The treatment of the incident of the assault upon the sailors of the Baltimore is so conciliatory and friendly that I am of the opinion that there is a good prospect that the differences growing out of that serious affair can now be adjusted upon terms satisfactory to this Government by the usual methods and without special powers from Congress.
Message to Congress Reporting on Additional Correspondence Between the United States and Chile
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No provision is made for a continued discharge of the duties of marshal and district attorney by the present incumbents.
The law creates two new officers, whose aggregate compensation may be $12,000 per annum, without, it seems to me, a justifying necessity.
As these vacancies could not be filled immediately, the business of the courts would seriously suffer.
A serious question would be raised as to whether these officers were not at once legislated out of office and vacancies created.
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