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I therefore recommend the passage of a law authorizing the electors of the District of Columbia to choose a Delegate, to be allowed the same rights and privileges as a Delegate representing a Territory.
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Johnson recommends a law to allow the District of Columbia to elect a Delegate to Congress.
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