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Meeting of the Estates-General, 17809. IOI 
The third important incident in connection with the report 
of the committee of verification, was its decision relative to the 
Dauphiné contest reported by Hebrard.® Before the report 
was made, the Archbishop of Vienne and his colleagues, with 
the exception of Pison du Galland who was acting as secretary, 
withdrew, in order, we are told, that the assembly might be 
perfectly free in discussing the matter. The nature of the 
contest undertaken by some Dauphinese clergy and nobles was 
explained to the assembly in a printed document distributed 
among the members—so the minutes state—and Hebrard, it 
appears, confined himself to the work of the committee.” The 
unanimous opinion was that the challenge had no foundation 
and the assembly immediately confirmed this, declaring the 
representation of Dauphiné legitimate,** but not prejudicing the 
method of choosing future deputations,®® a matter upon which 
the assembly would decide. On his return, the Archbishop of 
Vienne thanked the assembly for the confidence shown in them 
and added: ‘‘ Permit me to say to you that this province has some 
claim to the confidence of the assembly because of its zeal for 
the public welfare,’’”° referring to the part Dauphiné had played 
in the year just preceding. 
In addition to the committee reports, the organization of the 
assembly was developed by the further enlargement of com- 
mittees. The nobles chosen for the committee of verification 
the previous day, were, with a few changes, made permanent 
members. Sixteen nobles, among them the Duc d’Orléans, went 
to the committee on food supply, ten to that of redaction, and 
the same number to that on rules. In the same connection, 
85 Procés-verbal, No. 8, 14-15; Point du jour, I, 55; Duquesnoy, I, 133; 
Assemblée nationale, I, 236; Biauzat, I, 146; Jallet, 104. The last-named 
source includes this under June 25, but it is clearly wrong. 
66 Point du jour, 1, 55; Procés-verbal, No. 8, 15. 
87 Proces-verbal, No. 8, 14. 
68 Procés-verbal, No. 8, 15; Point du jour, I, 55; Duquesnoy, I, 133; As- 
semblée nationale, 236; Biauzat, II, 146; Jallet, 104. 
69 Point du jour, I, 55; Biauzat, II, 146; Procés-verbal, No. 8, 15; Jallet, 
104. This deputation from Dauphiné had been elected by the provincial 
estates, instead of by the three orders in separate assemblies. 
70 Point du jour, I, 55; Procés-verbal, No. 8, 15; Assemblée nationale, I, 236. 
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