Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . )reme Coui^t over a whig eompetiloi by a sion of the very points, ami grounds and rea- whig legislature. lie subse(picntly received .son of the judgment. Some of the in seventeen successive elections. He was elected which he drew the opinion of the tourt stand chief justice in iStid, and hehl the oHice until forth as leading cases, and bis treatment of the he resigned in J8(>o, to accejit the ap]iointmeiit subject involved ranks with the best spei-im
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . )reme Coui^t over a whig eompetiloi by a sion of the very points, ami grounds and rea- whig legislature. lie subse(picntly received .son of the judgment. Some of the in seventeen successive elections. He was elected which he drew the opinion of the tourt stand chief justice in iStid, and hehl the oHice until forth as leading cases, and bis treatment of the he resigned in J8(>o, to accejit the ap]iointmeiit subject involved ranks with the best spei-imens to the United States senate. of judicial dis(|uisition. !!y intuition apparently, but really by While in the .senate he maugui^ated th e. niOGRA PHICAL. — ]ERMONT. 51 greatest wofk of liis (.•onu;ressioiiiil career—therevision and eonsoliilation of the statutes oftlie fruited States. Hon. horin Uloiltiett saiilof this work, that it was entitled to rankquite distinct from, if not hiuhei. Ilian anyprevious woik of tlie kind known to ;otli tlie house and senate accepted the workas it came from his hands, and it liecame lawJune ;!, 1S74. At the expiration of his term in the senatelie was eleeteil as representative to congressand remaineil theic until .Mar(di. isyri. Heconcluded the work of the rmision of the lawhegun wdnle in the senate. He was chair- man of the Iommittee appointed to investigatethe knd<hi\d<lan outrages. The exposuremade, [iractically liroke u[) the organizationan<l was of inestimahle \alue to southern piO-gress. ]Ie was also cdiairman of the importantcommittee aiijiointed to investigate the trans-actions of the Credit JNFohilier company. Theinvestigation occupied several months
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