On the recordMay 25, 1888
If the claims mentioned are such as should be paid by the United States, there appears to be no difficulty in making an appropriation for their payment from the general funds of the Government.
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Dec 30, 1896
I do hereby, in virtue of the authority vested in me by section 3 of the act of August 19, 1890, and by section 2 of the act of June 10, 1896, proclaim the 1st day of July, 1897, as the day on which the said act approved August 19, 1890…
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I do not understand it to be asserted that there exists any legal liability against the Government on account of its relation to these claims.
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