Colr. Joseph Smith— said he thought there might be some Censure thrown upon him <​Colr. Smith​>.— & if the erred in Judgment, so did the Speaker, & <​said​> if the <​​> had attempted to arrest the <​accused​>, he might have lost his Life.— & spoke to Considerable length.—

again said he considered the was guilty of a palpable Omission of Duty, but not accessary to any Crime, or Criminality.—

, said there was not any charge against the upon which he should be degraged by the decision of this Council, & spoke at length, & wished for an honorable acquittal of the from the present charge.—

, stated his views of the Case, & considered the guilty of neglect of Duty, & highly Culpable, & spoke to some extent, & thought he should be removed.—

, again spoke, in Support of what he had already said, in support of the Petn.. —

, said he considered the had made an omission of Duty, but wd not vote for a Removal. [p. 48]