Ben Harrison: “I thank you for the pleasure of participating in these exercises with you to-day, and give you a comrade's best wishes…”

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

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.

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

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