EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 26, 1882_.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:
I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior,
with draft of an amendment to be inserted in the annual Indian
appropriation bill now pending, providing for the disposal of certain
bonds and funds held by the Treasurer of the United States as custodian
in the name of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, together with
accompanying papers noted in said communication.
The matter is presented for the consideration of Congress.