ˌɔn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn ɪt səspˈɛndᵻd ɪts ɹˈuːlz tʊ ɐlˈaʊ bˈoʊθ mˈɛnɑːɹd ænd hˈʌnt tʊ ɐdɹˈɛs ðə tʃˈeɪmbɚɹ ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv ðɛɹ klˈeɪmz.
On February 27, 1869 it suspended its rules to allow both Menard and Hunt to address the chamber in support of their claims.