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Show (By Telegraph.) TUB INDIRECT CLAIMS IN PARLIAMENT. PAR-LIAMENT. London, 14. In the commons lasi night, in the presence of a full house and crowded galleries, Gladstone made the promised explanation of the negotiations nego-tiations regarding the indirect claims, and the position taken by the government govern-ment therein. After praising the forbearing for-bearing of parliament during the controversy, con-troversy, ho said he would commence the narrative with the ISth of January, when he first learned that claims for indirect in-direct damages were presented at Geneva Gen-eva In the American case. The English Eng-lish government protested on tho 3d of February that indirect claims were not within the scope of the treaty of Washington, Wash-ington, nor within the intention of either party. Thereat Fish replied in April, in a most courteous note. Ho thought the Geneva board might decide the entire en-tire question. In the meantime Schenck suggested a course which might bo acceptable ac-ceptable to England and America, namely an interchange of notes setting set-ting forth the views, terms and conditions condi-tions wherein both would agreo to proceed pro-ceed with the arbitration. "We accepted ac-cepted tho suggestion," continued Gladstone, "and carried on the correspondence corres-pondence altogether by telegraph. On Wednesday, tith inst., President Grant submitted ourproposition to the United States senate. On Thursday we ascertained ascer-tained that the proposition was not precisely pre-cisely as we understood it should be, because of the brevity of the cable dispatches dis-patches in which it was forwarded. On Friday a draft of a letter covering cov-ering our views was forwarded to bchenck, and immediately telegraphed tele-graphed by him to Washington. On Saturday Schenck informed lord Granville Gran-ville that the President had accepted and the senate entertained that draft. Gladstone thought that this fact was almost equivalent to a ratification, and he begged the further forbearance of the house, now that the question was approaching a conclusion satisfactory and honorable alike to both nations. ( iladstone was loudly cheered on taking his seat. Disraeli thanked the premier lor his statement, and said he should not seek to embarrass the government. Whatever differences existed on other subjects, all parties were united in the desiro for a peaceful and honorable settlement. In the lords Granville made a statement state-ment similar to that of Gladstone. Earl Russell again postponed bis motion for the address to the crown to withdraw trom the arbitration, and hoped the question was no looeer between the honor of the crown and the re-election of Grant. |
