Ben Harrison: “I believe we have reached an epoch in our development when we may successfully begin the work of carrying our share of…”

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

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.

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.