lOS THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 



general public as tbey occurred, altliougli perfectly fit 

 to be thus communicated to the respective Govern- 

 ments. 



The Tribunal reassembled on the 15th of July. 

 Do^vn to this time all the proceedings of the Arbitra- 

 tors were in their nature public acts, or they have 

 been made public through the respective Govern- 

 ments. All sucli acts were recorded in the protocols. 



Hereafter, we shall have, in addition to the acts of 

 the Tribunal recorded in protocols, a series of pro- 

 visional opinions, which were also printed and dis- 

 tributed [or should have been] according to express 

 order of the Tribunal. These oi:>inions of the Arbi- 

 trators, as well as their oflicial acts, have already been 

 made public by both Governments. 



But, incidentally to such acts and opinions, there 

 was much oral debate fi'om time to time at the suc- 

 cessive Conferences of the Tiibunal. At these de- 

 bates, the Agents and Counsel of both Governments 

 were required to assist, by resolution of the Tribunal. 

 Assisting, w^e necessarily heard what was said by the 

 respective Arbitrators. We were expected to hear, 

 it is presumable, and also to understand : otherwise, 

 why required to attend ? 



Are these debates; which occurred in the presence 

 of so many persons. Agents, Counsel, and others, to be 

 regarded as confidential and unfit to be disclosed now? 

 Forget them, we can not, even if copious notes of the 

 most important debates did not exist to aid and cor- 

 rect mere memory. Is it, then, improper to speak of 

 them ? I think not. I conceive that any of us, who 



