Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-12-09
CHILL WILL PAY UP
Our New Treaty With the Lit
tie Republic.
A GREAT CREDIT TO rGAn
Dsmoersss wm Have Noshins nanss 70
ssy About Him-RauAs1 ~
the Senate.

went INTO cxecouvo 8ou on too
Gillian treaty and presidential sp-
poinfments Just - soon ~ the routine
business xAs dispossd of. The only
measure pssssd was the bill ordering
the construction OF . bridge eighty -five
feet high and with 1000 feet spAn
acEoss the Mississppi river above New
Orleans.
WAsHIsGTos, Dec. s.-Ths treaty with
Chill, which the senate today ratified,
Was the one brought to the United
States by Minister Egan on the occasion
OF his recent return from South Amer
lea IL was transmitted TO the senate
by President Harrison, with his annual
message. and referred to the commit
Tee on foreign relations. At the meet
INK OF the committee YESTERDAY IL Was
voted To recommend its ratification.
In the secret session of the senate to-
day there WAS no discussion OF the
measure and 10 was received with unan-
imous approval. No roll call was
taken. but the vice president declared
70 had received tlse votes Of two-thirds
OF the senators.
Minister Egau MAS at the cspi .ol
when the action OF the senate was
taken, and after adjournment no re-
celved many congratulations upon tins
substantial result OF his labors In Chill.
The report OF Secretary of State Fos-
ter To the president N submitting the
treaty says:
There are many long standing
claims Of American citizens against the
government of Chill. some have been
pending for over tfty years; others
originated between 1850 and 1860; but
the most important ones are out Of the
Gillian Peruvian war OF ls79-s3. Slni-
liar claims against Chill of the citizens
of other governments have been eats.
factorily settled.
wants tn Liquidats.
Early in the present year Mr.. Egan
reported disposition on the part of
the Chl!lan government TO agree with
tnIs government upon some mode of
settling all pending claims. removing
thereby the only remaining causes OF
difference between the two govern
ments- Mr.. Egan WAS instructed to
undertake negotiations for that pur-
pose, and the treaty was concluded
winch Is transmitted herewith. Is fol-
lows 81 closely the language OF the
French claims treaty, concluded Janu-
AIRY IS. 1880, which In practice proved
satisfactory that there IL no occasion
for any legislation OF Its text.
'The Claims arising out OF the III
treatment of the sailors of the United
States ship Baltimore, At Valparaiso Oc-
tober 10. 1891. have been satisfactorily
settled by the government of Chill of 8
suitable indemnify To be distributed
among the families ct the deceased
and among the injured men. The
only claims Treaty which has hereto
fore been celebrated between the two
governments Was that of November 10,
1858. which vas not of general char
acter. but FOR the settlement only of
sO-cslled Macedonian claims This
conference has already been uuani-
mously ratified by both houses of the
Cn.lian congress, and its ratifications
can be exchanged at any time when II
has received the approval of the sen-
atc."
what the Treaty Provides.
The preamble TO the treaty reads as
follows
The United States of America and
the republlc of Chill animated by the
desire to settle and adjust smicably the
claims made by the citizens Of either
country against the governments of
either. growing out OF acts committed
by tue civil or military authority Of
either country, have agreed to make
arrangements for that purpose, by
means OF conference, and have named
ss their pleni ipoteutiarles to confer aud
agree tnereupon ne follows:
''The president of the United States,
DAr~snE a
minister ples potentisry of the United
States st Santiago. and the president of
republic Of Chill. Issdore Errszueriz.
minister of foreign affairs of Chilli"
The articles of treaty provide that
claims of corporations, companies, in
diyiduals or citizens OF the United
States upon Chih, arising out of acts
committed by tne civil or military au-
thorites Of Chill, while the claimant
was in the ssrvice of the enemies Of
Cbili or voluntarily giving sIt and COM
fort 20 the ssme, and on the order and
GAINS OF citizens Of Chhi upon the
United states, arising under ike cir
eumstsucss, shsil be referred 10 . com
nittee of three persons, one from Chill.
one from the United states and the
third to be named by the president OF
the Swiss republic.
sommi>-sepers Decsssss Ttnsi.
The eomistee shslI meet ~ Washing
ton within six months after ratification
OF she treaty.. which ratification must
oe examined PRIOR 10 February Z. 1898.
All clans must be- examined by toe
cOfnmittse aud decided upon within
sx months from the date of their first
meeting for husness
The contracting parties engage 10 sc-
cept The deelson OF two commissioners
o. binding anon them and promIse 30
ray al sums Of money awarded With IN
ar months alter the date OF the final
aNsfd without interest, after the ae-
duet on from such sums OF ratahie am
cunt - ecver the expenses Of the COM
mitfse. wbich shall n no ease exceed :
per cent Of the mount The findings Of
she conmftise are e. De cons dsred
by bstm parties ss full. perfect and
tinsi settlement Of any claims on escn
government and thar they snail clalus
.hethef or not the same nssv nave
k.s,1 presented 10 tne notice of. msae
praferrsd OF laid Before tne sstd con,-
ns.ttee. snail, fro0s aud alter the con.
eiu-ion cf the proceedings % .id
CORN. tte~. be treaced snd c0asidered
"a fasliv settled ard concluded
barred