Executive Order
09/17/1899
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It is not deemed compatible with the public interest to transmit the report to the Senate at this time.
Any authority heretofore exercised in the premises by the Naval Officer in command is hereby ratified as if said power t...
The advance in the general efficiency of our consular service in promoting trade was even more marked than last year.
I hereby empower the Naval officer in command at the Island of Guam to act as Collector of Customs for said Island.