ADDITIONS MADE TO THE BILL FOR TRYING CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.
During this session Mr. Grenville proposed and carried certain amendments and additions to his father’s hill, for better regulating the trial of controverted elections. The principal of these related to the interruption of public business, by frivolous petitions, to obviate which the election committee were empowered to adjudge that a party prosecuting or supporting any such petition should pay reasonable costs. By these amendments, also, a rule was laid down for re-establishing the rights of election, and rendering them immutable.