CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 27, 1885.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith a preliminary report of the Secretary of State of the 26th instant, in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives passed on the 9th day of January, 1885, calling for copies of accounts and vouchers of the disbursing officers of the French and American Claims Commission and certain other information in relation to the transactions of said commission.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 27, 1885.
To the Senate of the United States:
I have carefully considered the provisions of Senate bill No. 862, entitled "An act for the relief of Uriel Crocker."
The general statute provides for relief in case of the destruction of coupon bonds.
In my opinion this provision of law is sufficiently liberal to meet all cases of missing coupon bonds worthy of favorable action, and I do not deem it advisable to encourage this class of legislation.