Ben Harrison: “In the Post-Office Department, office of Assistant Attorney-General: Confidential clerk to the Assistant…”

An examination of the records of the Attorney-General's office as to the amount of business in the courts in these districts leads me to believe that two districts would provide amply for the disposition of all public and private cases.

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.

The law should at least have contained a provision for the continued discharge of their duties by the incumbents until the new officers were appointed and qualified.

As these vacancies could not be filled immediately, the business of the courts would seriously suffer.