EX-99.77E LEGAL

EXHIBIT 77E

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. Ameriprise Financial and certain of its affiliates have
historically been involved in a number of legal, arbitration and regulatory
proceedings, including routine litigation, class actions, and governmental
actions, concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of their
business activities. Ameriprise Financial believes that the fund is not
currently the subject of, and that neither Ameriprise Financial nor any of its
affiliates are the subject of, any pending legal, arbitration or regulatory
proceedings that are likely to have a material adverse effect on the fund or the
ability of Ameriprise Financial or its affiliates to perform under their
contracts with the fund. Information regarding certain pending and settled legal
proceedings may be found in the Fund's shareholder reports and in the SAI.
Additionally, Ameriprise Financial is required to make 10-Q, 10-K and, as
necessary, 8-K filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on legal and
regulatory matters that relate to Ameriprise Financial and its affiliates.
Copies of these filings may be obtained by accessing the SEC website at
www.sec.gov.

EX-99.77H CHNG CNTRL

EXHIBIT 77H

For RiverSource U.S. Government Mortgage Fund:

During the six-month period ended Nov. 30, 2009, the Fund served as an
underlying investment of affiliated funds-of-funds. The RiverSource Income
Builder funds and RiverSource Investments, LLC and RiverSource Life Insurance
Company through their initial capital investments, were owners of record of more
than 25% of the outstanding shares of the Fund.

EX-99.77I NEW SECUR

EXHIBIT 77I

RIVERSOURCE GOVERNMENT INCOME SERIES, INC.
FOR RIVERSOURCE SHORT DURATION U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND

Class R2 shares are offered exclusively to certain qualifying institutional
investors at net asset value without an initial sales charge or contingent
deferred sales charge on redemption. These shares do not convert to any other
class of shares. Class R2 shares have an annual distribution and shareholder
servicing (12b-1) fee and an annual plan administration services fee.

The following eligible institutional investors may purchase Class R2 shares:

o    Qualified employee benefit plans.

o    Trust companies or similar institutions, and charitable organizations that
     meet the definition in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

o    Non-qualified deferred compensation plans whose participants are included
     in a qualified employee benefit plan described above.

o    State sponsored college savings plans established under Section 529 of the
     Internal Revenue Code.

o    Health Savings Accounts created pursuant to public law 108-173.

Class R shares generally are not available to retail non-retirement accounts,
traditional and Roth IRAs, Coverdell Educational Savings Accounts, SEPs,
SARSEPs, SIMPLE IRAs and individual 403(b) plans.

Class R shares may be purchased, sold or exchanged only through the distributor
or an authorized financial intermediary.

EX-99.77M MERGERS

EXHIBIT 77M

FOR RIVERSOURCE GOVERNMENT INCOME SERIES, INC.

MERGER OF SELIGMAN U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES FUND INTO RIVERSOURCE SHORT
DURATION U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND

On August 28, 2009, Seligman U.S. Government Securities Fund (the Selling Fund),
a series of Seligman High Income Fund Series, merged into RiverSource Short
Duration U.S. Government Fund (the Buying Fund), a series of RiverSource
Government Income Series, Inc.

BOARD ACTION: Board members of the Selling Fund and Board Members of the Buying
Fund, at a meeting held on Jan. 8, 2009, approved an Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization (Agreement). Each Board determined that participation in the
reorganization was in the best interests of the respective Fund and that the
interests of existing shareholders of the respective Fund would not be diluted
as a result of the reorganization.

SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL: The shareholders of the Selling Fund approved the
Agreement between the Selling Fund and the Buying Fund at a special meeting of
shareholders held on June 29, 2009.

TERMS OF THE REORGANIZATION: Under the Agreement, the Selling Fund transferred
all of its assets attributable to Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R* shares
to the Buying Fund in exchange for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class R2 shares
of the Buying Fund, respectively. Those shares were distributed proportionately
to the shareholders of the Selling Fund. The Buying Fund assumed the liabilities
of the Selling Fund. The shareholders did not pay any sales charge in connection
with the distribution of shares. RiverSource Investments, LLC and its affiliates
agreed to bear the costs of effecting the reorganization.

*    Effective June 13, 2009, the Class R shares of Seligman U.S. Government
     Securities Fund were redesignated as Class R2 shares.