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John Morley: I could hardly have hoped that you could so have framed, mastered, and carried through the bill from first to last so…

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I could hardly have hoped that you could so have framed, mastered, and carried through the bill from first to last so complete, so unchanged in identity of principle and detail, and let me add with such unwearying and sustained self-control and forbearance.
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John Morley

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Morley praises the thoroughness and dedication of a colleague in legislative work.

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