William McKinley: “It will doubtless be as gratifying to Congress as it is to me to be informed that the Argentine Republic has decided to…”

It became inevitable; and the Congress at its first regular session, without party division, provided money in anticipation of the crisis and in preparation to meet it.

Then I felt constrained to convene the Congress in extraordinary session to devise revenues to pay the ordinary expenses of the Government.

Hope maketh not ashamed.

these tracts having been found better adapted to agricultural than forest purposes