He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses).
hiː sˈɜːvd æz tʃˈɛɹmən ʌvðə kəmˈɪɾi ˌɔn ɛkspˈɛndɪtʃɚz ɪnðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv stˈeɪt fˈɪftifˈoːɹθ ænd fˈɪftifˈɪfθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz.