02/24/1887
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"I do not think there should be anything done with this valuable property which will in the least embarrass the Government in its sale."
"I transmit herewith a report of the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the Senate of May 9, 1896."
"It is well known that the business of insurance is entered upon with the expectation that the premiums received will pay all losses and yield a profit to the insurance in addition."
"I can not gather from the facts I have been able to collect concerning this appropriation that it is justified on any ground."