Ben Harrison: “This is said to be the unanimous wish of the Indians, and a distribution to the friendly Indians and their descendants…”

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.

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

A serious question would be raised as to whether these officers were not at once legislated out of office and vacancies created.

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…