I transmit herewith a communication from the Chief of the Engineer Corps of the Army, accompanied by a report, in reference to ship canals around the Falls of the Ohio River, called for by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 18th instant.
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My order to you had only reference to orders 'assumed to be issued by the direction of the President.'
Copies of the letters which they have addressed to me upon the subject are accordingly herewith inclosed.
The advice and consent of the Senate to the transfer, upon the terms proposed in the draft of a convention with the Dominican Republic, are requested.
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