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The rejection of the bill, therefore, on the second reading, would only serve to bring the two Houses into collision, and to prolong a dangerous agitation on the subject.
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John Morley
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gutenberg.orgJohn Morley: “The rejection of the bill, therefore, on the second reading, would only serve to bring the two Houses into collision…”
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Morley warns that rejecting a bill would lead to conflict between the Houses and ongoing agitation.
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