The chairman returned and requested to repeat the song, which was done, after which the house was called to order and the chairman requested Er to read an article from the Nauvoo Neighbor in reply to an article from the Washington Globe of M[ar]ch 14.

Er , after reading the above article requested permission to withdraw, in order to correct the typographical errors in the document. Leave was given Before leaving he observed that the committee had done something preparatory for report and hoped in a little while they would be able to present something worth having.

The chair called upon the committee [p. [145]]