[Footnote 173: Relating to commercial intercourse with the British colonies of the West Indies and Canada; to the boundary under the fifth article of the treaty of Ghent, and the navigation of the St. Lawrence River; to admission of United States consuls into British colonial ports; to the Newfoundland fishery; to maritime questions; to the northwest coast of America.] WASHINGTON, _February 2, 1825_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_: I herewith transmit a report from the Director of the Mint of the United States, showing the operations of that institution for the last year. JAMES MONROE. WASHINGTON, _March 1, 1826_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_: I transmit herewith a report from the Director of the Mint of the United States, showing the operations of that institution for the year 1825. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. WASHINGTON, _March 15, 1826_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_: I now submit to the consideration of Congress the propriety of making the appropriation necessary for carrying into effect the appointment of a mission to the congress at Panama. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. WASHINGTON, _December 8, 1826_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_: In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th of January, 1818, I transmit a report of the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, containing the annual statement of expenditures on those buildings and the account of their progress, required by the said resolution. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. WASHINGTON, _December 11, 1826_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_: I transmit to Congress sundry additional papers appertaining to the report from the War Department relating to Indian affairs, communicated at the commencement of the session. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. WASHINGTON, _December 28, 1826_. _To the House of Representatives of the United States_: I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, containing the information requested by two resolutions of the House relating to certain negotiations[174] with the Government of the United Mexican States. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. [Footnote 174: Concerning the boundary line between the United States and Mexico and the return of slaves escaping from the former country into the latter.] WASHINGTON, _January 18, 1827_. _To the House of Representatives of the United States_: In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 6th instant, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, together with copies of the correspondence with the Government of the Netherlands relating to discriminating duties. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. WASHINGTON, _February 24, 1827_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_: