Record of the proceedings of the tribunal of arbitration at the twenty-eighth conference held at Geneva, in Switzerland, on the 30th of August, 1872.
The conference was held with closed doors, pursuant to adjournment. All the arbitrators were present.
Argument ordered respecting interest. The protocol of the twenty-sixth conference having been corrected was approved, and the protocol of the last conference was read and approved, and was signed by the president and secretary of the tribunal.
On the proposal of Sir Alexander Cockburn, as one of the arbitrators, the tribunal permitted that the counsel of Her Britannic Majesty should present, on the question of interest, a note which should be directly communicated by the agent of Her Brittannic Majesty to the agent of the United States, in order that the latter may prepare a reply to it, if he thinks fit.
The tribunal desired that these two communications on the part of the respective agents should be presented at the conference which will be held with closed doors on Monday, the 2d of September, at half past 12 o’clock.
[Page 44]The tribunal proceeded to the consideration of the matters submitted to them, and unanimously declared that the “double claims” should be dismissed.
The tribunal having discussed in general the award of a gross sum, requested Mr. Stæmpfli, one of the arbitrators, to present for the next conference copies of a synoptical table which he has prepared on the subject.
The conference was then adjourned until Monday, the 2d of September, at half past 12 o’clock.
- FREDERICK SCLOPIS.
- ALEX. FAVROT, Secretary.