Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-14
Report Of the Secretary Of State Sent
to Congress.
AMOUNT TO Be APPROPRIATED
Full List of Claims and the Dam
ages Approved.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

secretary Of State in regard Ito the award
CT the commissioners appointed pursuant
to the stiDulatcns of the convention OF
ebruary 5, 1896, between the United
States and Great Britain, providing for
the settlement of claims presented by the
latter against the former in virtue of the
convention of February 30 1892"
In his message the President says: "The
report OF the Secretary of State presents a
clear eDitome of the award and renders
unnecessary any extended observations On
my part further than to say that | cor
daily coincide with the Recommendation
ana that our treaty obligations demand
prompt and favorable action by Congress.
winch urgently hope may be taken, to
inc END that these long pending questions
Liay De hnally and satisfactorily termi-
mated. The total amount necessary to sat-
lsty the award of the commissioners is
sli5 5lol.25, which l recommend be appro-
priated.'
IN his report Secretary Sherman details
all the proceedings leading up to the or
ganlzau5n OF the international commission
10 arrange for the settlement of the Bering
sea seal claims, ana makes the following
cS'.act from the Ward, showing he name
OF the vessel and total sum, prlncpal and
interest, awarded, including personal
claims:
Claimants and Awards
s.,a saeSseiscarolina, ,S rs s22ses43 Thornton,
s'3d1oo. W. +. Sayward, $2o2G212; Anna
Beck, S-;o,U5s.f; Alfred Adams, Sl6362u7;
Grace, Si2,3;;91T; Dolphin, $50 SS3}:;S: Ada,
$St, 20; Triumph, s.. 2.S2S.29; Juauita, ST.
lao.44; Pathfinder, S2O64112: Triumph 81,
1l5.I7; Black Diamond, ST., 70l 33: Lily, sI7'
51. IS; Ariel. S7.4&.OS; Kate s45.s}3l: MIN
ne, sl2,64.5I: Pathfinder, $l,l7o67; Winni-
fred. Sl,34l'1; Henrietta, s12,o21.04; Oscar
and Hattie, s2.9&i.oj; total s4l3,97o27
Personal c1ainS-DJDja1 lrpSr
John Margotich, Si,lN.42; Hans Cutterm-
sen, $'.o2SJa; Harry Norman, S419J.4 ~;
James Ogilnie. s5,o2s50; James Blake s4,-
1902; james d. Warren, Ss:32;,y: John
Reilly. $2,424.2;; George P. Fesey, 81 232 50;
A b. Laing, S2,424.25; Louis Olsen Si 2.5i2 81,
Michael keefe, $2.42t.25; w. Petit 81 .s}2 50
G. a. Lundterg. sl,616.l7; total, s4b3 i5i.27.
Two Other Claims.
The Secretary of State also says:
1t will be perceived that the Commits
sioners say in their report under the head
of personal claims: Her majesty also pre-
seatCd for our consideration the following
claims, that is to say: In behalf of the
Black Diamond warned by the collector at
Ounalaska, on July ], 1856, ard also on
behalf of James Gaudin, master Of the
Ada, as to each of which we determine and
award that we have no jurisdiction and we
dismiss the same
subsequently the Commissioners recon-
mend in regard to these two claims, as
follows:
Respecting the claims mentioned in
the award of the commissioners having
been presented on behalf of Great Britain,
and dismissed as not being within our
jurisdiction. namely, the claims of the
Black Diamond, arising in the year 1856,
and the personal claim of James Gaudin,
the commissioners in pursuance of the
communication to them from the Secre-
tary Of State for the United States and
her britannia majesty's ambassador at
Washington, dated at Washington, Janu-
airy %. 1897 and appearing in the protocol
of February =, 1897, beg TO report as fol-
lows:
We find that damages were sustained
by the owners, master, officers and crew
Of the Black Diamond in connection with
the notice given by the collector of GUS
toms at OuEalaska on July l. 1856 to the
amount of 5000, with interest, at the rate
of & per cent per annum from September
10, a. ID. 1887.
And as to the personal claims of
James Gaudin, master of the Ada in 1887.
we report that the amount of damages
sustained by him was $1,000. with interest
at the rate of 6 per cent per annum from
September 10, 1887
"A copy of the communication of the then
Secretary of State and the British ambaS-
sadOr referred to by the commissioners is
appended hereto.
II am of opinion that the amount of dam
ages assessed by the commissioners re-
slecting the last named claims should be
included in the sum appropriated by Con-
GresS to satisfy the award under the con-
vention CT February s. 1896. This govern
ment would then be enabled to reach an
agreement with that of Great Britain for
the fral discharge of the claims in ques-
tiCn.
The amount to satisfy the claims of the
Black Diamond is follows: $S,0So.S',
being the principal, $1,000. and interest
tS;,GSo.S3), 1T the rate Of per cent per
annun from September 10, 1887, to Decem-
Der II, 1897. The amount to liqudate the
personal claim of j; mes Gaudin. master Of
the Ada, is as follows: s1.G16.16 being
principal $1,000 and interest C$6i6I6), 1t
the rate of 6 per cent per annum from
September 10, 1887 to December II, 1897.
Including these claims, the total
necessary to be appropriated to satisfy the
award would be Si73, l II 26.
Should you coincide with my views l
srectfully recommend that this report and
copy of the award Of the commissioners
be promptly laid before Congress with n
urgent request for early and favorable
&C CnSidcraton.'
Upon this subject article VIII of the con-
vention of 1886 says:
THE amount awarded to Great Britain
under this convention on account Of any
claimant shall be paid by the government
of the United States tc the government OF
her Britannia majesty within six months
after the amount thereof shall have been
finally aScertaipe6 -