Ben Harrison: “The relief should have taken the form usual in such cases, which is to authorize the appointment of the officer to a…”

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 creates two new officers, whose aggregate compensation may be $12,000 per annum, without, it seems to me, a justifying necessity.

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.

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