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PRESIDENT,--I have but one word to say, and it is one of gratitude to the Senator from Indiana for the complete adhesion he now makes to a principle of Constitutional Law which I have no doubt is unassailable.
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Sumner expresses gratitude for a colleague's support of a constitutional principle he believes is strong.
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