Ben Harrison: “If proper penalties were imposed by law and a few convictions thereunder secured, I do not doubt that much waste of our…”

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.

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

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.

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.