LETTERS OF TRANSMITTAL. To the Senate and the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a report by the Secretary of State covering the report of the American delegate to the International Congress on Bills of Exchange which was held at The Hague in the summer of 1912, and at which the United States was represented by the au- . thority of Congress. THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, August 13, 1913. WOODROW WILSON. The PRESIDENT: The undersigned, the Secretary of State, has the honor to submit herewith, for transmission to Congress, the report of the American delegate to the International Congress on Bills of Exchange, which was held at The Hague in the summer of 1912. By the deficiency act of August 26, 1912, an appropriation of $2,000 was made for the "preparation, translation, and publication " of the delegate's report. The amount of this appropriation has, however, been substantially required for translations of the principal documents and debates and for other work incidental to the preparation of the report, so that it will be necessary for Congress to provide for the printing, this department having no fund out of which the cost can be defrayed. Respectfully submitted. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, August 8, 1913. W. J. BRYAN. 3 |