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On the recordFebruary 25, 1891
I do not think it is competent for Congress to designate the person who shall fill an office created by law.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval a Bill to Establish the Record and Pension Office of the War Department,...

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