... became chairman of the Senate finance committee and played a leading role in government finance in the Reconstruction Period. He had supported the Legal Tender Act of 1862 and the National Banking Act of 1863, but he opposed Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch's plan to retire the greenbacks in circulation and pushed a compromise plan for resuming specie payment.# John Sherman was ... in the country even though they had different ideas and opinions. Each of these men contributed toward the development of their country. They led the way in politics, religion, and economics. Their le...

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