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 country to be delivered in the other beyond the frontier; alien labor laws; mining rights of citizens or subjects of each country within the territory of the other: readjustment and concession of customs duties; revision of agreement of 1817 respecting naval vessels on the lakes: definition and marking of frontier; conveyance of prisoners through each other's territory; reciprocity in wrecking and salvage rights.
Several sessions were held in
Canada and in
Washington without practical results.
