Ben Harrison: “There would seem to be no object in the Government's making a contract for work if the contract is only to be binding…”

It gives me pleasure to consummate here to-day, by the act of lifting this flag, the efforts in support of a principle to which I give my hearty support.

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.

A serious question would be raised as to whether these officers were not at once legislated out of office and vacancies created.

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…