January 07, 1869
To the House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith, in answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 16th of December last, a report* from the Secretary of State of the 6th instant.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
* Giving reasons why reductions in the number of officers and employees and in the salaries and expenses of the Department of State should not be made.
Andrew Johnson, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/203107