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sage OF Mr. Polk OF the French Spo-
IiHtiOn Bill.
Corfe'ponden,e ofthe Baltimore American.

sage OF mr. FOLK OF the French SpO-
ianttoh nhi.
corfe.ponden;e Oft Baltimore American.
WAsHINGroS, Sunday night Aupust g.
The Committee OF Conference upon the Naval Appro.
priaton Bill have agreed up TO this evening The
point in dispute Is the Naval School at and the
DIV Dock ut Philadelphia.
The COnerees upon the Civil and Diplomatic Bill b.yo
agreed, after session Of several hours The Virginia
MuI Ciaim the Massachusetts Militia Claim tho Free
Bridge Eastern Branch the Pepnsylyania Ave
and IL Of Is have been Welded nv the
Senate Among those which ,bs Committees If Confs,
rgreed to- tho payment OF the Alb and 5th in
stamcnt Of the Mexican Indemnify upon the propo
red ia Mr. Eenons ndmont-5 per cent scrip with
per CT interest and live years
| sond with dsep regret the Veto Message of the
Presden upon the French Spoaton Bill, and regard it
the unpleasant atoms have ever
made. The Message has yet read in the Senate
To the Senate of the United Slater.
return to the senate In which IL oti,i,,t.d IN. R;r
entitled can act to proyde for an. ,se,,t,nu.n, -
tsfaction of claims OF American citizens for ,poli,on.
committed by the French PRIOR 10 tho ais III Jy IgnI
which was presented to mo on the 9th instant with INV oh
jections its becoming alaw.
In nt,rnutipp TO rive the hill the e,r.f,l Z,
requi.cs difficulties presented themselves in the ontet
frn tc rco,eue,s Of tho period to which the c,. he.
long the compile ted nature Of the in which
they ginaied the proraeed negotiations 20 which
they led between France and the Uni,ed States The
short time between the passage of tn, hill he
Congress and the close OF their session a.
well as tho pressure OF other official duties have moi p.
mued me To extend my examination OF the ,ubiec, p,o
its minute details But in the consideration thai have
been able TO give TO it. find obectona of yr,ys cb,rnr
ter to its prov. sions.
For the Of the claims provided for IL il pro-
posed to appropriate five millions Of dollars can per-
ceiyo no legal or equitable ground upon which this large
Augmentation can rest portion the claims have been
more th,n half century before government in its E.
ecutiye or legislative departments and all of them had
their origin in which occurred prior TO 1900 Since
1902 they have bsen time before Congress
No greater necessity proprey for providing for
these claims al this time than existed for near half
century, during all which period this questionable
has never until the present time received the favorable
consideration OF Congress /; is scarcely probable II
the claim had been regarded as obligatory upon The
Coverpment or constituting an eouit,bIe demand M,
on the Treasury that those who were COMMEMORATE
GUS with the events which gave rise 10 IL should NO, op
since have done Justice TO the claimants Tb. Tr,,.
pury has often been in condition TO enable the Govern
ent to do so without the claims had been
considered lust Mr. Jefferson who WAS fully copniznn,
OF the early dssentons between the Government of the
u and France, OF which the claims arose in his
annual ssaee in lSOS adyerted to the large sprnns tho,
in the Treasury and its 'probabe accumulation and in
quired whether should lie 'uuproductve in the public
and these claims though then before
were not recognised paid Since that the pubie d.b,
OF the revolution and of the OF 1912 has been e.n
guhed and at periods since the Treasury has been
possession of large surPusses the demands up IT,
la 1886 the surplus amounted many millions of dollars
and for Of proper objects which apply it, il was
directed 10y Congress be deposited with the State.
Daring this ended course OF timo embracing periods
emneny favorable Tor satisfying all Just demands upon
the Government, the claims embraced in this bill mel with
favor Congress, beyond the Reports Of Committees
in the ether Branch There circumstance alone arc
calculated strong doubts respect to these claims
and especially all information udp
ment concerning them, has been long before the pub
lie. These doubts strengthened in my mind by the e1-
animation have been enabled TO give the transaction
IN which they originated.
The bill assumes that the United States have become
liable in those ancient transactions make eparaon TO
the claimants injuries committed by France Nothing
obtained Tor clamlnh by negosuon; and the bill
that the Government has become many respon
sibe Tor these claims The limited time allowed me- be-
fore your adjournment makes impossible reterste tho
iaSts ord agcments by Which, IN preceding CorgTesses
is P1iod particularly uniavorabe for the satisfaction 81
iaTge an smount eRJ TO say the least OF them OF
dolbun chSracter mere IS no surplus IN the Treasury
puo.ie DEBT OF several millions has been created within
tho last lev years we are engaged IN foreign
tam Ls 10 lie dCteuon and involving heavy expenditures
prosecute which war Congress has, at its present session.
authorized further loan So that IN effect the
should h's bill b'come law, would nave to borrow
hey ana increase 'he puoe deo 10 pay these claims Ii is
uue tha' ny TIC po'sons oil TIE B payment Is directed
10 be made IA land SCRIPT instead OF money but the effect
uPon Tue treasury VIII % the same L he public lands
constitute one o. tho sources OF public revenue and IL
ne'e c!'is Oo PAu 10 lana SCRIPT u VII" from the date OF
tue Issue 10 great extent cut oil from the Irossuy tie
annual income rom he SAFE o. puolc lands; because
phyoh7 TOT ''e Iuus so'u oy lne Government may be
expected 10 DC n'sfe III sefpt unh u IL al redeemed II
moe Claims DC Jus 'hey ought 10 De paid IN money aud
hon'ng o's 'auaoo Inc pl PROVIDES that hoy shall be
Pau ' 1u script whereby hey are IN effect 70 be mort
S"so uFo' ',S puoo Iauos IN INC no" S'aes; mort
sSee TO- e'u ~ stS Pa nov "hoiy' oy non-Tesidents
S e m "u.er uo anus we. VINO may secure 'nese
I - ~ " oei h''ons 81 acres ana then
m os mem oh1G,,a, prices io tue 9lulens OF 9th
CO 9'es wno may desire 70 purchase mem Tor settlement
~ -, ey "y hop 'oI yu' " vac arNet ana mus feiatd
~ ts}, ~ s i 'o III Mn'ch theV are
siua'eI "ny uS uuusuaI Inouo Q, saHsying claimants
Po" ''0 .1 "oa 'si esD'oI w. uTss NOT appear.
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