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Ben Harrison: “The question whether Article XXIX is still in force depends, so far as the construction of the treaty goes, upon the…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 1893
The question whether Article XXIX is still in force depends, so far as the construction of the treaty goes, upon the meaning of the words 'the term of years mentioned in Article XXXIII'
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to Congress Regarding Railway Transportation Through Canada

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