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On the recordOctober 4, 1909
I know, because there was a time when I had some responsibility connected with it.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Address at a Banquet Tendered by Citizens of San Francisco at the Hotel Fairmont

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Aug 3, 1911

With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the treaty, I transmit herewith an authenticated copy of a treaty signed by the plenipotentiaries of the United States and France on August 3, 1911.

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It is hereby ordered that the following described lands in the State of Florida be, and they are hereby withdrawn from settlement, entry, sale, or other disposal, and set aside as a reservation for the Seminole Indians in southern Florida…

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The bill is so carelessly drawn that it would inevitably lead to the greatest uncertainty as to what articles are or are not covered by its various provisions.

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