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Nor is it forgotten that the Senate, by two solemn votes of more than two thirds, has twice instructed him to stay at the War Department, the President to the contrary notwithstanding.
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Sumner highlights the Senate's contradictory actions regarding the Secretary's position in the War Department.
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