It is made a crime punishable with fine or imprisonment to hinder, assault, or otherwise interfere with the marshal or 'his special deputies,' or to threaten or to attempt so to do.

Such special deputy marshals as are specially empowered thereto by the marshal in writing, if forcibly resisted, may call to their aid the bystanders or posse comitatus.

After mature consideration of the bill entitled 'An act regulating the pay and appointment of deputy marshals,' I am constrained to withhold from it my approval, and to return it to the Senate, in which it originated, with my objections to…

It is hereby ordered that the following-described country, lying within the boundaries of the Territory of Arizona, be, and the same is hereby, withdrawn from sale and settlement, and set apart for the use and occupancy of said Suppai…

To the Senate of the United States:In response to a resolution of the Senate of the 31st ultimo, requesting the President to communicate to the Senate whether any supervisor or supervisors of the census appointed by and with the advice and…

I am directed by the President to say that the several Departments of the Government will be closed on Saturday, the 29th instant, in remembrance of those who fell in defense of the nation, and to enable the employees to participate in the…

I submit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to ratification, the accompanying convention for the extradition of criminals, concluded between the United States and the Government of His Majesty the King of the Netherlands on…

I respectfully ask the immediate and careful attention of Congress

I recommend to Congress the adoption of these measures

I concur in the opinions of this report as to the measures proper to be taken by this Government

Under these circumstances, to attempt in an appropriation bill the modification or repeal of these laws is to annex a condition to the passage of needed and proper appropriations, which tends to deprive the Executive of that equal and…

I am firmly convinced that appropriation bills ought not to contain any legislation not relevant to the application or expenditure of the money thereby appropriated, and that by a strict adherence to this principle an important and much…

The objection to the bill, therefore, to which I respectfully ask your attention is that it gives a marked and deliberate sanction, attended by no circumstances of pressing necessity, to the questionable and, as I am clearly of opinion…

The necessity for these appropriations is so urgent and they have been already so long delayed that if the bill before me contained no permanent or general legislation unconnected with these appropriations it would receive my prompt…

Politics, as well as religion, has its superstitions.

I respectfully recommend that such action be taken by Congress as may be deemed appropriate with reference to a gift to the nation so precious in its history and for the memorable associations which belong to it.

It is spoken of by the members composing the late board as the most perfect and reliable machine in the world, embodying new mechanical principles and combinations not heretofore used in any other constructions.

He now appeals to Congress for relief, and the papers herewith exhibit a case that calls for Congressional action.