The United States has paid the owners of cargoes, the owners of vessels and the individual underwriters, and the corporate underwriters are the only persons who have been overlooked.

Until these are paid the United States will not have discharged the debt it owes on account of French spoliations. It can not afford to make an unwarranted distinction between different classes of its citizens. THE INSURANCE COMPANY

OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. J. HENRY SCATTERGOOD, President.

PHILADELPHIA, March, 1910.

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APPENDIX A-Continued.

Lists of reports of committees and congressional action-Continued.

Feb. 28, 1889

Favorable..

S. Mis. Doc. 102

Minority of two, S. Mis. Doc. adverse state

Favorable..
.do..

102

H. R. 12571 (deficiency bill), with proved
spoliation claims included, passed Sen-
ate without dissent March 1, 1889.
Claims dropped in conference.

This bill (deficiency bill), with proved
spoliation claims included, passed Sen-
ate without dissent August 18, 1890;
House nonconcurred, yeas 111, nays 87.

H.R.13658 (deficiency bill), with proved
spoliation claims included, passed Sen-
ate without dissent March 2, 1891;
House concurred without dissent
March 3, 1891; approved March 3, 1891,
by President Harrison (26 Stat. L.,
897).

H. R. 9284 (deficiency bill), with proved
spoliation claims included, passed Sen-
ate without dissent July 18, 1892;
House nonconcurred, yeas 117, nays 80.

H. R. 10258 (deficiency bill), with proved
spoliation claims included, passed Sen-
ate without dissent March 2, 1893;
House nonconcurred by vote of 136

1

Senate (856)..

Mr. Mitchell.

do.

June 29, 1892

1

House (1901).
2 Senate (1252)..

Mr. Mansur.

.do..

July 15, 1892

.do.

Mr. Mitchell.

.do..

Feb.

3,1893

.do..

S.

60 53

2 House (1051).

Mr. Burnes..

June 8, 1894

H. R. 5289

1676 H. R. 8587

H.R.8293 (deficiency bill), with proved
spoliation claims included, passed Sen-
ate without dissent May 25, 1896;
House concurred May 26, 1896, yeas
110, nays 97; vetoed by President
Cleveland June 6, 1896; vote on the
veto, yeas 39, nays 171, not two-thirds.
In third session Fifty-fifth Congress, H.

R. 4936 (omnibus claims), including
spoliation claims, passed Senate with-
out dissent June 9, 1898; House con-
curred March 1, 1899, yeas 152, nays 89;
approved by President McKinley
March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. L., 1161).

This bill (omnibus claims), including
spoliation claims, passed Senate with-
out dissent March 1, 1902; House con-
curred without dissent May 20, 1902;
approved by President Roosevelt May
27, 1902 (32 Stat. L., 207).
This bill (omnibus claims), including
spoliation claims, passed Senate with-
out dissent January 9, 1905; House con-
curred without dissent February 16,
1905; approved by President Roosevelt
February 24, 1905 (33 Stat. L., 743).
H. R. 15372 This bill (omnibus claims), including
spoliation claims, passed Senate with-
out dissent January 29, 1909; not sent
to conference by House.

Feb. 3, 1898

do

3545

Jan.

4, 1905

do.

H. R. 9548

S.

do..

2

Senate (544).

Mr. Teller.

21

58

3 Senate (2754)..