The House of Representatives of the Fortieth Session of Congress
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Thomas A. Jenckes and Nathan F. Dixon from Rhode Island enter the House; The contested-election cases of Smith vs. Brown and Trimble vs. Symes are submitted to the House
Resolved, That John D. Young, claiming to be one of the members-elect to this House from the State of Kentucky, be not permitted to be sworn in as such member, but that the credentials of said John D. Young, together with the protest of Samuel McKee and other citizens of said State accompanying the affidavits, be referred to the Committee of Elections; and that the said committee be instructed to investigate and report on the charges and facts of the case, and whether said Young is entitled as a loyal citizen to a seat in this House; and that the committee have power to take testimony, and for that purpose to send for persons and papers.
And whereas it is charged by a member of this House that J. Proctor Knott, who claims a seat as a member from the fourth district of Kentucky, was disloyal to the Government of the United States during the rebellion: Therefore,
Be it further resolved, That the credentials of Mr. Knott be also referred to the Committee of Elections with instructions to inquire into such disloyalty, with power to send for persons and papers.