Grover Cleveland: “I herewith return without approval House bill No. 4526, entitled 'An act granting a pension to Jonathan Scott.'”

Rule VI of the civil-service rules is hereby amended by adding to the exceptions from examination in the departmental service a new clause, to read as follows:(d) Assistant Secretary Smithsonian Institution, in charge of United States…

I transmit herewith, in response to a resolution of the Senate of the 6th ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied by copies of correspondence concerning the arrest, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to perpetual…

I indorse the recommendation of the Secretary of State that Congress authorize the printing of a special edition of 10,000 copies.

To the Senate: In response to the resolution of the Senate of the 24th ultimo, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State.