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Previous Legislative Experience of United States Senators by Agnes Wallace Smith, 1912, Page 157

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Mr. Wilkins as chairman of the committee to which the matter was referred presented the revenue collection bill (force bill) to the senate. He defended the bill, urged its necessity and ably debated the question with Calhoun and Rives. When the final vote 1 was taken John Tyler of Virginia stood alone in the negative, the rest of its opposers having been detained by indisposition or having deliberately left the senate. Among the latter was John C. Calhoun. 
Mr. Wilkins favors the United Sates band and voted for it even over the president's veto.
In 1834 Mr Wilkins resigned his seat in the senate, to become minister to Russia. James Buchanan was appointed to succeed him. 
Nine years later Mr Wilkins was elected to the house the state was about equally divided
1 The vote stood 32 to 1

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155 Mr. Wilkins as chairman of the committee to which the matter was referred presented the revenue collection bill (force bill) to the senate. He defended the bill, urged its necessity and ably debated the question with Calhoun and Rives. When the final vote 1 was taken John Tyler of Virginia stood alone in the negative, the rest of its opposers having been detained by indisposition or having deliberately left the senate. Among the latter was John C. Calhoun. Mr. Wilkins favors the United Sates band and voted for it even over the president's veto. In 1834 Mr Wilkins resigned his seat in the senate, to become minister to Russia. James Buchanan was appointed to succeed him. Nine years later Mr Wilkins was elected to the house the state was about equally divided 1 The vote stood 32 to 1