ANSION, _December 27, 1882_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives:_

I submit herewith a letter from the Secretary of the Interior, inclosing
a communication from the secretary of the Territory of New Mexico, who
has custody of the public buildings at Santa Fe, in which are set forth
reasons why an appropriation should be made for the completion of the
capitol at Santa Fe, and commend the same to the consideration of
Congress.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 5, 1883_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives:_

I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior,
together with a letter from the Superintendent of the Census, requesting
an additional appropriation of $100,000 to complete the work of the
Tenth Census, and recommend the same to Congress for its favorable
consideration.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 5, 1883_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives:_

I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, a communication
from the Secretary of War, dated the 2d instant, and inclosing one from
Lieutenant Robert Craig, Fourth Artillery, indorsed by the Chief Signal
Officer of the Army, recommending that Congress authorize the printing
and binding for the use of the Signal Office of 10,000 copies of the
Annual Report of the Chief Signal Officer for the fiscal year 1882,
and inclosing a draft of a joint resolution for the purpose.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 9, 1883_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives:_

I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior,
submitting a report, with accompanying papers, regarding the condition
of the several libraries of said Department and the consolidation of
the same.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, January 10, 1883_.

_To the Senate of the United States:_

The Senate having by executive resolution of the 20th ultimo returned to
me the supplemental convention of extradition signed August 7, 1882, in
order that certain verbal changes therein might be made, as requested by
the Spanish Government, as explained in the letter of the Secretary of
State to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate dated the 15th
ultimo, I now lay the said convention so modified before the Senate,
with a view to its ratification.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 11, 1883_.

_To the Senate