December, 1861, by appointing a joint committee of three members of the Senate and four members of the House of Representatives "to inquire into the conduct of the present war." To accomplish this object the committee was given power "to send for persons... Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections - Page 2261880Full view - About this book
| Michigan. Legislature. Senate - Michigan - 1840 - 728 pages
...concurring,) That the report of the Bank of Michigan be referred to a joint committee to consist of three members of the Senate and four members of the House of Representatives, with instructions to examine the condition of said bank, and report thereon, and that said committee... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1863 - 778 pages
...9, 1861. Radccd by the Senate, (the House of Representatives concurring,) That a joint committee of three members of the Senate and four members of the House of Representatives be appointed to inquire into the conduct of the present war ; that they have power to send for persons... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Biography & Autobiography - 1864 - 426 pages
...found expression in the shape of a Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War, consisting of three members of the Senate and four members of the House of Representatives. The first motion towards the formation of tho committee was made in the Senate on the 9th day of December,... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - United States - 1865 - 416 pages
...found expression in the shape of a Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War, consisting of three members of the Senate and four members of the House of Eepresentatives. The first motion towards the formation of the committee was made in the Senate on... | |
| Benson John Lossing - United States - 1874 - 1956 pages
...that it was » joint committee of both Houses of Congress, appointed in December, 1SG1, consisting of three members of the Senate and four members of the House of representatives, with instructions to Inquire Into the conduct of the w»r. The Committee consisted of BF Waile, Z.... | |
| Louisiana. Legislature. Senate - Louisiana - 1875 - 204 pages
...to stand. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS. By Mr. Brewster: A joint resolution to create a committee of three members of the Senate and four members of the House of Re presentati ves, to be appointed respectively by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the... | |
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