110 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



ter insisting that the true and logical course was that 

 of the Treaty, namely, to take up a case, to examine 

 the facts, and to discuss and apply the law to the 

 facts thus ascertained, as proposed by Mr. Stsempfli. 



Finally it w r as concluded, on the proposition of 

 Count Sclopis, to follow substantially the programme 

 of Mr. Staempfli, that is, to take up the inculpated ves 

 sels, seriatim, each Arbitrator to express an opinion 

 in writing thereon, of such tenor as he should see fit, 

 but these opinions to be provisional only for the pres 

 ent, and not to conclude the Arbitrator, or to prevent 

 his modifying such opinion, on arriving at the point 

 of participation in the final decision of the Tribunal. 



On the 16th, consideration of the programme of 

 Mr. Stsempfli was resumed. It consisted of the fol 

 lowing heads, which deserve to be set forth here, in 

 order to show how thoroughly the subject had been 

 examined and digested by Mr. Staempfli. 



&quot; (A.) Indications generates : 



1. Question a decider. 



2. Delimitation des faits. 



3. Principes generaux. 



&quot; (B.) Decision relative a chacun des croiseurs. 

 Observations preliminaires : 

 1. Le Sumter. 

 (a) Faits. 

 (6) Considerants. 

 (c) Jugement.&quot; 



[Follow the names of the other vessels, with similar sub-di 

 vision of heads of inquiry.] 



&quot; (C.) Determination du Tribunal d adjuger une somme en bloc. 

 &quot; (D.) Examen des elements pour fixer une somme en. bloc. 

 &quot; (E.) Conclusion et adjudication definitive d une somme en 

 bloc.&quot; 



