Ben Harrison: “His countrymen will sincerely mourn his loss while they cherish with grateful pride the memory of his deeds.”

I believe we have reached an epoch in our development when we may successfully begin the work of carrying our share of the world's commerce upon the seas.

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…

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.