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Mr. Justice Harlan moved as a couipromise to substitute for the 

 words five persons^ the words three persons. 



This modification, opposed by Sir John Thoiiii)Son, was negatived 

 by the same majority which had voted tlie amendment. 



Sir John Thompson moved to substitute for the words: in the way 

 anciently practiced, the words: in the way hitherto practleed. 



This amendment was opposed by Mr. Justice Harlan and Senator 

 Morgan, and was voted by a majority formed by all the other arbitrators. 



vSir John Thompson moved to add to the text before the Tribunal a 

 paragraph worded as follows: 



Xothing herein eontainedis intended to interfere with the employment of 

 Indians, as hunters, or otherwise, in connection 7vith fur- sealing vessels as 

 heretofore. 



This addition was unanimously adopted. 



Senator Morgan proposed to add at the end of the secoiul paragraph 

 of article 8, atter the words: or the waters of the Aleutian Passes, the 

 following words: Nor shall it be operative in favor of such Indians prior 

 to the 1st January, 1895. 



This proposition, supported by Senator IVForgan and Mr. Justice Har- 

 lan, was ne^'atived by a majority of the arbitrators formed of Baron 

 de Courcel, Lord Hannen, Sir John Thompson, Marquis Visconti 

 Venosta, and Mr. Gregers Gram. 



As to article 9, Sir John Thompson moved to substitute for the text 

 acfually being considered by the arbitrators the text which appeared 

 as article C of the draft of regulations proposed by himself and which 

 reserved to the two Governments of Great Britain and of the United 

 States the right of denouncing the regulations to be established at 

 the end of a period of ten years, and then from year to year. 



After deliberation, the arbitrators, other than Sir John Thompson, 

 decided to reject this motion, and continued to the consideration of the 

 text of article 9, presented by Baron de Courcel, Marquis Visconti 

 Venosta, and Mr. Gregers Gram. 



This text was voted by all the arbitrators, with the exception of Sir 

 John Thompson, who voted against it. 



The Tribunal having thus settled the wording of each of the articles 

 intended to api)ear in the regulations ])repared in conformity with 

 Article Vll of the treaty of h'ebrnary 29, 1892, decided to proceed to 

 vote upon the whole of the nine articles of these regulations. 



The whole of the regulations as amended were voted by Baron de 

 Courcel, Lord Hannen, JMarquis Visconti Venosta, and Mr. Gregers 

 Gram. 



Sir John Thompson, Mr. Justice Harlan, and Senator Morgan voted 

 against them as an entirety, although approving certain parts of them. 



In consequence, the whole regulatioiis were adopted, and the 

 Tribunal decided to incorporate the text in the award, with the follow- 

 ing statement preceding it: 



