U.S.  GRANT.

WASHINGTON, January 5, 1874.

To the Senate of the United States: 

I transmit, for the consideration of the Senate with a view to ratification, a convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Salvador, which was signed at San Salvador on the 12th of May last, for an extension of the period for exchanging the ratifications of the treaty for the extradition of criminals concluded between the two countries on the 23d of May, 1870.

U.S.  GRANT.

WASHINGTON, January 6, 1874.

To the Senate of the United States: 

I transmit to the Senate an “agreement,” signed at Lima on the 5th of June last by Mr. Francis Thomas, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States, and Mr. Jose de la Riva Aguero, minister for foreign affairs of Peru, providing for an extension of the time for the exchange of the ratifications of the treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation and the treaty of extradition between the United States and Peru of the 6th and 12th of September, 1870, respectively.  The limit of the proposed extension is to be nine months from the time when the Senate of the United States may approve thereof.  The expediency of this approval is consequently submitted to the consideration of the Senate.  The instruments themselves were approved by that body on the 31st of March, 1871, and they were ratified by me in order that our ratifications might be ready for exchange for those of Peru.  The omission of the latter seasonably to perform that act is understood to have been occasioned solely by the delay in the meeting of the Congress of that Republic, whose sanction, pursuant to its constitution, was necessary.

U.S.  GRANT.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 7, 1874.

To the House of Representatives: 

In reply to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th of last December, requesting a revision of the estimates for the expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875, I have the honor to transmit herewith amended estimates and replies from the several Departments.

U.S.  GRANT.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 8, 1874.

To the Senate and House of Representatives: 

In compliance with the act of Congress approved March 3, 1873, entitled “An act to authorize inquiries into the causes of steam-boiler explosions,” I directed the Secretaries of the Treasury and Navy Departments to create a commission to conduct the experiments and collect the information contemplated by the act.  Such a commission was created, and I have the honor to submit herewith a report of the result of their labors to the present time.

U.S.  GRANT.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 13, 1874.

To the Senate of the United States: