▁his ▁joint ▁interest ▁with ▁Camp ▁in ▁said ▁cot ton ." ▁But ▁this ▁falls ▁far ▁short ▁of ▁an ▁agreement ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁to ▁make ▁further ▁payment . ▁▁ ▁These ▁facts , ▁at ▁most , ▁imply ▁necessarily ▁nothing ▁more ▁than ▁that ▁the ▁Department ▁was ▁willing ▁under ▁the ▁circumstances ▁to ▁compens ate ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁the ▁for ego ing ▁sums . ▁Whether ▁he ▁should ▁receive ▁any ▁compens ation ▁or ▁how ▁much ▁should ▁be ▁awarded ▁him ▁were ▁matters ▁which ▁dep ended , ▁as ▁we ▁have ▁seen , ▁upon ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury . ▁No ▁one ▁acting ▁by ▁his ▁authority ▁had ▁bound ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁make ▁compens ation . ▁If ▁the ▁Secretary ▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁anything , ▁the ▁claim ant ▁had ▁no ▁rem edy ▁except ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁Congress ▁for ▁a ▁special ▁appropri ation ▁in ▁his ▁beh alf . ▁The ▁mere ▁payment ▁of ▁$ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁a ▁claim ▁for ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁sum ▁as ▁compens ation ▁for ▁services ▁rendered ▁in ▁deliver ing ▁captured ▁or ▁abandoned ▁property ▁to ▁the ▁government — for ▁which ▁services ▁it ▁was ▁under ▁no ▁legal ▁oblig ation , ▁express ▁or ▁imp lied , ▁to ▁make ▁compens ation — c annot ▁be ▁de emed ▁a ▁recognition ▁of ▁a ▁legal ▁li ability ▁to ▁make ▁further ▁pay ments ▁on ▁such ▁claim . ▁We ▁find ▁in ▁the ▁record ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁any ▁purpose ▁or ▁agreement ▁upon ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁to ▁make ▁compens ation ▁to ▁claim ant ▁beyond