114 ARGUMENTS ON PRELIMINARY MOTIONS. 



The Peesidbnt. — That is your point. 



Mr. Carter. — Yes. It is pUiiuly repuijiiaTit. If you make it qualify 

 that matter, then you liave got to have two submissions of evidence, 

 two hearings, two decisions, and two awards. That is a necessity. 

 Well, now, that is precluded absolutely by the Treaty; and we have 

 rales of law that whenever the general purpose and spirit of an agree- 

 uieiit — and a Treaty is an agreement — is manifest, and there is some 

 particular clause which is ambiguous, and which maybe read oneway, 

 or may be read another way, you must read it in accordance with the 

 general purpose and spirit of the agreement. Therefore I say at once, 

 as this language does not in terms require that the evidence should 

 then be submitted, we must read it in accordance with these other pro- 

 visions of the Treaty, which do require that there shall be but one 

 hearing and one submission of evidence. 



The President. — Perhaps it would be well to suspend your argu- 

 ment until tomorrow. 



Mr. Carter. — I shall have occasion to occupy a little further time, 

 not long, I hope. 



The Tribunal thereupon adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, April 

 7th, 1893, at 11:3'.) a. m. 



