. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. rman of the Com-mittee on Education. • In 1857 he was re-elected and made Speakerof the House by the unanimous caucus nomination of his Democraticcolleagues. His course as Speaker was distinguished for quicknessof perception, readiness in rendering decisions, and strict ISG6 Mr. Getz was elected a Representative from Pennsylvaniato the Fortieth Congress, in wliich he served on the Committees onMileage, Soldiers and Sailors Bounties, and Public was re-elected to the Forty-first Congress as
. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. rman of the Com-mittee on Education. • In 1857 he was re-elected and made Speakerof the House by the unanimous caucus nomination of his Democraticcolleagues. His course as Speaker was distinguished for quicknessof perception, readiness in rendering decisions, and strict ISG6 Mr. Getz was elected a Representative from Pennsylvaniato the Fortieth Congress, in wliich he served on the Committees onMileage, Soldiers and Sailors Bounties, and Public was re-elected to the Forty-first Congress as a Democrat, recef\ing13,738 votes against 7,472 votes for liis Republican Getz was not a frequent speaker on the floor of the House, butduring his first term in Congress he delivered a eulogy on hisdeceased colleague, Hon. Charles Denison, and a speech against tlieimpeachment of President Johnson which he characterized as polit-ical assassination. He subsequently advocated an abolition of theincome tax, and a general reduction of internal taxation. 250.
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