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Senator Opposes Public Funds For Private Experiments
A dramatic Senate gallery scene centers on a young Mississippi senator who fights a bill funding a private inventor's experiments. He warns public money must not be diverted from public trust even for worthy studies. After a tense vote, the discussion shifts to a chance encounter between a grateful inventor Brooks and Allan Duncan, who later advocates tariff reform and new budgeting.
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Allan Duncan
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F Street
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White House
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Ventor Brooks