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Ben Harrison: “The position taken by this Government, as expressed in my previous communication to the Senate, that the canal tolls and…”

On the recordJune 30, 1892
The position taken by this Government, as expressed in my previous communication to the Senate, that the canal tolls and regulations of which complaint has been made are in violation of our treaty with Great Britain, is not shaken, but rather confirmed.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to the Senate Reporting on Reciprocal Trade with Canada

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