February 23, 1824
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
The House of Representatives on the 12th instant having "resolved that the President of the United States be requested to inform this House whether the rules and regulations compiled by General Scott for the government of the Army are now in force in the Army, or any part thereof and by what authority the same has been adopted and enforced," I herewith transmit a report from the Department of War, which contains the information required.
JAMES MONROE.
James Monroe, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/207500