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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· Jul 29, 1892

I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, do hereby command all persons engaged in such resistance to the laws and the process of the courts of the United States to cease such opposition and resistance and to disperse and…

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· Jul 22, 1892

To the Senate of the United States: I transmit, in reply to the resolution of the Senate passed in executive session on the 21st instant and addressed to the Secretary of State, a report of that officer, with accompanying documents, in…

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· Jul 20, 1892

To the Senate and House of Representatives:I herewith transmit, for the information of Congress, a communication from the Secretary of State, forwarding certain bulletins of the American Republics.

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· Jul 18, 1892

I am advised by the Attorney-General that under the Indian-depredations act 8,000 cases, involving an aggregate of damages claimed of about $30,000,000, have already been filed.

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· Jul 18, 1892

The effect of this provision will be to bring to the Supreme Court many cases that in my opinion should be finally determined in the intermediate appellate court.

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· Jun 30, 1892

It has not seemed to me that this was a case in which we could yield to the suggestion of further concessions on the part of the United States with a view to securing treaty rights for which a consideration has already been given.

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· Jun 30, 1892

The position taken by this Government, as expressed in my previous communication to the Senate, that the canal tolls and regulations of which complaint has been made are in violation of our treaty with Great Britain, is not shaken, but…

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· Jun 30, 1892

There can be no doubt that a serious discrimination against our citizens and our commerce exists, and quite as little doubt that this discrimination is not the incident but the purpose of the Canadian regulation.

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· Jun 26, 1892

To the Senate:In response to the resolution of the Senate dated April 6, 1892, directing the Secretary of State to send to the Senate, if not incompatible with the public interests, copies of all commercial agreements made with other…

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· May 29, 1892

I have never seen anywhere a more magnificent expression of patriotism than I have witnessed here.

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Benjamin Harrison
@benjaminharrison· Republican · IN· May 24, 1892

I suggest that in the bill itself, or by a separate joint resolution, suitable expression be given of the public appreciation of this crowning service to the military profession and to his country rendered by General Cullum.

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