Secretary of State,
inclosing the report, with accompanying papers, of the commission of the
United States for the Columbian Historical Exposition in Madrid in 1892
and 1893, constituted in virtue of the act of Congress approved May 13,
1892.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _December 10, 1894_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

I transmit herewith the report on the Chicago strike of June and July,
1894, forwarded to me by the Strike Commission appointed July 26, 1894,
under the provisions of section 6 of chapter 1063 of the laws of the
United States, passed October 1, 1888.

The testimony taken by the commission and the suggestions and
recommendations made to it accompany the report in the form of
appendixes.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, December 11, 1894_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

In response to the resolution of the Senate dated December 6, 1894,
requesting that copies of correspondence in regard to the claim of
Antonio Maximo Mora against the Government of Spain exchanged since my
last message to the Senate on the same subject, dated June 20, 1894,[13]
be communicated to it, if not incompatible with the public interests,
I transmit herewith the report of the Secretary of State on the matter,
with accompanying copies of correspondence.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

[Footnote 13: See p. 478.]

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _December 11, 1894_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

I have received a copy of the following resolution of the Senate, passed
on 3d instant:

_Resolved_, That the President be requested, if in his judgment
it be not incompatible with the public interest, to communicate to
the Senate any information he may have received in regard to alleged
cruelties committed upon Armenians in Turkey, and especially whether
any such cruelties have been committed upon citizens who have declared
their intention to become naturalized in this country or upon persons
because of their being Christians.

And further, to inform the Senate whether any expostulations have been
addressed by this Government to the Government of Turkey in regard to
such matters or any proposals made by or to this Government to act in
concert with other Christian powers regarding the same.

In response to said resolution I beg leave to inform the Senate that
I have no information concerning cruelties committed upon Armenians in
Turkey or upon