. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. ongress, as a Democrat, receiving 11,729votes against 4,052 for a Republican candidate. During the FortiethCongress he served on the Committee on the District of Columbia,and the Committee on Accounts. Although he took no part in theHouse debates upon subjects of general interest and national impor-tance, yet on matters which came before his Committee he frequentlygave his views, which were generally those of the minority. He op-posed the repeal of the bill by which Alexandria was retroceded toVirginia, reported the bil
. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. ongress, as a Democrat, receiving 11,729votes against 4,052 for a Republican candidate. During the FortiethCongress he served on the Committee on the District of Columbia,and the Committee on Accounts. Although he took no part in theHouse debates upon subjects of general interest and national impor-tance, yet on matters which came before his Committee he frequentlygave his views, which were generally those of the minority. He op-posed the repeal of the bill by which Alexandria was retroceded toVirginia, reported the bill to incorporate a National Art Union As-sociation for the promotion of art, the encouragement of Americanartists, etc. He was instructed by the Committee to report, andadvocated in the House the bill which became a law, incorporatingthe National Life Insurance Company. As a member of the Com-mittee on Accounts, he charged the majority of the Committee withtoo great haste in exonerating persons from blame who were chargedwith frauds which demanded investigation. .?530.
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