WASHINGTON, April 10th, 1856.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of the Interior, with accompanying documents, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 6th ultimo. The documents, it is believed, contain all the information in the Executive Departments upon the subject[57] to which the resolution refers.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, April, 1856.
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:
I communicate to Congress herewith a letter from the Secretary of the Interior and a copy of a conditional contract entered into, under instructions from that Department, for the purchase of a lot and the building thereon, for the use of the United States courts at Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, and recommend that an appropriation of $78,000 be made to complete the same.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, April 14, 1856.
To the Senate of the United States: