CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 7, 1884.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior of the 19th ultimo, submitting, with accompanying papers, a draft of a bill "to allow Indian homestead entries in certain cases without the payment of fees and commissions."
The matter is presented for the consideration and action of the Congress.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 7, 1884.
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, a letter from the Secretary of War, dated the 2d instant, inclosing copies of official correspondence, reports, etc., in relation to the military post of Fort Sullivan, Me., and recommending such legislation as will authorize the sale of the site to the highest bidder after public advertisement, the same being no longer needed for military purposes.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.