Congress, by previous legislation, has practically placed the bureau in the Treasury Department,--or rather it has rendered it necessary that it should be placed there, unless we are willing by legislation to create a conflict between two different departments.
Sumner discusses the legislative history that necessitated the bureau's placement in the Treasury Department to avoid conflict.
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