Martin Van Buren actually said...

In the absence of any authority on the part of the Executive to satisfy these claims, they are now submitted to Congress for consideration.

I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives reports from the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury, with accompanying...

I transmit to the Senate, for their consideration with a view to its ratification, a convention signed at Houston on the 11th ultimo by Alce...

This convention having been concluded in anticipation of the receipt from the Department of a formal power for that purpose, an extract from...