To the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, dated the 17th instant, in relation to the destruction of the bark Forest Belle in Chinese waters in March last, submitted in compliance with the…

I transmit herewith report from the Secretary of State, and accompanying papers, in relation to proceedings of the International Prison Congress of Stockholm, held in August last.

To the Senate and House of Representatives:I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, the report of the commission appointed under the provisions of the act approved May 3, 1878, entitled 'An act authorizing the President of…

It is hereby ordered that the following-described tract of country in the State of Colorado, to wit: Commencing at the intersection of the 37th parallel of north latitude with the 107th degree of west longitude; thence east along said…

To the Senate of the United States:I transmit herewith, for the information of Congress, a report from the Secretary of State, with the accompanying papers therein referred to, in relation to the proceedings of the International Monetary…

I want you to be perfectly independent of mere influence from any quarter.

Let appointments and removals be made on business principles and according to rules.

The good of the service should be the sole end in view.

I shall issue no new order on the subject at present.

The New York custom-house should be placed on the same footing with the New York post-office.

I regard it as my plain duty to suspend the officers in question and to make the nominations now before the Senate, in order that this important office may be honestly and efficiently administered.

The custom-house should be a business office.

Convinced that the people of New York and of the country generally wish the New York custom-house to be administered solely with a view to the public interest, it is my purpose to do all in my power to introduce into this great office the…

It should be conducted on business principles.

The custom-house in New York collects more than two-thirds of all the customs revenues of the Government.

In answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 7th instant, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, with its accompanying papers.

I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, copies of a report and accompanying papers received from the Secretary of the Interior.

In answer to resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th instant, requesting the Commissioner of Agriculture to forward to the House any facts or statistics in his office on the subject of forestry not heretofore reported…