January 08, 1869
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit to the Senate, in answer to their resolution of the 17th ultimo, a report+ from the Secretary of State, with an accompanying paper.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
+Relating to the exercise or claim by United States consuls in Japan of judicial powers in cases arising between American citizens and citizens or subjects of any foreign nation other than Japan, etc.
Andrew Johnson, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/203121