110 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



tcr insisting tliat tlic true and logical course was that 

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

 the f-icts, and to discuss and ap})ly the law to the 

 facts thus ascertained, as proposed by i\Ir. St{em])fii. 



Finally it Avas concluded, on tlie proposition of 

 Count Scloj)is, to follow substantially the i)rogramme 

 of ^Mr. St;emptli, that is, to take up the inculpated ves- 

 sels, scriafiifi, each Arbitrator to express an opinion 

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

 but these opinions to ha jyroviaioual 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 IGth, consideration of the programme of 

 ^\\\ 8tiem])Hi was resumed. It consisted of the fol- 

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

 order to show how thoi'oughly the subject had been 

 examined and digested l)y Mr. Staiuipfli. 



" (A.) Indications gcm'ralcs : 



1. (^noslion ;i decider. 



2. Delimitution dcs fails. 

 .3. Princij)cs gcni'raux. 



" (R) Dccisiun relative a cliacun dcs croisciuu 

 Observations preliminaires*. 

 1. I^c Sinntor. 

 {(t) Fails. 

 {It) Consideranls. 

 (o) Juc;cnienl." 

 [Follow llie names of llio oilier vessels, with similar sub-di- 

 vision of heads of inquiry.l 

 " (C.) Determination diiTribnnal d'adjiigcr unc sommc en bloc. 

 "(D.) Exanicn des elements j)our fixer unc sommc en bloc. 

 " (E.) Conclusion et adjudication definitive d'unc sommc en 

 bloe." 



