CV. Revival of the Gold Currency--Mr. Benton's Speech 436 CVI. Attempted Investigation of the Bank of the United States 458 CVII. Mr. Taney's Report on the Finances--Exposure of the Distress Alarms--End of the Panic 462 CVIII. Revival of the Gold Currency 469 CIX. Rejection of Mr. Taney--Nominated for Secretary of the Treasury 470 CX. Senatorial Investigation of the Bank of the United States 470 CXI. Downfall of the Bank of the United States 471 CXII. Death of John Randolph, of Roanoake 473 CXIII. Death of Mr. Wirt 475 CXIV. Death of the last of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence 476 CXV. Commencement of the Session, 1834-'35: President's Message 477 CXVI. Report of the Bank Committee 481 CXVII. French Spoliations before 1800 487 CXVIII. French Spoliations--Speech of Mr. Wright, of New-York 489 CXIX. French Spoliations--Mr. Webster's Speech 505 CXX. French Spoliations--Mr. Benton's Speech 514 CXXI. Attempted Assassination of President Jackson 521 CXXII. Alabama Expunging Resolutions 524 CXXIII. The Expunging Resolution 528 CXXIV. Expunging Resolution: Rejected, and Renewed 549 CXXV. Branch Mints at New Orleans, and in the Gold Regions of Georgia and North Carolina 550 CXXVI. Regulation Deposit Bill 553 CXXVII. Defeat of the Defence Appropriation, and loss of the Fortification Bill 554 CXXVIII. Distribution of Revenue 556 CXXIX. Commencement of Twenty-Fourth Congress-- President's Message 568 CXXX. Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia 576 CXXXI. Mail Circulation of Incendiary Publications 580 CXXXII. French Affairs--Approach at a French Squadron--Apology Required 588 CXXXIII. French Indemnities--British Mediation-- Indemnities Paid 600 CXXXIV. President Jackson's Foreign Diplomacy 601 CXXXV. Slavery Agitation 609 CXXXVI. Removal of the Cherokees from Georgia 624 CXXXVII. Extension of the Missouri Boundary 626