I make no question with the Senator from California with regard to
the reply of Lord Russell.… I see that to pay the bill goes against
the grain of the Senator; but I believe he, too, is not insensible to
the claims of equity. While I have no doubt how the conduct of Great
Britain with regard to our losses should be characterized, I am anxious
that my own country should be kept firm and constant in the attitude of
justice.
The bill passed both Houses without a division, and was
approved by the President.[35]