WILLIAM McKINLEY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, February 11, 1899.
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith the response of the Secretary of State to the resolution of the House of Representatives of February 4, 1899, calling for information in his possession concerning certain alleged outrages committed upon the person of Bishop Earl Cranston and other American citizens in the city of Peking, China.
WILLIAM McKINLEY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, February 18, 1899.
To the Senate:
I transmit herewith the response of the Secretary of Agriculture to the resolution of the Senate of February 8, 1899, calling for information in his possession regarding the practical usefulness of reservoirs to agriculture in the irrigated region of the United States, especially as affecting the distribution of water to crops, the area and value of reclaimed land, and the stability and unprofitableness of farming where irrigation is practised.
WILLIAM McKINLEY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, February 21, 1899.