01/10/1897
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"I think it should not, on the grounds that the amount was fixed by the Department upon full examination."
"To the House of Representatives: In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 27th instant (the Senate concurring), I return herewith House bill No. 10,060, entitled 'An act ..."
"As a general rule the allowances made by the Post-Office Department in these cases ought not to be interfered with."
"To allow a claim so lacking in merit would endanger discipline and invite irregularity and loose methods in a very important branch of the public service."