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the Judiciary Committee of the AS
sembly.
Rule 2. The chairman of said COM
mittee shall preside at the hearing.
issue subpenas, enforce attendance
Hereunder and compel the produc-
ton Of books and papers thereby at
the request Of any party interested
IN this proceeding, and shall have
power to call an executive session of
the committee at any time he shall
deem it necessary or advisable so
to do.
Rule 3. The sergeant-at-arms Of
the Assembly shall attend such COM
mittee meetings herein, serve or
cause to be served such process
and papers as may be committed to
him, and perform such other duties
as the committee may prescribe.
Rule 4. Parties to this investiga-
tion may appear in person or by
counsel and all questions as to the
number of counsel to be heard in
addressing the committee, or in the
examination of witnesses, and the
time to be allowed them shall be left
to the discretion Of the chairman.
unless the committee otherwise d.
rccts.
Rule s.. The introduction of evil
dence and the examination of wit
nesses and the conduct of the hear
lngs shall be governed by the rules
now prevailing in the Supreme Court
OF this state; except that such other
evidence and testimony may be re-
celved as the chairman Of the COM
mlttee may in his discretion permit.
Rule 6-All offers and motions made
snail be addressed to the chairman
OF said committee, and if he shall
require or the committee order, thew
shall be reduced to writing, and the
decisions thereon and on all points
and objections raised shall be made
by the chairman Of said committee.
whose decision shall be final, unless
in his discretion the matter be re-
ferred to the committee in executive
session.
Rule THE chairman of the COM
mittee shall procure the oral testi-
mony taken by the stenographer, and
such Of the documentary evidence as
the chairman may direct. to be
printed from day to day for the Sc
of the members Of the Assembly.
Hours of Trial Fixed
Rule 8-The committee shall pro-
cee4 to the investigation on the
twentieth day Of January, 1920, and
unless otherwise ordered shall meet
in the Assembly Chamber daily at II
o'clock in the forenoon, or as soon
thereafter as the chamber may be
vacant; take up the investigation
and continue in session until l
o'clock, at which hour a recess shall
be taken until 2 o'clock, when it
shall meet again and continue in ses-
sion until S o'clock. This rule may
be changed by motion without pre-
vious notice at any time and re-
or to different time.
Rule 9-fn case not otherwise pro-
vided for, the procedure shall be gov
erned by the ordinary procedure Of
investigation committees of the
Legislature as prescribed by the
legislative law.
Rule 1O-After the close of the
investigation, and after the submis-
sion Of the matter by counsel for the
interested parties the committee
port to the Assembly it's determina-
tion as to the qualifications and
eligibility of Louis Waldman, August
Claessens, Samuel A. Dewitt, Samuel
Orr and Charles Solomon and each Of
them respectively to retain their
seats in the Assembly.
A new attempt to reseat the Social
lists will be made Monday night b!
William c. Amos, Republican, of th'
18th Assembly District of New York
Amos declares that the unseating O