Note 170 — ARTICLE II (continued 2)

"We express no opinion as to whether Congress is bound to appropriate the money * * * It is not necessary to consider it in this case, as Congress made prompt appropriation of the money stipulated in the treaty" (the Treaty of Paris of 1899 between Spain and the United States). De Lima v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 1, 198 (1901). For a list of earlier appropriations of the same kind, see Crandall, 179-180, n. 35.