. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. lected a Eepre-sentative in the State Legislature, and in 1861 was appointed UnitedStates Marshal, serving until 1866, when he was removed by Presi-dent Jolinson. In 1867 he was elected a Eepresentative for NewHampshire to the Fortietli Congress, in whicli he was a member ofthe Committee on Printing and the Committee on Freedmans spoke briefly and forcibly on several important subjects of legis-lation; for example, in a speech, December 3, 1867, he opposed therepeal of the tax on cotton because it would take
. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. lected a Eepre-sentative in the State Legislature, and in 1861 was appointed UnitedStates Marshal, serving until 1866, when he was removed by Presi-dent Jolinson. In 1867 he was elected a Eepresentative for NewHampshire to the Fortietli Congress, in whicli he was a member ofthe Committee on Printing and the Committee on Freedmans spoke briefly and forcibly on several important subjects of legis-lation; for example, in a speech, December 3, 1867, he opposed therepeal of the tax on cotton because it would take from the internalrevenue of tlie country one-fifteenth part of the whole amount derivedfrom excise, without making any provision for decreasing the ex-penses of the government. A few days later he ably reviewed thePresidents Message, asserting that it was full of the spirit of therebellion, wicked in its assumptions and reckless in its Ela was re-elected to the Forty-first Congress by a majority ofseventeen hundred votes over the Democratic candidate. 180. ^:^ ^
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