I communicate herewith Reports from the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of War, together with the accompanying documents, in answer to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th of July 1848, requesting the President to inform that body “what amount of public monies had been respectively paid to Lewis Cass and Zachary Taylor, from the time of their first entrance into the public service, up to this time, distinguishing between regular and extra-compensation. That he also state what amount of extra-compensation has been claimed by either, the items composing the same, when filed, when and by whom allowed, if disallowed, when & by whom, and the reason for such disallowance and whether or not any items so disallowed were subsequently presented for payment, and if allowed, when and by whom.”