[Footnote 12: Calling for the report of the agent sent to Mexico to
ascertain the condition of that country.]
WASHINGTON, _March 16, 1860_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit herewith a report from the Acting Secretary of War, with its
accompanying papers, communicating the information called for by the
resolution of the Senate of the 9th instant, respecting the marble
columns for the Capitol extension.