EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 21, 1882_.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:
I submit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, a letter from
the Secretary of the Interior, and accompanying papers, in which he
recommends that authority be given for the payment of certain damages
which unexpectedly occurred to the property of private persons on the
Government reservation at Hot Springs, Ark., in consequence of work
performed under the direction of the superintendent in the performance
of his duty.