legislative provision be made for the maintenance of the unfortunate
captives pending the legislation which has grown out of the case.

ANDREW JACKSON.

_January 24, 1831_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:

I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, containing the
information requested by the resolution of the Senate of the 21st
instant, in relation to "the state of the British establishments in the
valley of the Columbia and the state of the fur trade as carried on by
the citizens of the United States and the Hudsons Bay Company."

ANDREW JACKSON.

_January 25, 1831_.
_To the House of Representatives_:

I beg leave to call the attention of Congress to the inclosed
communication from the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to the pay and
other allowances of the officers of the Marine Corps, and to recommend
the adoption of the legislative provisions suggested in it.

ANDREW JACKSON.

Washington, D.C., _January 26, 1831_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:

In pursuance of the advice and consent of the Senate as expressed in
their resolution of the 10th February, 1830, the treaty of commerce and
navigation between the United States and Austria concluded in this city
on the 27th of August, 1829, was duly ratified by this Government on the
11th day of the same month of February; but the treaty itself containing
a stipulation that the ratifications of the two parties to it should be
exchanged within twelve months from the date of its signature, and that
of the Austrian Government not having been received here till after the
expiration of the time limited, I have not thought myself at liberty
under these circumstances, without the additional advice and consent of
the Senate, to authorize that ceremony on the part of this Government.
Information having been received at the Department of State from the
Austrian representative in the United States that he is prepared to
proceed to the exchange of the ratifications of his Government for that
of this, the question is therefore submitted to the Senate for their
advice and consent upon the occasion.

ANDREW JACKSON.

_February 3, 1831_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:

I respectfully submit to the Senate, in answer to their legislative
resolution of the 20th ultimo, in relation to the sales of land at the
Crawfordsville land office in November last, reports from the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Commissioner of the General La