We now come to the consideration of the second claim in the plaintiff's petition. The findings show that at the outbreak of the Civil War Massachusetts expended the sum of $209,885.61 for the purpose of protecting the harbors and strengthening the fortifications of the coast. July 7, 1884, Congress recognized this expenditure by passing an act referring this claim to the accounting officers of the Treasury Department and authorizing and directing them to examine the claim of Massachusetts for expenses so incurred. Pursuant to said act, the State of Massachusetts filed its claim for the same, together with interest upon the bonds which she had issued for borrowing money for that purpose, together with the premium paid for coin with which such interest was paid. Thereupon the accounting officers allowed the claim for the principal on the bonds, but rejected the claim for interest and premium. Congress afterwards appropriated for the principal sum so expended by the State, but never made any appropriation for the interest and premium. We have been cited to no law of Congress promising to repay Massachusetts any part of the money so expended by her, from which it follows that however generous and paptriotic this action on the part of the State may have been, she has no legal status in this court for the repayment of the same. The action of Congress in repaying her the principal sum expended was entirely voluntary and created no legal foundation for anything more. It follows, from the foregoing, that the plaintiff should have judgment for the sum of $886,389.68 upon the first claim in the petition, and that the second claim should be dismissed, and it is so ordered. HAY, Judge; DoOWNEY, Judge; BOOTH, Judge; and CAMPBELL, Chief Justice, concur. 66TH CONGRESS, 3d Session. SENATE. { REPORT No. 773. DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR APPROPRIATION BILL. FEBRUARY 9 (calendar day, FEBRUARY 10), 1921.-Ordered to be printed. Mr. LODGE, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 15872.] The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the bill (H. R. 15872) making appropriations for the Diplomatic and Consular Service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, report favorably thereon with the recommendation that the bill do pass with amendments. Amount of estimates for 1922.. Amount of diplomatic and consular act for fiscal year 1921. Appropriated by section 4, public act 79, Sixty-sixth Congress, made Total appropriations for 1921... Amount of bill as passed the House. Is less than the estimated for 1922.. Exceeds the bill as passed the House. $11, 983, 848. 94 9, 220, 537.91 150,000.00 9, 370, 537.91 8,409, 492.79 10, 404, 378.79 1,579, 470. 15 1, 994, 886.00 1,033, 840. 88 The increases recommended by the committee are as follows: Waterways treaty, International Joint Commission, United States and Canada... 12,000.00 International Research Council. 2,658.00 United States section of the Inter-American High Commission.. 25,000.00 Salaries of the Consular Service... Post allowances to diplomatic and consular officers. $200,000.00 500,000.00 600,000.00 Payment to the Government of France. For the relief of the contributors to the Ellen M. Stone ransom fund.. For the purchase of embassy, legation, and consular buildings and grounds.. Total increase.... Decrease recommended by the committee: International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico.......... Net increase.... 4, 928. 00 66,000.00 300,000.00 1,999, 886.00 5,000.00 1, 994, 886.00 O 66TH CONGRESS,} SENATE. { REPORT No. 774. LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE, AND JUDICIAL FEBRUAY 9 (Calendar Day, February 10,) 1921.-Ordered to be printed. Mr. WARREN, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following REPORT. [To accompany H. R. 15543.] The Committee on Appropriations, to which was referred the bill (H. R. 15543) making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1922, and for other purposes, reports the same to the Senate with various amendments, and in that connection presents herewith the following information: Amount of appropriations in legislative and other acts for 1921. 109, 781, 488.75 541, 130.00 110, 322, 618.75 118,457, 210. 11 26, 130, 016. 22 8, 134, 591.36 |