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I am very clear that it has not the power by compulsory process to compel witnesses to testify in aid of legislation, as was once attempted in what was known familiarly as the Harper’s Ferry Investigating Case.
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Sumner expresses his belief that the Senate cannot compel witnesses to testify for legislation.
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