188 TIIK TItKATV OK WASHINGTON'. 



all existing claims of citizens ov subjects of tlio one 

 (rovernnK'iit .ML^ainst tlie otlier, but only claims fur 

 nets committetl aj^'ainst persons ( r ])r()perty on either 

 side between certain (leHne<l dates, — that is, during 

 tli«' jM-ndeney of actual hostilities in tlie United States. 

 It is a provision, supplementary in ell'ect to the j>re- 

 ceding clauses of the Treaty, conceived in the a])})ar- 

 ont intention of thus closing uj-> all subjects of conten- 

 tion LrrowiuiT out of our Civil War. 



The Commission Avas duly organized by the np- 

 ])ointmcnt of jMr. Kussell CJurney, Commissioner on 

 tlie part of (Jreat I'ritain, and Mr. James 8. I'^'azer, 

 on the ])art of the I'nited States, and of Count Corti, 

 Envoy K.xtraordinary and Minister IMcnipotentiary 

 of Italy, Connnissioner named conjointly by the two 

 Governments. 



Tlie 'JVeaty contains detailed ])rovisions for the 

 prosecution of the business before the Comnwssion, to 

 be comj)leted -within two years from the day of their 

 first meeting; and the contracting j)arties engage to 

 consider the decision of the Connuissioners .absolutely 

 final and conclusive on each claim decided by them, 

 — to give full etVect to such decision without any ob- 

 jection, evasion, or delay Avhatsoever, — and to consid- 

 er every claim comprehended within the jurisdiction 

 of the Conunissioncrs as finally settled, barred, and 

 thenceforth inadmissible, from and after the conclu- 

 sion of the proceedings of the Commission. 



The Connuissioners assembled at Washington on 

 the 2(Uh of September, 1<S71, and are assiduously en- 

 gaged in the determination of the claims submitted 



