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After ample discussion, extended through several evenings, the Senate refused outright to appropriate $10,000 for distribution among public servants who, I insisted, had earned it by faithful labor.
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Sumner recounts the Senate's refusal to allocate funds for public servants despite their deserving contributions.
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