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... Senate as our friends write me , that 39 senators will vote for its ratification , when thirty - five ( 35 ) is two - thirds . To hear that this annexation is carried into full effect , will be amongst the most happy moments of my life ...
... Senate as our friends write me , that 39 senators will vote for its ratification , when thirty - five ( 35 ) is two - thirds . To hear that this annexation is carried into full effect , will be amongst the most happy moments of my life ...
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... Senate with directly opposite views and intentions . Johnson was the only President of the United States ever to be impeached . He beat the impeachment by one vote , the Senate stand- ing thirty - five to nineteen for conviction , one ...
... Senate with directly opposite views and intentions . Johnson was the only President of the United States ever to be impeached . He beat the impeachment by one vote , the Senate stand- ing thirty - five to nineteen for conviction , one ...
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... Senate confirmed Louis D. Brandeis as an As- sociate Justice of the Supreme Court by a vote of 47 to 22 . Here is President Wilson's celebrated reply to the Senate's request for the reasons that prompted his appointment of Brandeis .
... Senate confirmed Louis D. Brandeis as an As- sociate Justice of the Supreme Court by a vote of 47 to 22 . Here is President Wilson's celebrated reply to the Senate's request for the reasons that prompted his appointment of Brandeis .
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George Washington writes his wife of his selection as Com | 3 |
refuses to answer a letter and loses thirteen fine | 9 |
Benjamin Franklin makes a freak suggestion | 15 |
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