The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-06-18


The House were occupied during the re-
mainder of this day in the discussion of this
report. and adjourned without coming TO any
decision thereon.
Monday, June II.
Some minor business presenting petitions.
sc. was transacted before the reporter
reached the house.
Mr.. 1royh, from the committee on mill
tary Affairs, reported bill to provide for
OF militia disabled in the service of the Uni
ted States.
On motion Of Hfr. Hemhsfead, 81
kfsofptG, That the committee on Military
Affairs. be instructed to enquire into the exc
pediency ofccntinuing in force the act au-
thor;sing the President of the United States
TO raise certain companies of rangers for the
protection of the frontiers of the Uuited
States. " passed January 9, 1912. and the
act supplementary thereto, passed July /,
1872" with leave TO report by bill OF other
wise.
!, Mr.. King, (of Mass.) after introductory
remarks, explanatory of his views in res
pect thereto, offered for consideration the
following resolutions:
Resofved, That the Committee of Eiec.
tions be instructed to enquire into the expe-
diency of yeviving an Act, entitled /" An Act
TO prescribe the mode of taking evidence in
the House ct Representatives Of the United
States, aid to compel the attendance Of wit
nessesl;" or of resiving such parts thereof,
rs they may judge expedient-with such al
terat,hns and additions as to them may APP
pearjnecessary and that they have leave
TO report by bill or otherwise.
Fesoiued, That the rules and orders of
THIS House be SO far altered or amended, az
that the Committee of Elections shall in
hsa HaSi ted hui T,,r :>l,
pose. the names Of all the members, who
shall take their seatson the first day OF any
session, on which the House may, form a
quorum, shall be put in ballot. bax by the
clerk, IN presence of the House, and seven
OF them shall be drawn therefrcm by the
Speaker, also in the presence of the House !;
which seven members, thus drawn, shall
constitute the Committee Of Elections But if
in any Case of contested election, one or more
of said committee be interested therein, or
related to either of the parties. he or they
shall, on motion to the House, be excused
from sitting thereon ; and one or NOR, mem
bers shall be substituted IN such case, by
lot asafnresaid, from all the members who
shall then be present, not on said committee
nor parties in said case.
Resolved, That special committee be
appointed to examine the decisions of this
House, already made, on the subject of CON-
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points and principles, which appear to them
to have been thereby settled or adiudged, &
the cases in which they may have bse thus
settled or adjndged.
The first resolution was agreed to /; the
second was, On the suggestion of Mr.. Find
ley, ordered 10 lie on the table in pursuance
of rule of the House and the third was
referred to q committee of the whole.
THE CONTESTED ELECTION.
The House then proceeded to the order
OF the doy-the consideration of the report
of the commitAee of Elections, on John Ia
liaferro's petition, contrasting the election of
JOAN p. Hungerford. In committee OF
the whole, Mr.. breckenridge in the chair
The House sat till late hour, on this
report. which underwent a full discussion
When tbs committee rose, motion was
made to discharge che committee Of the
whole from the further consideration of the
report and negatived.
And the House adjourned.