To the Senate and House of Representatives:I herewith transmit, for the information of Congress, a communication from the Secretary of State, forwarding certain bulletins of the American Republics.
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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…
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.
An examination of the records of the Attorney-General's office as to the amount of business in the courts in these districts leads me to believe that two districts would provide amply for the disposition of all public and private cases.
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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