it if not incompatible with the public interests, I
transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State, inclosing copies
of further correspondence exchanged between the Governments of the
United States and Spain since the date of my last message to the Senate,
December 11, 1894.[16]

GROVER CLEVELAND.

[Footnote 15: See p. 476.]

[Footnote 16: See p. 557.]

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, February 4, 1895_.

_To the House of Representatives_:

In response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of
the 1st instant, calling for certain information touching the recent
insurrection in the Hawaiian Islands, I transmit herewith a report of
the Secretary of State, with accompanying papers.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 7, 1895_.

_To the House of Representatives_:

In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the
2d instant, the Senate concurring, I return herewith the bill (H.R.
5377) entitled "An act granting a pension to Richard R. Knight."

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, February 7, 1895_.

_To the Senate_:

I transmit herewith, in response to a resolution of the Senate of the
16th ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied by copies
of certain correspondence touching the enforcement of the provisions of
the tariff act of 1894.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 8, 1895_.

_To the Congress of the United States_:

Since my recent communication to the Congress calling attention to our
financial condition and suggesting legislation which I deemed essential
to our national welfare and credit[17] the anxiety and apprehension then
existing in business circles have continued.

As a precaution, therefore, against the failure of timely legislative
aid through Congressional action, cautious preparations have been
pending to employ to the best possible advantage, in default of better
means, such Executive authority as may without additional legislation be
exercised for the purpose of reenforcing and maintaining in our Treasury
an adequate and safe gold reserve.

In the judgment of those especially charged with this responsibility
the business situation is so critical and the legislative situation is
so unpromising, with the omission thus far on the part of Congress to
beneficially enlarge the powers of the Secretary of the Treasury in the
premises, as to enjoin immediate Executive action wit