text_original: Among the legislative absurdities which early at  tracted my attention was that of bringing every claim against the government before Congress. If a man thought government owed him ten dollars, the only way was to have the bill pass both houses.
text_transcription: AMONG THE LEGISLATIVE ABSURDITIES WHICH EARLY ATTRACTED MY ATTENTION WAS THAT OF BRINGING EVERY CLAIM AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT BEFORE CONGRESS IF A MAN THOUGHT GOVERNMENT OWED HIM TEN DOLLARS THE ONLY WAY WAS TO HAVE THE BILL PASS BOTH HOUSES
phonemes: ɐmˌʌŋ ðə lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ɐbsˈɜːdᵻɾiz wˌɪtʃ ˈɜːli æt tɹˈæktᵻd maɪ ɐtˈɛnʃən wʌz ðæt ʌv bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ˈɛvɹi klˈeɪm ɐɡˈɛnst ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt bᵻfˌɔːɹ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs. ɪf ɐ mˈæn θˈɔːt ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˈoʊd hˌɪm tˈɛn dˈɑːlɚz, ðɪ ˈoʊnli wˈeɪ wʌz tə hæv ðə bˈɪl pˈæs bˈoʊθ hˈaʊzᵻz.