That report is herewith transmitted. The Commission is in the second year of its existence. The President congratulates the country upon the success of its labors, commends the subject to the favorable consideration of Congress, and asks for an appropriation to continue the work. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 12, 1885_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives:_ I transmit herewith a copy of the report of the board of management of the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition, dated February 2, 1885, requesting an additional appropriation to extinguish a deficit in its accounts, and asking authority to reopen the exhibition during the winter of 1885-86. A failure on the part of the management to carry out the original intent in regard to the exposition might reflect upon the honor of the United States Government, since twenty-one foreign nations and forty-six States and Territories have joined in the enterprise through faith in the sanction of the Government. In view of this fact and in consideration of the value of the exposition to the cause of material progress and general education, I respectfully submit the report mentioned for the favorable consideration of Congress. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 13, 1885_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives:_ I herewith transmit, as desired by the act of Congress approved July 7, 1884, a letter from the Secretary of State, with accompanying report from the Central and South American commissioners. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 17, 1885_. _To the House of Representatives:_ In response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 9th of January, 1885, calling for certain correspondence concerning the transactions of the late French and American Commission, I transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State of the 16th instant, in relation to the subject. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. WASHINGTON, _February 17, 1885_. _To the Senate of the United States:_ Referring your honorable body to the message of December 1, 1884, by which I transmitted to the Senate, with a view to ratification, a treaty negotiated with Belgium touching the succession to and acquirement of real property, etc., by the citizens or subjects of the one Government in the domain of the other, I now address you in order to recall the treaty thus transmitted for reexamination. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 17, 1885_. _To the Senate of the United States:_ Referring to my message of the 13th instant, concerning the report of the Central and South American commissioners, I have the honor to inform the Senate that the report therein stated as accompanying the message was transmitted with a like message to the House of Representatives. A note of explanation to this effect was inadvertently omitted from the former message. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 19, 1885_.