id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-177 Davy Crockett - Wikipedia .html text/html 9642 1356 78 Crockett was re-elected for the 1829–31 session,[113] once again defeating Adam Rankin Alexander.[114] He introduced H.R. 185 amendment to the land bill on January 29, 1830, but it was defeated on May 3.[111] On February 25, 1830, he introduced a resolution to abolish the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York[115] because he felt that it was public money going to benefit the sons of wealthy men.[116] He spoke out against Congress giving $100,000 to the widow of Stephen Decatur, citing that Congress was not empowered to do that.[117] He opposed Jackson's 1830 Indian Removal Act and was the only member of the Tennessee delegation to vote against it.[118] Cherokee chief John Ross sent him a letter on January 13, 1831 expressing his thanks for Crockett's vote.[119] His vote was not popular with his own district, and he was defeated in the 1831 election by William Fitzgerald.[120] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-177.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-177.txt