I transmit herewith, for your information, a letter from the Secretary of State, inclosing the annual report of the Bureau of American Republics for the year ending June 30, 1892.

BENJ.  HARRISON.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, January 25, 1893.

To the Senate of the United States: 

In response to the resolution of the Senate of the 21st instant, relating to the alleged killing of Frank B. Riley, a sailor of the United States steamship Newark, in Genoa, Italy, I transmit herewith a report on the subject from the Secretary of State.

BENJ.  HARRISON.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 26, 1893.

To the Senate and House of Representatives: 

I transmit herewith, for the information of Congress, the third regular report of the World’s Columbian Commission and the report of the president of the board of lady managers, with the accompanying papers.

BENJ.  HARRISON.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, January 31, 1893.

To the Senate of the United States: 

In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, I return herewith the bill (S. 2625) entitled “An act to provide for the punishment of offenses on the high seas.”

BENJ.  HARRISON.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 2, 1893.

To the Senate and House of Representatives: 

On the 23d of July last the following resolution of the House of
Representatives was communicated to me: 

Resolved, That the President be requested to inform the House, if not incompatible with the public interests, what regulations are now in force concerning the transportation of imported merchandise in bond or duty paid, and products or manufactures of the United States, from one port in the United States, over Canadian territory, to another port therein, under the provisions of section 3006 of the Revised Statutes; whether further legislation thereon is necessary or advisable, and especially whether a careful inspection of such merchandise should not be had at the frontiers of the United States upon the departure and arrival of such merchandise, and whether the interests of the United States do not require that each car containing such merchandise while in Canadian territory be in the custody and under the surveillance of an inspector of the customs department, the cost of such surveillance to be paid by the foreign carrier transporting such merchandise.

The resolution is limited in its scope to the subject of the transit of merchandise from one port in the United States, through Canadian territory, to another port in the United States, under the provisions of section 3006 of the Revised Statutes; but I have concluded that a review of our treaty obligations, if any, and of our legislation upon the whole subject of the transit of goods from, to, or through Canada is desirable, and therefore address this message to the Congress.