Sep 30, 1891
Each competitor shall be graded on a scale of 100, according to the general average determined by the markings.
Ben Harrison
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Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. A member of the Republican Party, he was born on August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio, and later moved to Indiana, where he established his political career. Before his presidency, Harrison served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1881 to 1887. He was known for his advocacy of protective tariffs and for being the first sitting president to attend a football game, reflecting his interest in American sports and culture.
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Sep 30, 1891
The papers of every examination shall be marked under regulations made by the Commission.
Sep 30, 1891
A competitor who has failed to pass an examination may, with file consent of the Commission, be allowed reexamination at any time within six months from the date of failure without filing a new application; but if he be not allowed…
Sep 17, 1891
The officers of the United States will be required to enforce this provision.
Sep 17, 1891
Notice, moreover, is hereby given that it is by law enacted that until said lands are opened to settlement by proclamation no person shall be permitted to enter upon and occupy the same.
Sep 17, 1891
By virtue of the power in me vested by the statutes hereinbefore mentioned, I do hereby declare and make known that all of the lands acquired from the Sac and Fox Nation of Indians, the Iowa tribe of Indians, the Citizen band of…
Sep 9, 1891
And warning is hereby expressly given to all persons not to enter or make settlement upon the tract of land reserved by this proclamation.
Aug 25, 1891
The wisdom of our fathers devised that system of governmental division for the General Government which has found adoption or adaptation in all the States.
Aug 25, 1891
Surely there is no other country where the springs of government are higher than here.
Aug 25, 1891
Will you permit me now to thank you again for this demonstration and for the opportunity to stand for a moment in your presence?
Aug 5, 1891
Provided further, That on a line on which the service does not require the full time of a clerk, and one can be employed jointly with the railroad company, the appointment may be made without examination and certification, with the consent…
Aug 5, 1891
Strike out paragraphs 1 and 2 of section 6 of General Rule III and insert in lieu thereof the following:So far as practicable and useful, competitive examinations shall be established in the classified civil service to test fitness for…
Jul 30, 1891
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States of America, have caused the above-stated modifications of the tariff laws of Cuba and Puerto Rico to be made public for the information of the citizens…
Jul 5, 1891
The President, with a profound feeling of sorrow, announces the death of Hannibal Hamlin.
Jul 5, 1891
Few men in this country have filled more important and and more distinguished public positions than Mr. Hamlin.
Jul 5, 1891
In recognition of his many eminent and varied services and as an expression of the great respect and reverence which are felt for his memory it is ordered that the national flag be displayed at half-mast upon the public buildings of the…
Jun 30, 1891
Whereas it is also provided by said section that \the existence of either of the conditions aforesaid shall be determined by the President of the United States by proclamation made from time to time as the purposes of this act may require;\
Jun 14, 1891
Every vessel or person offending against this prohibition in the said waters of Bering Sea outside of the ordinary territorial limits of the United States may be seized and detained by the naval or other duly commissioned officers of…
Jun 14, 1891
In order to facilitate such proper inquiries as Her Majesty's Government may desire to make with a view to the presentation of the case of that Government before arbitrators, and in expectation that an agreement for arbitration may be…
Jun 14, 1891
Her Majesty's Government will prohibit until May next seal killing in that part of Bering Sea lying eastward of the line of demarcation described in article No. 1 of the treaty of 1867 between the United States and Russia, and will…
Jun 14, 1891
The United States Government will prohibit seal killing for the same period in the same part of Bering Sea and on the shores and islands thereof the property of the United States (in excess of 7,500 to be taken on the islands for the…
May 29, 1891
How vividly come to my memory many battle scenes; not the impetuous rush of conflict, but the cover of sadness that followed victory.
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