President Francis held a whispered conversation with several members of the committee and then turned to the bidders and said: "Gentlemen, we have decided to open the bids in secret session.
He asked how we wished the bids handled--that is, whether we wanted them opened in our presence or in a secret session of the Committee.
President Francis asked the bidders how they wanted the bids handled, whether opened in their presence or opened in secret session of the salvage committee.
On the 28th of May, Malouet, having demanded a secret session to discuss the conciliatory measures which the King had proposed, the galleries hoot at him, and a deputy, M.
Its proceedings were had in secret session; nor is it now known whether the journals of the body escaped destruction.
Although the actual struggle took place in secret session, Randolph lost no time in making his attack public, and it very soon became evident that the true object of his hostility was Mr. Madison.
The House now proceeded in secret session to debate the message, and then at last Mr. Randolph flung his bomb into the midst of his friends and followers.
These despatches were discussed by the House in secret session, and there are no letters or memoranda of Mr. Gallatin which reflect his feelings in regard to them.
Another confidential message had been previously sent to the House, which debated upon it in secret session.
The case was communicated to the Senate in secret session, and a committee of conference appointed (Messrs.
He therefore communicated it to the Senate in secret session; and the effect of the information was immediately manifested in the unanimous determination of the Senate to adopt the amendment which was now under consideration.
It is true they wrapped themselves up in sullen silence, pretending that they did not choose to debate such a question in secret session.
Testimony wholly inadmissible under the most elementary rules of evidence, but swept before the Commission in the absence of counsel for the parties implicated and under the immunity of a secret session.
His testimony, as well as that of the other witnesses sworn that day, was taken in secret session, and no portion of it was allowed to reach the public until long after the trial.
The result of the two-days' secret session, consisting of a succinct statement of the verdict and sentence in every case, in the foregoing order, is redacted into a record.
The injunction of secrecy having been removed from the following proceedings, had in secret session, they are here inserted under the proper date.
In the Confederate Congress there were forty members who always voted in a body, in secret session, as Mr. Davis wanted them to.
Because the Confederate Congress conducted much of its business in secret session, the President was charged with a love of mystery and an unwillingness to take the people into his confidence.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "secret session" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
