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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 129

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127 The first vote was a tie, the second one decided in favor of Mr. Reed, whereupon he "took his seat as a representative from the state of Maryland (March 20, 1822) Among his colleagues were the ex senators Henry Clay who was speaker of the house, Samuel Smith, Robert Wright, Richard M. Johnson. - five ex senators in the house and three of them from Maryland and two from Kentucky. Ill health prevented Mr. Reed's regular attendance at the meetings Out of the forty final votes taken during his term he was absent from fifteen. He was absent when the cote was taken for recognizing the South American republics. Two days later he sent letter saying that severe indisposition had kept him from attending; that he wished to have his vote recorded in favor of the bill.
 
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