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Only lately it authorized the origination of the great appropriation bills, constituting the mainspring of the Government, in defiance of uninterrupted usage, and, as I submit, the spirit of the Constitution.
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Sumner argues that recent actions by the Executive violate established practices and the spirit of the Constitution.
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