Ben Harrison: “Few subjects have elicited more discussion or excited more general interest than that of a recovery by the United States…”

But the most serious objection to the legislation is that it creates at once upon the taking effect of the law the offices of district attorney and marshal for each of the three districts, and the effect, it seems to me, must be to abolish…

It gives me pleasure to consummate here to-day, by the act of lifting this flag, the efforts in support of a principle to which I give my hearty support.

I herewith transmit, for the information of Congress, a communication from the Acting Secretary of State, forwarding certain bulletins of the Bureau of the American Republics.

That event is interesting in itself, but its interest to me is in the fact that this ship is the type and precursor of many others.