text_original: The experiment of 1856 was not more suc  cessful than the nominee system which it supei seded.^ The Federal Act of 1867 reverted to the principle of nomina  tion. The Senate, as then constituted, was to consist of seventy  two members, and was, like that of the United States, to embody and emphasize the federal idea.
text_transcription: THE EXPERIMENT OF EIGHTEEN FIFTY SIX WAS NOT MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THE NOMINEE SYSTEM WHICH IT SUPERSEDED THE FEDERAL ACT OF EIGHTEEN SIXTY SEVEN REVERTED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF NOMINATION THE SENATE AS THEN CONSTITUTED WAS TO CONSIST OF SEVENTY TWO MEMBERS AND WAS LIKE THAT OF THE UNITED STATES TO EMBODY AND EMPHASIZE THE FEDERAL IDEA
phonemes: ðɪ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks wʌz nˌɑːt mˈɔːɹ sˈʌk sˈɛsfəl ðɐn ðə nˈɑːmɪnˌiː sˈɪstəm wˌɪtʃ ɪt sˈuːpeɪ sˈiːdᵻd.ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ɹᵻvˈɜːɾᵻd tə ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv nˈɑːmɪnə tɪˈɑːn. ðə sˈɛnət, æz ðˈɛn kˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd, wʌz tə kənsˈɪst ʌv sˈɛvənti tˈuː mˈɛmbɚz, ænd wʌz, lˈaɪk ðæt ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, tʊ ɛmbˈɑːdi ænd ˈɛmfɐsˌaɪz ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl aɪdˈiə.