I would make the appropriation as large as that for the Agricultural Department; and I know full well the period is at hand when all of you will rejoice to make an appropriation for the Educational Bureau twice more than that for the Agricultural Department.
Sumner advocates for a significant increase in funding for education, comparing it to agricultural funding.
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