Ben Harrison: “I do not think it is competent for Congress to designate the person who shall fill an office created by law.”

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…

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.

That event is interesting in itself, but its interest to me is in the fact that this ship is the type and precursor of many others.

I transmit herewith the fifth special report of the Commissioner of Labor.