Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-10-06
AS AGREED WITH CHILL.
Three Commissioners to Hear and Dctl
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Three Commissioners to Hear and Deter
mine Claims WIN he Appointed.
New YORK, Oct, 3.-Minister Egan is
on his way TO this country, bearing
with him the treaty for the determine
ton and settlement of the claims of
United States citizens against the
CHILEAN authorities arising out of the
attacks upon them at Valparaiso dur
ing the civil war. The treaty consists
of twelve articles. Sum married. they
are as follows:
Article refers all claims arising under tho
treaty to three commissioners, one to be ap-
pointed by the president of the United States,
one by the president Of the CHILEAN republic
and the third by agreement of the two presi-
dents, or by the president of the Swiss
confederation in the event Of their failure
to agree on the appointment Article
2 declares the commission to be COM
petent and obliged to decide upon all
claims referred to it. Article provides for
the filling OF possible vacancies in the commits
sion, and article names Washington as the
place OF its meeting. The latter article also
fixes the time OF meeting, which is to be within
SIX months Of the ratification of the treaty,
and provides that the concurring judgment OF
two OF the three commissioners shall be bind
ing in every decision and award.
Article limits the evidence on which the
commission shall act to such as the respective
governments shall furnish.
Article provides that the decisions of the
commissioners or OF any two OF them, shall be
conclusive and final: and provides for the state
nlent of all pec.il,iary awards being made in
gold coin of ,Aa United States. The article
also provides for the payment Of interest on
awards and for the Limitation of the rate and
period.
Article binds the high contracting parties
to give effect to the decisions Of the commission
without Obiect ion, evasion or delay.
Article 8 requires all Claims to be presented
within two mcnihs CT the first meeting of tho
commission for business, but gives the commits
sion power to extend that period for reasonable
cause by further period of two months.
Article 0 limits the duration of the commits
sion to six months, except under unavoidable
circum stances. and requires all payments
awarded to be paid by one government to an
other at the capital Of the government to whom
the award is made within six months after the
final decision.
Article 10 deals with minutes. the employ
ment of secretaries and the remuneration OF
the commissioners and Of all minor officials;
those OF equal rank of each government to
have equal pay, and the third commits
sioner to he paid by the two govern
ments in equal moleties: the expense to be de-
fraycd out Of a rateable deduction, not exceed
Ing per cent on the sums awarded SO far as
such deduction will be available; the excess Of
expense to he paid by the governments in equal
moleties. 8
Article II binds the government to accept the
decision OF the commission as a full. perfect
and fnnl settlement OF the questions RENTED
to it. Article II provides for the ratification
OF the treaty by both republics in accordance
with the requirements OF their respective con-
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