across the Potomac River at or near Georgetown,
in the District of Columbia, under the provisions of the act approved
February 23, 1881, in which he requests that an additional appropriation
of $80,000 be made to give practical effect to the act referred to in
accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _April 5, 1882_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior,
setting forth the necessity for an increased number of law clerks in
the office of the Assistant Attorney-General in the Department of the
Interior, because of the growing amount of business in that office.

The matter is commended to the attention and favorable action of
Congress.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _April 5, 1882_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior
of this date, with draft of bill for the relief of Pierre Garrieaux and
correspondence in relation thereto.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _April 5, 1882_.

_To the House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith, in reply to the resolution of the House of
Representatives of the 31st of January last, a report from the Secretary
of State, with accompanying papers.[9]

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

WASHINGTON, _April 5, 1882_.

_To the Senate_:

I transmit herewith, in reply to the resolution of the Senate of the 29th
of March last, the report of the Secretary of State, with accompanying
papers.[9]

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

[Footnote 9: Correspondence, etc., relative to American citizens
imprisoned in Ireland.]

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _April 6, 1882_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, a letter from
the Secretary of War, dated the 4th instant, inclosing plans and
estimates for the completion of the post of Fort McKinney, Wyoming
Territory, and recommending an appropriation of $50,000 for the purpose
in accordance with the estimates.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _April 6, 1882_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, a communication
from the Secretary of War, dated the 4th instant, inclosing estimates
for deficiency in the appropriation for the transportation of the Army
and its supplies f