01/26/1887
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"I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of State, in further response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22d (21st) of December last, touching affairs in Madagascar."
"I regard the cause of civil service reform as so firmly established and its value so fully demonstrated."
"I have the honor to transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State, concerning the expenses of the representation of the United States at the Brussels Exhibition of 1888."
"As there was no further provision extending the said treaty of July 29, 1882, beyond that date, it expired by limitation."