I transmit herewith the sixth annual report of the Commissioner of Labor.
It is my painful duty to announce to the country that General William Tecumseh Sherman died this day at 1 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., at hi...
The national flag will be floated at half-mast over all public buildings until after the burial, and the public business will be suspended i...
The Secretary of War will cause the highest military honors to be paid to the memory of this distinguished officer.
In token of respect to the memory of Admiral David D. Porter, who died this morning, the President directs that the national flag be display...
To officers of the Navy his life will continue to yield inspiration and encouragement.
His countrymen will sincerely mourn his loss while they cherish with grateful pride the memory of his deeds.
I transmit herewith the correspondence called for by the resolution of the Senate of the 6th instant, relating to the conduct of Commander R...
Hasty action by the Senate is also necessarily involved, and geographical limitations are practically imposed by the necessity of selecting ...
I recommend such a modification of the existing law as will permit the first or sole assistant, or, in the case of the Treasury Department, ...
This limitation is, I am sure, unwise, and necessarily involves in such a case as that now presented undue haste and even indelicacy.