text_original: The strongest objection made to the pro  posal was that the utmost term for which the Con  stitution had previously been suspended was six months, and that the measure to suspend it for a year would become an authority for suspending it at some future time for two years, or three years, or any term which might please the ministers in power. On Monday, October 15, the Bill was brought down to Digitized by VjOOQIC 1722 CHARACTER OF ATTERBURY. 281 the Commons, and was read a first time on the motion of Walpole.
text_transcription: THE STRONGEST OBJECTION MADE TO THE PROPOSAL WAS THAT THE UTMOST TERM FOR WHICH THE CONSTITUTION HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUSPENDED WAS SIX MONTHS AND THAT THE MEASURE TO SUSPEND IT FOR A YEAR WOULD BECOME AN AUTHORITY FOR SUSPENDING IT AT SOME FUTURE TIME FOR TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS OR ANY TERM WHICH MIGHT PLEASE THE MINISTERS IN POWER ON MONDAY OCTOBER FIFTEENTH THE BILL WAS BROUGHT DOWN TO THE COMMONS AND WAS READ A FIRST TIME ON THE MOTION OF WALPOLE
phonemes: ðə stɹˈɔŋɡɪst ɑːbdʒˈɛkʃən mˌeɪd tə ðə pɹˈoʊ pˈoʊzəl wʌz ðætðɪ ˈʌtmoʊst tˈɜːm fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ðə kˈɑːn stɪtˈuːʃən hæd pɹˈiːviəsli bˌɪn səspˈɛndᵻd wʌz sˈɪks mˈʌnθs, ænd ðætðə mˈɛʒɚ tə səspˈɛnd ɪt fɚɹə jˈɪɹ wʊd bɪkˌʌm ɐn ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi fɔːɹ səspˈɛndɪŋ ɪɾ æt sˌʌm fjˈuːtʃɚ tˈaɪm fɔːɹ tˈuː jˈɪɹz, ɔːɹ θɹˈiː jˈɪɹz, ɔːɹ ˌɛni tˈɜːm wˌɪtʃ mˌaɪt plˈiːz ðə mˈɪnɪstɚz ɪn pˈaʊɚ. ˌɔn mˈʌndeɪ, ɑːktˈoʊbɚ fˈɪftiːn, ðə bˈɪl wʌz bɹˈɔːt dˌaʊn tə dˈɪdʒɪtˌaɪzd baɪ vˌiːdʒˈeɪ ˈuːkɪk wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti tˈuː kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌv ɐɾɚbˈɛɹi. tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn ðə kˈɑːmənz, ænd wʌz ɹˈɛd ɐ fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɔnðə mˈoʊʃən ʌv wˈɔlpoʊl.