I have examined with care the bill, which originated in the Senate and has been passed by the two Houses of Congress, to amend an act entitled 'An act to establish a bureau for the relief of freedmen and refugees,' and for other purposes.
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The orders issued by me upon this subject are in accordance with long-established usage and hitherto unquestioned authority.
No report upon this subject has yet been received by me from the War Department.
To the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives adopted on the 26th instant, making inquiries relative to a naval force at Hayti.
I transmit the accompanying communications from the Secretary of the Interior, together with the papers to which they have reference.
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