110 THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON. 
ter insisting that the true and logical course was that 
of the Treaty, namely, to take up a case, to examine 
the facts, and to discuss and apply the law to the 
facts thus ascertained, as proposed by Mr. Stempfii. 
Finally it was concluded, on the proposition of 
Count Sclopis, to follow substantially the programme 
of Mr. Steempfli, that is, to take up the inculpated ves. 
sels, serzatim, each Arbitrator to express an opinion 
in writing thereon, of such tenor as he should see fit, 
but these opinions to be provisional 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 16th, consideration of the programme of 
Mr. Steempfli was 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. Steempfli. 
“ (A.) Indications générales : 
J. Question & decider. 
2. Délimitation des faits. 
3. Principes généraux. 
“(B.) Décision relative 4 chacun des croiseurs. 
Observations préliminaires : 
1. Le Sumter. 
(a) Faits. 
(6) Considérants, 
(c) Jugement.” 
[Follow the names of the other vessels, with similar sub-di- 
vision of heads of inquiry.] 
“(C.) Détermination du Tribunal d’adjuger une somme en blo. 
“(D,) Examen des éléments pour fixer une somme en bloc, 
“(E.) Conclusion et adjudication définitive d’une somme en 
bloc.” 
