It is held to be the right to levy contributions upon the enemy in all places which may be in military possession by con...
The destruction of the Spanish fleet at Manila, followed by the taking of the naval station at Cavite, the paroling of t...
I will give instructions to the Secretary of the Treasury to make a report to me upon the subject of the revenues of the...
For these reasons I am constrained to withhold my approval from this bill.
To permit such an action to be brought now is simply, without any reason of a special nature, to grant a privilege to th...
I fail to see any reason in the facts connected with these claims for granting to these parties relief of this extraordi...
The Government can only defend itself against claims of this nature through its public officers and with the use of such...
Feeling as our people feel, and speaking in their name, I at once sent a message to Commodore Dewey thanking him and his...
The magnitude of this victory can hardly be measured by the ordinary standard of naval warfare.
I now recommend that, following our national precedents and expressing the fervent gratitude of every patriotic heart, t...
Promptly obeying that order, the United States squadron, consisting of the flagship Olympia, Baltimore, Raleigh, Boston,...
by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and the laws, and deeming sufficient occasion to exist, have tho...
I, William McKinley, President of the United States, in order to enforce the said resolution, do hereby declare and proc...
Neutral vessels lying in any of said ports at the time of the establishment of such blockade will be allowed thirty days...
I transmit herewith, in reply to the resolution of the Senate of January 23, 1897, a report from the Secretary of State,...
It is not claimed, I believe, that the time has come for the further restriction of immigration on the ground that an ex...
A careful examination of this bill has convinced me that for the reasons given and others not specifically stated its pr...
Though it seems to be clear that the consul-general should have professional aid in such investigation, that matter, tog...
