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Rutherford B. Hayes: “Regretting the existence of the emergency which requires a special session of Congress at a time when it is the general…”

On the recordMarch 18, 1879
Regretting the existence of the emergency which requires a special session of Congress at a time when it is the general judgment of the country that the public welfare will be best promoted by permanency in our legislation and by peace and rest.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
Republican · Ohio

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