Ben Harrison: “It is my painful duty to announce to the people of the United States the death of James Gillespie Blaine, which occurred…”

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

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

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…