It is a peculiar pleasure to extend to your Congress, which represents so many American Republics, a most cordial greeting.

It is true that the Congress made a larger cut in taxes than I wanted to have made, because I knew that there would be great pressure for incurring some additional expenditures.

I have already expressed several times to the conference my appreciation of the very fine work that the present Congress is doing.

I have been exceedingly pleased with the cooperation I have had from the present Congress.

If Congress goes ahead and appropriates more money than there is in the Treasury, and makes it necessary to put in a bill increasing taxes, it won't encourage the business of the country.

I think the comment has already been made, but perhaps it won't do any harm if I reiterate that up to date this has been the most efficient Congress that we have had for a great many years.

I stated my position in my first message to the Congress.

I respectfully urge upon Congress this appropriation.

I expect to recommend to Congress that there be a union of all the instrumentalities of the Government for the organization of means of health and the study of disease.

I am sure it will be the disposition of Congress to consider promptly and in a just and friendly spirit the claims presented by these Indians through our commissioners, which have been formulated in the draft of a bill prepared by the Secretary of the Interior and submitted herewith.

The matter is presented for the early consideration of Congress.

I commend the matter to the favorable consideration of Congress.

To give the least encouragement to postmasters that these allowances would be upon their application revised and increased by Congress would lead to demoralization in the service.

As her application to the Pension Bureau was quite lately favorably acted upon, it is supposed this special bill for her relief was passed by the Congress in ignorance of that fact.

I return without approval House bill No. 823, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Hannah C. De Wilt.'

I transmit herewith the first report of the board of control created by the act of Congress approved August 4, 1886.

I earnestly commend the situation and the wrongs of the Indians occupying the reservation named to the early attention of the Congress.

The matter is presented for the consideration and action of Congress.