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On the recordMay 7, 1886
The policy of frequently reversing by special enactment the decisions of the Bureau invested by law with the examination of pension claims is exceedingly questionable.
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Orestes Cleveland
Democratic · New Jersey

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Jan 21, 1897

I transmit a report from the Secretary of State, submitting a list of the claims filed in the Department of State by citizens of the United States against Spain.

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Jan 31, 1897

I transmit herewith, in response to a resolution of the Senate of the 6th ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied by copies of correspondence concerning the arrest, imprisonment, trial, and condemnation to perpetual imprisonment in chains of Jules Sanguily, a citizen of the United States, by the authorities of Spain in Cuba.

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Feb 23, 1897

all extraordinary occasion requires the Senate of the United States to convene at the Capitol

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