To the House of Representatives: I transmit the accompanying letter* from the Secretary of State, and copy of a correspondence between that officer and the minister from Portugal n...
To the Senate of the United States: I herewith transmit a report* made by the Secretary of the Navy in pursuance of the provisions of the ac...
That Government has thus afforded a gratifying proof of its promptness and good faith in observing the stipulation of the sixth article of t...
I am happy to believe that this convention provides as fully as is practicable for the adjustment of all claims of our citizens on the Gover...
I transmit herewith a communication from the War Department, containing all the information and correspondence in that Department on the sub...
Such a violation of the individual rights of the claimants would impose upon the Government the obligation of making further appropriations ...
That system requires that payments under the authority of any Department shall be made upon its requisition, countersigned by the proper Aud...
The direction in the joint resolution, therefore, to pay the awards of the commissioners to the amount of $100,000 seemed to me quite object...
If no such indemnity should be provided, then a palpable and very gross wrong would be inflicted upon the claimants who had not been so fort...
I have deemed it respectful and proper to lay before the House of Representatives these reasons for having withheld my approval of the above...
The authority of this Government to direct its application to particular claims is more than questionable.