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Chapter Viii.--the Senate and the Veto Message.

History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States · William Horatio Barnes — chapter 8 of 50 · ~90 words · public domain

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Mr. Trumbull on the Amendments of the House -- Mr. Guthrie exhibits feeling -- Mr. Sherman's deliberate Conclusion -- Mr. Henderson's sovereign remedy -- Mr. Trumbull on patent medicines -- Mr. Mcdougall a white Man -- Mr. Reverdy Johnson on the power to pass the Bill -- Concurrence of the House -- The Veto Message -- Mr. Lane, of Kansas -- His efforts for delay -- Mr. Garrett Davis -- Mr. Trumbull's reply to the President -- The Question taken -- Yeas and Nays -- Failure of passage.

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