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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Anglo-American commission, (search)
Anglo-American commission, A joint commission appointed by the United States and the British government in 1889 for the purpose of preparing a plan by which. the controversial questions pending between the United States and Canada might be definitely settled. As originally constituted the American members were: United States Senators Fairbanks and Gray. Congressman Dingley ex-Seeretary of State Foster, and Reciprocity Commissioner Kasson: and the British members: Lord Herschell, Sir Wilfred Laurier, Sir Richard Cartwright, Sir Louis H. Davies. and Mr. J. Charlton, a member of the Dominion Parliament. Of these commissioners. Congressman Dingley died Jan. 13. 1899, and Lord Herschell, March 1, 1899. The questions assigned to the commission for consideration were as follows: Seal-fisheries of Bering Sea; fisheries off Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Alaska-Canadian boundary: transportation of merchandise by land and water between the countries; transit of merchandise from one
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Kasson, John Adam 1822- (search)
Kasson, John Adam 1822- Diplomatist; born in Charlotte, Vt., Jan. 11, 1822; graduated at the University of Vermont in 1842; and was admitted to the bar in Massachusetts. Removing to St. Louis, Mo., he practised till 1857, when he settled in Des Moines, Ia. In 1861-62 he was first assistant Postmaster-General; in 1863-67 was a member of Congress, and in 1863 and 1867 the United States commissioner to the international postal Congress. He again served in Congress in 1873-77, and in the latter year was appointed United States minister to Austria, where he remained till 1881, when he was again elected to Congress. In 1884-85 he was minister to Germany, and in 1893 envoy to the Samoan international conference. President McKinley appointed him United States special commissioner plenipotentiary to negotiate reciprocity treaties in 1897, under the Dingley tariff act: and in 1898 he became a member of the Anglo-American Joint High Commission. He resigned the office of reciprocity com