The propriety of some additional legislation on this subject seems obvious.

It seems also that the task of making the final examination into the justice of the awards might advantageously be devolved upon some other officer or tribunal than the Secretary of the Treasury.

struct that the existing humane provisions of the laws for the relief of certain insolvent debtors of the United States may be extended

The proof of their justice every day becoming more and more unsatisfactory.

I lay before you a communication from the Secretary of War.

I respectfully recommend these subjects for the early consideration and favorable action of Congress.

I transmit reports from the several Departments of the Government to which that resolution was referred.

I communicate to the House of Representatives, in compliance with its resolution of the 3d instant, reports from the Secretaries of State and War, containing all the information called for by said resolution now in possession of the…

I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of the Navy, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 3d instant, calling for information in regard to the examinations of inventions designed to prevent the calamities resulting from…

I communicate to the Senate reports from the several Executive Departments, containing the information* called for by said resolution.

The importance of the subject would seem to render it worthy of the early attention of Congress.