lOG THE TREATY OF WASHIXGTOX. 



but the Tril)iiiial deciJed not at present to require 

 sucli ari2:unients. 



AVlietlier the motion of Sir Alexander Cockburn 

 was prompted by Sir Roundell Palmer, in order to 

 afford to the latter the desired opportunity to criti- 

 cise the American " Argument,'' — or whether it was 

 a spontaneous one arising from the former's not hav- 

 ing studied the case, and his consequent ignorance of 

 the fact that most of the questions proposed had al- 

 ready been amply and sufficiently discussed by both 

 Governments, — does not distinctly appear. Proba- 

 bly both motives co-operated to induce the motion. 

 Subsequent incidents throw some light on this point. 

 Meanwhile it was 2)lain to infer from the observa- 

 tions of the other Arbitrators, and from their deci- 

 sion, that they were better informed on the subject 

 than Sir Alexander Cockburn. 



EULES COXCEIiXING THE CONFERENCES OF THE TRIBUNAL. 



The Tribunal next decided that the Agents should 

 attend all the discussions and deliberations of the 

 Conferences, accompanied by the Counsel, except in 

 case where the Tribunal should think it advisable to 

 conduct their discussions and tleliberations with closed 

 doors. The practical effect of this resolution, when 

 connected with a resolution adopted at a subsequent 

 meeting in i-egard to the course of proceeding, was to 

 enable and require the Agents and Counsel to assist 

 at the judicial consultations of the Tribunal : it being 

 understood, of course, that none others should be jires- 

 ent save the representatives of the two Governments. 



