Grover Cleveland: “The allowances to the Lawrence post-office for the year ending June 30, 1883, was $3,100.”

To the Senate and House of Representatives:I transmit herewith, for the information of the Congress, a communication from the Secretary of State, covering the report of the Director of the Bureau of the American Republics for the year 1896.

Rule VI of the civil-service rules is hereby amended by adding to the exceptions from examination in the departmental service a new clause, to read as follows:(d) Assistant Secretary Smithsonian Institution, in charge of United States…

Our pension laws should deal with soldiers' widows.

There is a further objection to granting this pension.