United States and Chilean Claims Commission

TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION.

OFFICES OF THE

UNITED STATES AND CHILEAN CLAIMS COMMISSION,

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 18, 1901.

The Commission met at 11 o'clock A. M.

Present: The Honorable J. B. Pioda, presiding, the Honorable Commissioners, the Agents for the United States and Chile, the Special Counsel for the United States, and the Secretaries.

The minutes of the previous session were approved.
The President then delivered the following address:

GENTLEMEN: We have completed the work which, by limitation, had been left undone by the first Commission appointed according to the Convention of Santiago, and which, according to the supplementary Convention of 1897, has been intrusted to this Commission, in fulfillment of the hope expressed by my honorable predecessor in this chair at the end of the term of the prior Commission.

Therefore I have the honor to declare closed the sessions of our Commission in conformity with the first paragraph of Article I of the Convention of 1897.

Before leaving this seat I wish to offer, in the name of the members of the Commission, the expression of our grateful feelings to the Honorable Agents and Counsel of the high contracting parties, as well as to the gentlemen who successively acted as secretaries of this Commission, for the brilliant, zealous and courteous manner in which they have fulfilled their mission and their duties.

In parting from each other I congratulate you, gentlemen, for having collaborated in this work of peace which, no doubt, will contribute in binding more closely together two

generous nations, the friendship of both of whom my own country is happy to enjoy.

Gentlemen, I am proud myself to have had the honor to be seated among you. Accept, with the assurance of my high consideration, my hearty good wishes and farewell.

The Commissioner for the United States moved that the minutes of the Twenty-fifth Session stand approved. The motion was agreed to.

And thereupon, at 11 o'clock and 45 minutes A. M., the Commission adjourned sine die.

JOHN F. BAKER,

ELIODORO INFANTE,

Secretaries.

J. B. PIODA,

President.

INDEX TO MINUTES.

AGENT:
for United States argues as to status of present Commission,
for United States takes exception to decision regarding cases
before Commission,

for Chile moves adoption of order for printing additional copies
of rules,

for United States explains status of pending cases,

for United States gives notice will make certain motions,
for United States presents Special Counsel for United States,
for United States discusses question of pending claims,
for Chile moves change in Secretary for Chile,

AGENTS:

ordered to select certain papers for printing,

ARGUMENTS:

all to be in English language,

rule adopted regarding oral,

Page.

AWARD:

duplicate copies of records to be kept in English and Spanish, 27
one duplicate record of to be delivered to each Government at
close of Commission,

of Commission in Trumbull v. United States,

of Commission in Levek v. Chile,

of Commission in O'Brien & Kimball v. Chile,

of Commission in Moss v. Chile,

of Commission in Hallowes v. Chile,

of Commission in Central and South American Telegraph Co. v.
Chile,

BACIGALUPI, PETER, v. REPUBLIC OF CHILE, No. 42:
Agent for United States desires to introduce documentary evi-
dence and take deposition of claimant,

Agent for Chile objects,

Commission grants permission to file documentary evidence,
Commission reserves decision as to taking of deposition of
claimant,

decision rendered as to taking deposition of claimant,
Commissioner and Agent for Chile state they will not object to
taking claimant's deposition,

Agent for Chile records statement that claimant alone is respon-
sible for failure to place on record his deposition, which Com-
missioner for Chile endorsed,