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MEXcAH learn from the Jour of CommeIce that the Mexican claimants have ap- pealed the President for the payment of the in stalmenis provided for under the general appropra ton Art of last session. state his reasons "r withholding pay alment.

 Our unfortunate and extraordinary envoy Gov, Shannon wrote to this Government on the 2lst Sep tember that he instalmen had been pad the 2Oth August preceding. Gov. shannon and the United SlaleA agent for receiving the money lived in the same hnnse To this day this of Gov Shan non remains uncontradicted, except by unoHicial letter nl Mir B. Green. ell is impossible to believe, says the Journals correspondent, "that Gov. Shan nor IS kept In Mexlco, at ni..e thousand dollars a year, after his diplomatic communication with the Governnen, of Mexico has been cut of, in order 10 send home false information or no information. The United States Senate thought il proper, upon the facts as presented them, to direct the payment 0l the money absolutely and ncondIioually, prespming that the money had been paid by the Mexican Gov ernment as Mir. Shannon had stated. and nlerring that it had been embe2zed by the Agent of the Uni ted States. The House relected the amendment and the Senate adhered In the compromise that ensIIed Mir. Benton declared thai he would hazard the loss of the whole appropriation bill on this proNision- Finally, at the suggestion of Mir Cave Johnson, the pi oviso was added that the money should be paid

 in case il should appear that the money wa. embedded by an Agent of the United States; aud the amendment agreed to. But il appears that lhe Senate might as well have let the matter alone.- The Government wont act, and Gov. Shannon will give no internationally. Y. Eve. Post.