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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912

Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 101

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present at the beginning of the session. This was when the republicans had sent in more new members and every vote was needed to sustain the new administration. In 1802 Nicholas voted with the majority in the repeal of the judiciary act of 1798 and his attitude toward paying the judges was that taken by most of his party: there was no office therefore no salary due to holders of vacancies. In the Mississippi affair Nicholas supported the administration. Spain had ceded Louisiana to France and our right pf deposit at New Orleans had been suspended. The house appropriated money for ht purchase of the island of New Orleans hoping this to avert war. The federalists opposed it and the question was gained by only two votes. 
Nicholas resigned Dec. 4 1804, to become collector of the ports at Norfolk and Portsmouth.

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99 present at the beginning of the session. This was when the republicans had sent in more new members and every vote was needed to sustain the new administration. In 1802 Nicholas voted with the majority in the repeal of the judiciary act of 1798 and his attitude toward paying the judges was that taken by most of his party: there was no office therefore no salary due to holders of vacancies. In the Mississippi affair Nicholas supported the administration. Spain had ceded Louisiana to France and our right pf deposit at New Orleans had been suspended. The house appropriated money for ht purchase of the island of New Orleans hoping this to avert war. The federalists opposed it and the question was gained by only two votes. Nicholas resigned Dec. 4 1804, to become collector of the ports at Norfolk and Portsmouth.