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On the recordDecember 5, 1886
The claims for interest upon the amount of tonnage dues illegally exacted from certain German steamship lines were favorably reported in both Houses of Congress at the last session.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Second Annual Message (first term)

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