110 THE TREATY OF WASIIIXGTOX. 



ter insisting that tlie true and logical course was that 

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

 the flicts, and to discuss and apply the law to the 

 facts thus ascertained, as proposed* by Mr. St?emi)fli. 



Finally it was concluded, on the proposition of 

 Count Sclopis, to follow substantially the programme 

 of Mr. St?em2:)fli, that is, to take up the inculpated ves- 

 sels, seriatim, each Arbitrator to express an opinion 

 in wi'iting thereon, of such tenor as he should see fit, 

 but these opinions to he2yrovisional only for the pres- 

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

 his modifying such opinion, on ariiving at the point 

 of participation in the final decision of the Tribunal. 



On the IGth, consideration of the programme of 

 Mr. St?empfli ^vas 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. Stsempili. 



" (A.) Indications generales : 



1. (Question a decider. 



2. Delimitation des fails. 



3. Principes generaux. 



" (P>.) Decision relative a chacnn des croiseurs. 

 Observations preliminaircs : 

 1. Le Sumter. 

 (a) Fa its. 

 (A) Considerants. 

 (<•) Jugement." 

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

 vision of licads of inquiry.] 

 " (C.) Determination duTribunal d'adjiiger unc somme en bloc. 

 "(D.) Examen des elements pour fixer une somme en bloc. 

 " (E.) Conclusion et adjudication definitive d'une somme en 

 bloc." 



