Abraham Lincoln actually said...

I commend to the particular attention of Congress those parts of it which show that further legislation is desirable for the public welfare ...

Believing that no occasion could arise which would more fully correspond with the intention of the law or be more pregnant with happy influe...

These extracts show that President Lopez offered and expected to pay a large sum of money as a compromise of the claims.

I recommend the appropriation of the amount of the award of the referees.