I regret that circumstances prevented an earlier examination by me of these questions, but submit now these views in the hope that they may lead to a revision of the laws upon a safer and juster basis.

I transmit herewith the correspondence between the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney-General upon some phases of this question.

BENJ.  HARRISON.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 6, 1893.

To the Senate and House of Representatives: 

I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, dated 4th instant, accompanied by an agreement concluded by and between the Turtle Mountain Indians and the commission appointed under the provisions of the Indian appropriation act of July 13, 1892, to negotiate with the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota for the cession and relinquishment to the United States of whatever right or interest they have in and to any and all lands in said State to which they claim title, and for their removal to and settlement upon lands to be hereafter selected and determined upon by the Secretary of the Interior upon the recommendation of the proposed commissioners, subject to the approval of Congress.

BENJ.  HARRISON.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, February 6, 1893.

To the Senate: 

I transmit herewith, as desired by the resolution of the Senate of the 4th instant, a report from the Secretary of State of the 6th instant, with its accompanying correspondence, in relation to the draft of an uncompleted treaty with Hawaii made in 1854.

BENJ.  HARRISON.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D.C., February 8, 1893.

To the Senate and House of Representatives: 

I transmit herewith the eighth annual report of the Commissioner of Labor.  This report relates to industrial education in the United States and foreign countries.

BENJ.  HARRISON.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D.C., February 14, 1893.

To the Senate and House of Representatives: 

I transmit herewith a special report of the Commissioner of Labor relating to compulsory insurance of workingmen in Germany and other countries.

BENJ.  HARRISON.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, February 14, 1893.

To the Senate and House of Representatives: 

I transmit herewith a communication of the 13th instant from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting copy of reports of Lieutenants Brown, Gurovits, and Suplee, United States Army, who were charged with the duty of inspecting the Navajo country, so that the Interior Department could be advised as to the practicability of restraining the Navajoes within their present reservations and of furnishing irrigation and water for their flocks, together with report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs upon the matter with draft of an item of appropriation to carry the same into effect.