Ben Harrison: “Law has no other sanction than that with us.”

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.

No provision is made for a continued discharge of the duties of marshal and district attorney by the present incumbents.

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.