Special Message
12/20/1886
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In testimony of respect to the memory of the honored dead it is ordered that the executive offices in Washington be closed on the day of the...
The painful duty devolves upon the President to announce the death, at an early hour this morning, at his residence in this city, of Morriso...
The sole purpose of the provision is to benefit the public service.
the roads have not been built, and yet an attempt is made to claim the lands