Answer of Congress to JAMES BRICE, President, May 12, 1874

Answer of Congress to President.

Señor President of the Republic:

Your presence in the chamber of the national representatives at the solemn moment of its installation, is very satisfactory. It is a testimony of your confidence, and a promise of union and harmony between the powers which constitute the government of the nation.

Your important message was heard with much interest by the congress, giving an idea of the state of prosperity at which the country has arrived, and the hopes that inspire it for the future.

Until congress make the detailed answer to the ideas it contains, I am permitted to express in the name of the congress, that, faithful to its mission, it will not refuse its efforts to the aggrandizement of the country, and to carry forward, by all the means within legitimate functions, the great work with which you have so justly linked your glory and the nation’s, its grandeur, as well as all others who march onward to the same end.