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MESSAGE OF THE PliESlDEN T. 
 
 Krhmono, Va., Dec. 10, isGo. 
 To the Senate and Mouse of Representativts : 
 
 I liei'witli transmir, for your considcrat'on, a eoimuuiiication tVoui 
 the Attorney (reneral ad interim, subniittir^ additional estimates for 
 the expenditures of the Department of Justice. 
 
 I recommend an appropriation of the amount specified for the pur- 
 pose designated. 
 
 JEFFERSON DAA'IS. 
 
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COMMUNICATION FKOM ATTORNEY GBNERAl.. 
 
 Department of Justice, > 
 Richmmd, Dec. 15, 186S. 5 
 
 To the President : 
 
 Sir : I have the honor to submit the foHowiug additional estimates 
 for the expenditures of this Department for the period ending OOth 
 June next : 
 
 1. For printing, ruling, and binding for the several Execu- 
 tive Departments, twenty- live thousand dollars, $25,000 
 
 3. For printing, ruling, and binding, for both Houses of 
 Congress, including the printing of the laws in the 
 authorized form, ten thousand dollars, J; 10 000 
 
 S. For the purchase of paper for the several Executive De- 
 partments and Congress, twenty thousand dollars, $20,000 
 
 I enclose a copy of the letter from the Superintendent of Public 
 Printing, giving a reason why the original estimates did not include 
 the several amounts now asked. 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 WADE KEYES, 
 Attorney General, ad interim. 
 
LETTER FRO.M THK .SuP'T PUBLIC PJIINTIXC 
 
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 Bu. eau of Public Printing, '. 
 
 Kichmoncl, Decemlor 11, 1'-' ' ^ 
 
 Hou. \\AiJii ivtits, Atlurntij Ge/icral, ad inttrin. : 
 
 Sir: When I submitted estimates for the tA^.-ji.uitu:^:^ o. luis 
 Bureau, for the period ending 3l)th June next, I stated to you, 
 that I could only furni.sh an approximate result, in consequence of the 
 tardiness of the contractors in presenting their bills. I have since 
 ascertained, that the following additional appropriations will be neces- 
 sary : 
 
 For printing, ruling, and binding, for the several Executive 
 
 Departments, twenty-five thousand dollars, $25,000 
 
 For printing, ruling, and binding, for both Houses of Con- 
 gress, (including the printing of the laws in the author- 
 ized form,) ten thousand dollars, !$] 0,000 
 
 For the purchase of paper for the several Executive i^epart- 
 
 ments and Congress, twenty thousand dollars, $20,00o 
 
 Very respectfully. 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 (Signed,) GEO. E. W. NELSON, 
 
 Superintendent Public Printing. 
 
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