[Footnote 52: Relating to attempts to keep down the price of public
lands.]
WASHINGTON, _February 28, 1839_.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of War,
respecting the importance of requiring the officers who may be employed
to take the next general census to make a return of the names and ages
of pensioners, and, for the reasons given by the Secretary of War,
I recommend the subject for your favorable consideration.