FEBRUARY 23, 1857.
WASHINGTON, March 2, 1857.
To the Senate of the United States:
I communicate herewith a letter[76] from the Secretary of the Navy, in response to a resolution of the Senate of August 15, 1856.
Concurring in the views presented in the documents to which the Secretary of the Navy refers, I am not prepared at this time to recommend any legislation on the subject.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WASHINGTON, March 2, 1857.
To the Senate of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th ultimo, in relation to correspondence between the Treasury and Interior Departments and Edward F. Beale, late superintendent of Indian affairs in California, and accounts of remittances, etc., I transmit the accompanying report from the Secretary of the Treasury.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.