No. 235.
Mr. Davis
to Mr. Langston.
Washington , November 17, 1884.
Sir: I have received your No. 680, of October 30 last, accompanied by a copy of a law recently passed by the Legislative Assembly of Hayti, appropriating $588,418 to pay claims against that Republic on account of the riots of September 22 and 23, 1883, at Port au Prince. You add that no provision has been made in this sum to compensate American citizens for their losses on that occasion, and say that the proposed method of liquidating those claims covered by that appropriation has been the subject of a formal protest by the representative of Great Britain. The result of this you are awaiting with interest, and meanwhile you declare your intention to insist upon the payment of all American claims in the manner heretofore demanded by this Government.
Your action meets with the Department’s approval.
I am, &c.,
Acting Secretary.