House Committee on House Member Conduct, Select - 12th 1st C.S. (1870)

Committee Members
James Russell Burnett, Chair Leroy Washington Cooper Matthew Alexander Gaston	J.W. Johnson William J. Locke
Charges
• Inquire into the conduct of the members of this House, who left the hall yesterday in violation of the rules of the House (broke quorum)
Note: Committee appointed by the Speaker on 5/31/1870. H.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., 1st C.S., 268 (1870) Report signed by Rep. Burnett, chair, Rep. Locke, Rep. Johnson, and Rep. Cooper. Includes member explanations of their conduct. Explanation by Rep. W.P. McLean, S.S. Weaver. J.C. Weaver, B.B. Lacy, G. T. Haswell, W.B. Stirman, and T.E. Ross included in the journal on 6/2/1870. H.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., 1st C.S., 287 (1870). Expanation by H.C. Ellis included on 6/3/1870. H.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., 1st C.S., 292 (1870) Explanation by Wm. E. Hughes, J.E. Hawkins, Ed. L. Robb, F. Kyle, and J.C. Jenkins included on 6/4/1870. H.J. of Tex., 12th Leg., 1st C.S., 301 (1870)

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