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By the terms of this bill I think the treaty is violated, and I, for one, do not propose to vote for the conference report on that ground.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “By the terms of this bill I think the treaty is violated, and I, for one, do not propose to vote for the conference…”
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Sherman declares his opposition to a bill that he believes violates treaty obligations.
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