WASHINGTON, _March 4, 1850_.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States:_
I herewith transmit to Congress copies of a recent correspondence
between the Department of State and the British minister at Washington,
relating to subjects[3a] which seem to require the consideration of the
legislative rather than the executive branch of the Government.
[Footnote 3a: Navigation laws and tariff on British productions.]