February 27, 1905
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
In further compliance with the provisions of the act making appropriation for the support of the Army, approved June 30, 1902, relating to "the proper shelter and protection of officers and enlisted men of the Army of the United States lawfully on duty in the Philippine Islands, etc.," I transmit herewith a letter from the Secretary of War, together with a supplemental statement from the Quartermaster-General of the Army, showing additional expenditures.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Theodore Roosevelt, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/207161