James Monroe actually said...

I lay before the Senate a report made by the Secretary of State on the 1st instant in relation to that subject.

I would therefore suggest, in case the Chickasaw treaty be approved by the Senate, the propriety of providing by law for the payment of the ...

I lay before the Senate, for their advice and consent, the several treaties which have recently been made with the Chickasaws, the Quapaws, ...

Our relations with Spain remain nearly in the state in which they were at the close of the last session.