Fourth Annual Message (first term)
12/02/1888
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I suppose to sustain a claim upon the indemnity bond given when the duplicate was issued in 1864 we should be prepared t...
Such vacancy may, subject to the approval of the Commission, be filled by appointment without examination and certificat...
It is quite plain that in fairness and justice no appropriation should be made in favor of the claimant.
This government is not a nation to which peace is a necessity.