fɚðə fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛkənd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn fɹˈiːdmɛnz ɐfˈɛɹz, ænd fɚðə fˈoːɹɾi θˈɜːd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, hiː wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn ˈɪndiən ɐfˈɛɹz.
For the 42nd Congress, he was a member of the Committee on Freedmen's Affairs, and for the 43rd Congress, he was a member of the Committee on Indian Affairs.