Government

The information called for the reply is in the course of preparation and will be without doubt communicated at the commencement of the next session of Congress.

In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 30th December, 1839.

I deem it my duty to lay the proposition before Congress for such disposition as they may think fit to make of it

Relating to the sale or exchange of Government drafts, etc.

I herewith submit a report from the Secretary of the Treasury, with the documents therein referred to.

I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, which, with the documents accompanying it, contains the information in possession of the Department in relation to the subject of the resolution.

To the House of Representatives of the United States: I transmit to the House of Representatives, in answer to resolution of that body dated on the 9th instant, the inclosed report of the Secretary of State.

In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 2d of March, 1839, I communicate reports from the several Departments, containing the information requested by the resolution.

The application assumes that although the means of the Treasury for the whole year may be equal to the expenditures of the year, the Department may, notwithstanding, be rendered unable to meet the claims upon it at the times when they fall…

Sensible of the suffering which would be experienced by the pensioners from its suspension, I have deemed it my duty to bring the subject to your notice and invite your early attention to it.

The reasons in favor of the propriety of adopting at an early period proper measures for that purpose were explained by the Secretary of the Treasury in his annual report and recommended to your attention by myself.

I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, inclosing a letter addressed to him from the Solicitor of the Treasury

I herewith submit the same to your consideration, and will present the reports from the other Departments so soon as they are completed.

That body will, I am confident, give to it a careful and favorable consideration and adopt such measures in the premises within their competency as will be just to the State of Maryland and to all the other interests involved.

Having no authority to enter into the proposed negotiation, I can only submit the subject to the consideration of Congress.

The precautions which will be recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury to protect faithfully the public credit under the fluctuations and contingencies to which our receipts and expenditures are exposed, are commended to your early…

The financial operations of the Government during the present year have, I am happy to say, been very successful.

I withheld my approval from the joint resolution.