Executive Order
07/12/1898
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By virtue of the authority vested in the President of the United States by Section 3141, Revised Statutes of the United ...
It is not deemed compatible with the public interest to transmit the report to the Senate at this time.
Under the circumstances of this case I do not feel at liberty to approve the bill.
The said appointment to be made by the Military Governor thereof, subject to the approval of the Secretary of War.