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those disqualified by the fourteenth amendment, and (3) because the constitution had not been accepted by an honest vote of the state.
The term for which Mr. Buckalew was elected expired in 1869. In 1886 he was elected to the house and was reelected in 1888. His chief interest during the two terms of lay in the old French spoliation claims. In each session he took up the question. It was claimed that certain citizens of the United States had valid claims against the government of France because of destruction of their property by French cruisers upon the high seas in 1798 and 1799, and that the United States government had become liable for the losses. Descendents of the original claimants had presented the claims from time to time. Mr. Buckalew declared 1 the claims
1. Congressional Globe. Vol. 19 p 7409

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173 those disqualified by the fourteenth amendment, and (3) because the constitution had not been accepted by an honest vote of the state. The term for which Mr. Buckalew was elected expired in 1869. In 1886 he was elected to the house and was reelected in 1888. His chief interest during the two terms of lay in the old French spoliation claims. In each session he took up the question. It was claimed that certain citizens of the United States had valid claims against the government of France because of destruction of their property by French cruisers upon the high seas in 1798 and 1799, and that the United States government had become liable for the losses. Descendents of the original claimants had presented the claims from time to time. Mr. Buckalew declared 1 the claims 1. Congressional Globe. Vol. 19 p 7409