report of the Secretary of State,
in relation to export duties levied in foreign countries having
commercial relations with the United States.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 12, 1883_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives:_

I transmit herewith a communication of the 8th instant, with
accompanying papers, from the Secretary of the Interior, comprising the
further report in relation to matters of difference between the Eastern
and Western bands of Cherokee Indians required by an item in the sundry
civil act approved August 7, 1882 (pamphlet statutes, page 328).

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, February 15, 1883_.

_To the Senate of the United States:_

I transmit herewith, in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of
December 18, 1882, the report of Mr. George Earl Church upon Ecuador,
which I have this day received from the Secretary of State.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 20, 1883_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives:_

I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, a letter from
the Secretary of War, dated the 19th instant, inclosing a copy of one
from Major George L. Gillespie, Corps of Engineers, dated the 15th
instant, referring to the insufficiency of the sum ($39,000)
appropriated by the sundry civil bill of August 7, 1882, for building
the sea wall on Governors Island, New York Harbor, together with a copy
of the indorsement of the Chief Engineer, showing the necessity for an
additional appropriation of $15,000 for this purpose. The Secretary of
War recommends that said additional sum of $15,000 be appropriated at
the present session of Congress for the object stated.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, February 23, 1883_.

_To the House of Representatives of the United States of America:_

With reference to my message of the 12th ultimo on the same subject,
I transmit herewith a further report of the Secretary of State,
furnishing additional papers received since the date of his former
report in response to a resolution of the House of Representatives
of July 5, 1882, calling for any information in the possession of the
Department of State in reference to any changes or modifications of the
stipulations which the French Cable Company made with this Government.

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 26, 1883_.

_To the Senate and House of Representat