EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 23, 1885_.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives:_
I transmit herewith a communication of the 20th instant from the
Secretary of the Interior, presenting, with accompanying papers, a draft
of proposed legislation providing for the settlement of certain claims
of Omaha Indians in Nebraska against the Winnebago Indians on account of
horses stolen by members of the latter tribe from the Omahas.
The subject is commended to the favorable consideration and action of
the Congress.