I have thought it expedient, in submitting them to the Senate with a view to their advice and consent to the ratification of the treaty in its present form, to have the entire instrument taken into a continuous draft, as well the portions--by far the greater part--already assented to by the Senate as the modifications proposed by the Government of the Swiss Confederation in reference to these amendments.
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The importance of the measure seemed to require an exposition somewhat in detail of the grounds on which it is recommended.
In reply to the resolution of your honorable body of the 5th instant, I herewith communicate a report of the Secretary of the Interior giving the information required.
For these reasons I have deemed it proper to submit the whole matter to Congress, for such action as they may deem best.
The modifications which the Government of the Swiss Confederation are desirous of introducing into the amendments made by the Senate of the United States and the articles affected by them are not inconsistent with the object and spirit of…
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