I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of State, in further response to the resolution of the House of Represen...
The loyal States should not be paid the large sums of money promised them by this bill because they were loyal and other...
The existence of a surplus in the Treasury is no answer to these objections.
It will hardly do to say that the States and Territories who are the recipients of these large gifts may be trusted to d...
The direct tax levied in 1861 is not even suspected of invalidity.
I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State, concerning the expenses of the representation ...
In coming to this decision the expedition desired by Germany in the work of the conference would in my judgment be promo...
Although the present convention fully explains the reasons for its negotiation, it may not be improper here to add that ...
I herewith transmit, for the consideration of the Senate with a view to its ratification, a convention signed at Washing...
I transmit herewith, in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 21st of December last, a repor...
As there was no further provision extending the said treaty of July 29, 1882, beyond that date, it expired by limitation...
an extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene at the Capitol
It can hardly be supposed that the trouble with his ears caused the soldier to fall a victim to pneumonia.
There is no record of any disability during his service.
Nothing appears which satisfactorily connects this injury, which was received in November, 1864, with death from consump...
This soldier drew a pension from January, 1882, to January 16, 1886, when he died.
Another difficulty in the case is found in the fact that when the soldier was injured he was clearly not engaged in any ...
This, upon all the facts, does not appear to be a proper case for allowing a pension for an injury suffered in the line ...