text_original: He was ill and requested me to answer, which I did, and Mr. Sullivan drew liberally from my arguments in his report against granting the petitions.
text_transcription: HE WAS ILL AND REQUESTED ME TO ANSWER WHICH I DID AND MISTER SULLIVAN DREW LIBERALLY FROM MY ARGUMENTS IN HIS REPORT AGAINST GRANTING THE PETITIONS
phonemes: hiː wʌz ˈɪl ænd ɹᵻkwˈɛstᵻd mˌiː tʊ ˈænsɚ, wˌɪtʃ aɪ dˈɪd, ænd mˈɪstɚ. sˈʌlɪvən dɹˈuː lˈɪbɚɹəli fɹʌm maɪ ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts ɪn hɪz ɹᵻpˈɔːɹt ɐɡˈɛnst ɡɹˈæntɪŋ ðə pətˈɪʃənz.