Ben Harrison: “There are, I think, serious objections to the basis adopted in the general law, especially in its application to married…”

As these vacancies could not be filled immediately, the business of the courts would seriously suffer.

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 creates two new officers, whose aggregate compensation may be $12,000 per annum, without, it seems to me, a justifying necessity.

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.