[Footnote 75: Explanatory of his judicial conduct in the Territory of
Kansas.]
WASHINGTON, _March 2, 1857_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I communicate herewith a letter[76] from the Secretary of the Navy,
in response to a resolution of the Senate of August 15, 1856.
Concurring in the views presented in the documents to which the
Secretary of the Navy refers, I am not prepared at this time to
recommend any legislation on the subject.