Ben Harrison: “The agreement is submitted for the consideration of Congress, as required by law.”

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

I transmit herewith the fifth special report of the Commissioner of Labor.

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…

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.