Just before the termination of the last session an act entitled “An act concerning wrecks on the coast of Florida,” which then passed, was presented to me with many others and approved, and, as I thought, signed.  A report to that effect was then made to Congress.  It appeared, however, after the adjournment that the evidence of such approbation had not been attached to it.  Whether the act may be considered in force under such circumstances is a point on which it belongs not to me to decide.  To remove all doubt on the subject, I submit to the consideration of Congress the propriety of passing a declaratory act to that effect.

JAMES MONROE.

WASHINGTON, February 28, 1825.

To the Senate of the United States: 

I transmit to the Senate, for the exercise of its constitutional power, a treaty lately concluded at the Indian Springs, by commissioners of the United States duly authorized, with the chiefs of the Creek Nation, assembled there in council, with the documents connected therewith.

JAMES MONROE.

PROCLAMATION.

[From Senate Journal, Eighteenth Congress, second session, p. 269.]

WASHINGTON, January 19, 1825.

The President of the United States to ------, Senator for the State
of ------: 

Certain matters touching the public good requiring that the Senate of the United States should be convened on Friday, the 4th day of March next, you are desired to attend at the Senate Chamber, in the city of Washington, on that day, then and there to receive and deliberate on such communications as shall be made to you.

JAMES MONROE.