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Book/Printed Material In Senate of the United States. March 16, 1846. -- Read, concurred in, and ordered to be printed. March 17, 1846. -- Ordered, that 5,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Benton made the following report: The committee appointed to inquire and report what measures, if any, are proper to vindicate the character and honor of the Senate against the charges of corruption published in a newspaper printed in Washington City, called the "Daily Times"

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Title

  • In Senate of the United States. March 16, 1846. -- Read, concurred in, and ordered to be printed. March 17, 1846. -- Ordered, that 5,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Benton made the following report: The committee appointed to inquire and report what measures, if any, are proper to vindicate the character and honor of the Senate against the charges of corruption published in a newspaper printed in Washington City, called the "Daily Times"

Names

  • United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Charges of Corruption in the "Daily Times" of Washington City
  • Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

Created / Published

  • Washington, DC, 1846.

Headings

  • -  Colquitt, Walter Terry,--1799-1855
  • -  Dow, Jesse E
  • -  Robinson, H. H
  • -  United States.--Congress.--Senate
  • -  Daily Times (Newspaper)
  • -  Democratic Party
  • -  Whig Party (U.S.)
  • -  Convention of 1818
  • -  Legislative hearings--United States
  • -  Governmental investigations--United States
  • -  International relations
  • -  Journalism
  • -  Misconduct in office
  • -  Political corruption
  • -  Newspapers
  • -  Treaties
  • -  Witnesses
  • -  Legislators--United States
  • -  District of Columbia
  • -  Great Britain
  • -  Oregon Country (1818-1848)

Genre

  • Legislative materials

Notes

  • -  Title from opening lines of text.
  • -  Notable witnesses include.
  • -  H.H. Robinson, editor, Washington Daily Times.
  • -  Jesse E. Dow, publisher, Washington Daily Times.
  • -  William L. Dayton, U.S. Senator, New Jersey.
  • -  Spencer Jarnagin, U.S. Senator, Tennessee.
  • -  David Rice Atchison, U.S. Senator, Missouri.
  • -  Daniel Webster, U.S. Senator, Massachusetts.
  • -  John Macpherson Berrien, U.S. Senator, Georgia.
  • -  Willie Person Mangum, U.S. Senator, North Carolina.
  • -  Thomas Corwin, U.S. Senator, Ohio.
  • -  George Evans, U.S. Senator, Maine.
  • -  John Middleton Clayton, U.S. Senator, Delaware.
  • -  John Davis, U.S. Senator, Massachusetts.
  • -  William Segar Archer, U.S. Senator, Virginia.
  • -  Reverdy Johnson, U.S. Senator, Maryland.
  • -  SERIALSETDELIVERY1

Medium

  • 1 online resource (36 pages).

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • 29-1:S.DOC.222
  • Y 1.1/2:474

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2022698044

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Select Committee On Charges Of Corruption In The "Daily Times" Of Washington City, and Thomas Hart Benton. In Senate of the United States . -- Read, concurred in, and ordered to be printed. March 17, 1846. -- Ordered, that 5,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Benton made the following report: The committee appointed to inquire and report what measures, if any, are proper to vindicate the character and honor of the Senate against the charges of corruption published in a newspaper printed in Washington City, called the "Daily Times". Washington, DC, 1846. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2022698044/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Select Committee On Charges Of Corruption In The "Daily Times" Of Washington City & Benton, T. H. (1846) In Senate of the United States . -- Read, concurred in, and ordered to be printed. March 17, 1846. -- Ordered, that 5,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Benton made the following report: The committee appointed to inquire and report what measures, if any, are proper to vindicate the character and honor of the Senate against the charges of corruption published in a newspaper printed in Washington City, called the "Daily Times". Washington, DC. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2022698044/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate. Select Committee On Charges Of Corruption In The "Daily Times" Of Washington City, and Thomas Hart Benton. In Senate of the United States . -- Read, concurred in, and ordered to be printed. March 17, 1846. -- Ordered, that 5,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Benton made the following report: The committee appointed to inquire and report what measures, if any, are proper to vindicate the character and honor of the Senate against the charges of corruption published in a newspaper printed in Washington City, called the "Daily Times". Washington, DC, 1846. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2022698044/>.