Vacancies.
The seven arbitrator to he named shall be
jurists of distinguished reputation in their
respective countries. In case of the death, alb
sence or incapacitS to serve of any or either OF
the sad arbitrator. or in the event of any or
either of the said arbitrator emitting or de-
Ginning or ceasinE to act such, the president
of the United States or her Brittanic majesty;
or his eXcellency the president of the French
republic; or his majesty. the king of italy; OF
his majesty, the king of Sweden and Nor
way, as the case may DC. shall name. or shall
be requested to name. forthwith another per-
son to act as arbitrator in the place and stead
OF the arbitrator originally named by such
head of state.
Opening for Another Dispute.
And in the event Of a refusal or omission for
two months after receipt of the joint request
from the high contracting parties OF his ex-
ceuency the president OF the French republic,
or his majesty the king of Italy, or his
majesty the king of sweden and Norway, to
name an arbitrator. either to fill the original
appointment or MI a vacancy as above pro-
Vlded then in such case the appointment shall
be made or the vacancy shall be filed in such
manner as the contestinc parties shall agree.
Presentation of Cases.
Article two provides for the meeting of
arbitrator at Paris twelve days after both
cases are made up and delivered; that all
questions shall be determined by the ma
jority, and that the high contracting par
ties shall each have one agent to attend the
tribunal
Article III.-The printed case OF each of
the two ies,accompanied by the documents
the official correspondence and the evidence on
which each relies. shall be delivered
in duplicate to each of the arbitrator
and the agent of the other
party as soon as may be after the appoint
ment of members o: the tribunal but within a
period not exceeding three months from the
date of the exchange of the notifications of tine
treaty.
Production of Evidence.
Article four provides that three months
after the original printed cases have been
presented either party may present addi-
tlonal evidence, etc, and also allows adj
ditional time to procure evidence when it
must be obtained from long distance.
1t also provides for the supply BIZ one
party to the other of any report to which
allusion is made without copy of said
report being annexed, when said other
party shall demand the same.
Duties of the Agents.
Article VT shall be the duty of the agent
of each party within one month after the ex-
piratiOn of the time limited for the delivery Of
the counter case on both sides to deliver in
duplicate to each of the arbitrator and to the
agent OF the ether party printed argument
showing the points and referring to the evil
dence upon which his government relies and
either party may also support the same before
the arbitrator by oral argument of counsel:
and the arbitrator may. If they desire further
calculation with regard to any point. require a
written or printed statement or argument or
oral argument by counsel upon il, but in such
case the other party shall be entitled to reply
either orally or in writing, as the case may be-