*This award was for the gold equivalent of $40,813.90 in Havana paper currency, with interest, which was ascertained to be $31,603.56 United States currency. Ratable proportion of $14,485.50 (the amount of the increment, as above stated) to the amount reserved from each claimant. 680.00 32 Fernando Dominguez 75.00 600.00 5.89 From July 10, 1877, to Feb. 9, 1885 1.57 1.48 3.05 32.24 31.14 63.88 57.18 14.53 4.38 100.70 11.06 86.63 43.31 86.63 200.45 13.85 .30 14. 15 [See Claims against Mexico, Gen. Index.] FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION. December 19, 1900. [Senate Report No. 1758.] Mr. Cullom, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, submitted the following report: This bill provides for the refund to the Mexican Government of $171,899.64, being the amount paid by the said Republic of Mexico to the Government of the United States, and by this Government disbursed to Benjamin Weil, on account of an award made in favor of said Weil by the United States and Mexican mixed commission. Attached to the report on Senate bill 4341, marked "A," is a letter from the Secretary of State in answer to an inquiry, which states in reference to this claim: The amount stated in the bill in the Weil case is correct. 479, 975. 95 70.96 480, 046.91 20, 323.50 459, 723. 41 171, 889. 64 287, 833. 77 This was a claim presented by this Government in behalf of its citizen, Benjamin Weil, against the Republic of Mexico for certain cotton seized from the claimant by Mexican troops, which claim (with the La Abra and other claims) was referred to a United States and Mexican commission, created under the convention of July 4, 1868. An award was made by this commission and the award paid by the Mexican Government. Prior to the payment of this award by the Republic of Mexico, and after it was paid, and before any part of it was disbursed by the United States, the Mexican Government had protested against |