"If he fails so to do, and no reasonable cause for such failure is shown, the collision shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be deemed to have been caused by his wrongful act, neglect, or de..."
"To the Senate:I return without my approval the bill (S. 3830) \to prohibit book-making of any kind and pool selling in the District of Columbia for the purpose of gaming.\"
"If this form of gambling is to be prohibited, as I think it should be the penalties should include all persons and all places."
"Judgment was given against the claimant upon the ground that a settlement had been made and a receipt given in full."
"I return to the Senate without my approval the bill (S. 473) 'for the relief of the Portland Company, of Portland, Me.'"
"There would seem to be no object in the Government's making a contract for work if the contract is only to be binding upon the parties in the event that the contractor realizes a profit."
"I can not give my approval to the proposition applied here, which if allowed here should be given general application, that every contractor with the Government who during the early days of the war fa..."
"To the Senate:In response to the resolution of the Senate of September 17, 1890, I inclose a report from the Secretary of State, transmitting all the correspondence found among the files of his Depart..."
"There can be no reason, as it seems to me, for a retrial of the case in the Court of Claims in the absence of any showing of newly discovered evidence."
"I do not think this is a competent method of giving the relief intended."
"The relief should have taken the form usual in such cases, which is to authorize the appointment of the officer to a place made for him on the retired list."
"Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, do give notice and proclaim that the time heretofore fixed for the removal of the live stock herded upon said outlet is extended t..."
