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CONGRESSIONAL.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
December 81, 1924.
IN THE SENATE.
Monday, January 2.

Mr.. Smith. from the joint committee
Of both Houses, appointed TO wait on
General La Fayette, with copy of an
act concerning him, reported that the
committee waited on the General at -
O'Clock on Saturday last, and presented
him with copy of the act, and with a
copy of the resolutions OF both Houses,
and that the General returned an answer.
The address OF the committee was
read, and, with the answer of the Gen
eral, was ordered to be noted an the
Journal.
? GENERAL-We are a committee Of
the Senate and House of Representa-
tives, charged with the Office of inform
ing you OF the passage Of an. Act, a copy
OF which we now present. You will per-
ceive from this act, Sir, that the two
Houses ofCongress, aware of the large
pecuniary as we'll as other sacrifices
which your long and arduous devotion
TO the cause OF freedom has cost you,
have deemed it their privilege to reim-
hurse portion of them, as having been
incurred in part on account of the Unit
ed States. The principles which have
marked your character will not permit
you to oppose any objection TO the dis
charge ofso much of the national obi
ga'ion o you as admits Of it. We are
directed to express to you the confidence
as "ell as request OF the two Houses of
Congress-, that you will, by an acqui-
escepce IN their wishes in this respect,
add another to the many signal proofs
yoa have afforded OF your esteem for
people whose esteem for you can never
cease until they rave ceased to prize the
liberty they enjoy, and to venerate the
virtues by which it was acquired. We
have only to subjoin an expression Of
our qualification in being the organs of
this communication, and of the distin-
guished personal respect with which we
are, your obedient ser. ants,
S. SMITH, J Committee
ROB. Y.HAYNE, on the par, of
w. S ARCHER, Committee of
s. RENSSELAER,, the House of
P. S. MARLEY, Repre's.
Washington, Jan. /, 1925.
To this address of the Committee the
General returned the following answer !:
Washington, Jan. /, 1875.
Gentlemen o. the Committee of
both Houses OF Congress,
The immense and unexpected gift,
which, in addition TO former and con-
siderable bounties, it has pleased Con.
gress TO confer upon me, calls for the
warmest acknowledgements Of an old
Americ soldier and adopted son Of the
U0itsd States, two titles dcarer to my
hesr' than all the treasures in the world.
However proud am of every sort of
obligation received from the people of
the United States, and their Represen-
sa,ives in Congress, the large extent of
this benefaction might have created in
my mind feelings Of hesitation, not in
sistent, hope, with those Of the mos,
grateful reverence. But the so very
kind resolutions of both Houses, deliv-
cred by you, Gentlemen, in terms of
equal kindness, precludes all other SEN
timents except those Of the lively and
profound gratitude, of which, in re-
specially accepting the munificent ia
your, hayethe honour to beg you will
be the organs.
= Permit me, also. gentlemen, to Join
tender of my eaectionstc personal
thanks to tho expression Of the highest