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On the recordDecember 23, 1890
I can not believe that upon reconsideration the Congress will approve the contemplated expenditure.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval a Bill to Provide for the Purchase of a Site and the Erection of a Public...

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