_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, relative to
the claim of Mr. Rudolph Lobsiger, a Swiss citizen, against the United
States, and recommend that provision be made by law for referring the
matter to the Court of Claims for examination on its merits.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, May 14, 1888_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of State,
accompanied by a report of Mr. Somerville P. Tuck, appointed to carry
out certain provisions of section 5 of an act entitled "An act to
provide for the ascertainment of claims of American citizens for
spoliations committed by the French prior to the 31st day of July,
1801," approved January 20, 1885.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _May 15, 1888_.

_To the House of Representatives_:

In compliance with a resolution originating in the House of
Representatives and concurred in by the Senate, I return herewith the
bill (H.R. 2699) entitled "An act for the relief of the heirs of the
late Solomon Spitzer."

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, June 14, 1888_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

I transmit herewith, in response to a resolution of the Senate of
the 11th instant, a report of the Secretary of State, to whom said
resolution was addressed, together with a copy of the letter addressed
by William H. Seward, Secretary of State, to the governors of certain
States of the Union, under date of October 14, 1861, as described in
said resolution.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _June 26, 1888_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied
with selected correspondence relating to foreign affairs for the year
1887.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, July 5, 1888_.

_To the Senate_:

I transmit herewith, with a view to its ratification, a convention for
the extradition of criminals between the United States of America and
the Republic of Colombia, signed at Bogota on the 7th of May, 1888, and
I at the same time call attention to the accompanying report of the
Secretary of State, suggesting certain amendments to the convention.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, July 18, 1888_.

_To the Senate_:

I transmit, with a view to its ratification, a