In reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st instant, requesting the Commissioner of Agriculture to furnish all information which he may have in his possession bearing upon the culture of the sugar beet, etc., the…

He should, above all things, be a man of unimpeachable integrity.

It is hereby ordered that so much of the order of December 27, 1875, as relates to the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in California be, and the same is hereby, canceled.

An estimate of $20,000 for the purpose was submitted to Congress in the last Book of Estimates.

An appropriation of that sum is respectfully recommended.

In answer to resolution of the House of Representatives of the 3d of December, 1879, relative to the consulate at Hong Kong, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, with its accompanying papers

In reply to a resolution of the Senate of December 3, 1879, requesting the President of the United States to inform the Senate whether payments have been made to the Ute Indians in accordance with the fourth article of an agreement made…

It is hereby ordered that the following-described country lying within the boundaries of the Territories of New Mexico and Arizona, viz: ... be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement and set apart as an addition to the…

The capital of the nation should be relieved from every disadvantage which it is practicable to remove, and should possess every attraction with which it can be invested by the intelligent and fostering care of those who are intrusted with…

The people of the country will sustain and approve the efforts of their representatives in the discharge of this responsibility.

The improvement contemplated is essential to the health of those who reside, whether permanently or temporarily, at the capital, and to the safe and convenient navigation of the waters in its vicinity by vessels employed in the service of…

It is my firm conviction that the issue of legal-tender paper money based wholly upon the authority and credit of the Government, except in extreme emergency, is without warrant in the Constitution and a violation of sound financial…

I earnestly appeal to the intelligence and patriotism of all good citizens of every part of the country.

United States notes began to be redeemed in coin.

The policy of the United States, steadily adhered to from the adoption of the Constitution, has been to avoid the creation of a national debt.

The retirement from circulation of United States notes with the capacity of legal tender in private contracts is a step to be taken in our progress toward a safe and stable currency.

The great revival of trade, internal and foreign, will supply during the coming year its own instructions.

I congratulate Congress on the successful execution of the resumption act.