Tuesday, February 20.
Case of Griswold and Lyon.
Mr. Venable, from the Committee of Privileges, laid the following report upon the table, together with the evidence relative thereto:
The Committee of Privileges, to whom was referred a resolution in the following words: "Resolved, That Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon, members of this House, for violent and disorderly behavior committed in the House, be expelled therefrom," with instructions to report the evidence in writing, have, according to the orders of the House, proceeded to take the evidence, which they herewith report; and they report further, that it is their opinion that the said resolution ought to be disagreed to.