I am so much in earnest for the passage of these bills, that I shall cheerfully forego any amendment of my own, if I find it to be the general sentiment of those truly in earnest for the bills that we ought not to attempt amendments.
Sumner expresses his earnestness for passing bills, prioritizing consensus over amendments.
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