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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 131

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129 since the testimony against him had failed to prove that Smith had either connived at or improperly concealed Burr's treasonable designs. 1 Mr. Pope was particularly interested in the national bank question: He believed that a national bank was a useful and fiscal agent and the nest regulator of paper currency. 2 His pet project was the establishment of one based on public lands. He argued in favor of its constitutionality and its usefulness, and grew eloquent in its defence. Pope favored the immediate occupation of West Florida. In his speech, he traces the ownership from its discovery to the transfer to the United States as a part of the Louisiana purchase. 3 1. Annals of Congress Vol. 17 p 10 2 Annals of Congress Vol 17 pp 308-313 3. Annals of Congress Vol. 22 pp 37-42
 
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