_Resolved_, That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, requested to furnish for the information of this House, without delay, if not incompatible with the public service, all communications, documents, and papers in his possession relating to the trial, conviction, and execution of the late Patrick O'Donnell by the British Government-- I transmit herewith a report made to me by the Secretary of State, with the papers enumerated in the subjoined list, as answering said resolution. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 7, 1884_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives:_ I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior of the 19th ultimo, submitting, with accompanying papers, a draft of a bill providing for the allotment of lands in severalty to the Arickaree, Gros Ventre, and Mandan Indians on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, in Dakota, and the granting of patents therefor, and for other purposes. The matter is presented for the action of the Congress. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 7, 1884_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives:_ I transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of the Interior of the 19th ultimo, submitting, with accompanying papers, a draft of a bill "to allow Indian homestead entries in certain cases without the payment of fees and commissions." The matter is presented for the consideration and action of the Congress. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 7, 1884_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives:_ I transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, a letter from the Secretary of War, dated the 2d instant, inclosing copies of official correspondence, reports, etc., in relation to the military post of Fort Sullivan, Me., and recommending such legislation as will authorize the sale of the site to the highest bidder after public advertisement, the same being no longer needed for military purposes. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, _January 8, 1884_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives:_ I submit a communication from the governor of the State of Illinois, with a copy of an act of the general assembly of that State tendering to the United States the cession of the Illinois and Michigan Canal upon condition that it shall be enlarged and maintained as a national waterway for commercial purposes.