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1630

May 28-Respecting adjustment of claims
with Great Britain for return of duties
under convention of 1815.
June 6-Transmitting correspondence on
right of search, and protest of American
minister at Paris against the quintuple
treaty
June 8-Communicating documents re-
specting calls for volunteers or militia
without legal authority-also giving the
president's reasons for relieving General
Scott from the command of the army to
be sent to Mexico
June 10-Submitting to the senate the pro-
posal of the British government to settle
the Oregon question, and asking the ad-
vice of the senate thereon
June 16-Communicating estimates of the
war and navy departments of the proba-
ble expenses of the war in Mexico, and
a report of the treasury department on
the ways and means
"16-Submitting the Oregon treaty with
Great Britain to the senate .
"17-Communicating documents from the
navy department respecting affairs with
the governments on the Rio de La Plata 1633
July 2-Transmitting documents respect-
ing trial of Alexander M'Leod, in 1841 1634
"9-Respecting public lands in the min-
eral region upon Lake Superior
"21-Transmitting documents respect-
ing instructions to Louis M'Lane, minis-
ter to Great Britain, on the Oregon
boundary question
August 3-Veto of the harbor and river bill 1635
"4-Communicating letter from the secre-
tary of state to the Mexican government
proposing negotiations for peace-also
suggesting an appropriation from Con-
gress for a paymeht to Mexico

5-Communicating the Oregon treaty
as signed and ratified-and recommend-
ing the necessary measures for the or-
ganization of and settlement of Oregon
territory

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1634

1634

1640

1641

1642
· 1643

"7-Transmitting for the action of the
senate, treaty with Cherokee Indians 1754
"8-Asking an appropriation of two mill-
ions for advance, if necessary, in settling
difficulties with Mexico
Veto of the French claims bill
December 8-Second annual message- 1645
Its principal subjects, viz.-
Affairs of the Mexican war -
Amount of claims on Mexico stated
Annexation of Texas, &c.

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1650

Commencement of hostilities, and victo-
ries of the American army
Military government established in the
conquered territory in Mexico, by the
United States -

1665

Letters of marque and reprisal recom-

mended

1666

"20-Communicating copy of the consti-
tution of Wisconsin
"25-Communicating treasury docu.
ments respecting postages paid on ac-
count of public officers and departments 1679
"29-Transmitting reports from the war
department respecting members of Con-
gress and others holding offices in army 1679
February 3-Communicating reports from
the war and treasury departments with
regard to the remittance of funds to the
army in Mexico.
- 1679
"13-Inviting the action of Congress on
measures recommended for the vigorous
prosecution of the Mexican war-inclu-
ding duties on tea and coffee - - 1680
"20-Communicating documents respect-
ing the importance of foreign criminals
and paupers
"27-Communicating documents from the
war department respecting correspond-
ence with General Taylor, and the re-
ports of operations in Mexico, by Gen-
erals Hamer and Quitman
December 7-Third annual message

Principal subjects, viz.-

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1655

Army of Occupation

1657

Mexico charged with commencing the

Mexican minister protests against an-
nexation of Texas

Commissioner sent to Mexico to nego-

1659

tiate for peace.

United States government endeavor to

Boundary authorized to be settled and

agreed upon

1689

Mexican government, under Paredes,

Mexican proposition inadmissible