Benjamin Harrison actually said...

"The decisions of the board are to be accepted by these Departments as the standard authority in such matters."

"To consider the location, arrangement, and operation of electric wires in the District of Columbia,"

"Department officers are instructed to afford such assistance as may be proper to carry on the work of this board."

"I transmit herewith, for your information, a letter from the Secretary of State, inclosing the first annual report and copies of the bulletins of the Bureau of the American Republics."