To the Senate of the United States:
In reply to the resolution of the Senate of the 8th instant, requesting information "relative to any unauthorized occupation or invasion of or encroachment upon the Indian Territory, so called, by individuals or bodies of men, in violation of treaty stipulations," I have the honor to submit herewith the reply of the Secretary of the Interior, to whom the resolution was referred.
U.S. GRANT.
WASHINGTON, January 27, 1874.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit, for the consideration of the Senate with a view to its ratification, a protocol relative to a claim on the Government of Chile in the case of the ship Good Return.
U.S. GRANT.
WASHINGTON, February 6, 1874.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit to the House of Representatives, in answer to their resolution of the 16th ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers.[77]