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On the recordJuly 18, 1892
The effect of this provision will be to bring to the Supreme Court many cases that in my opinion should be finally determined in the intermediate appellate court.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval 'An Act to Amend an Act Entitled 'An Act to Establish Circuit...'

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