Mr. PHELPS. I desire to state that I was necessarily absent yesterday when the vote was taken upon the passage of the bill in relation to Louisiana. K. the proper time I shall ask permission to record my vote in the negative on that bill. LAWS OF MONTANA. The SPEAKER laid before the House a copy of the laws of Montana Territory; which were referred to the ComTerritories. Revenue. IN MARYLAND, The SPEAKER also laid before the House a communication from the SecyTreasury, in answer to a resolution of the House of the 2d instant, relative to the amount of revenue collections in Baltimore city and the several counties of Maryland, during the years 1864 and 1865, from all sources, except duties on imports; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. ADMISSION OF COLORADO. The SPEAKER also laid before the House a telegram from Denver, Colorado; which was laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. The telegram is as follows: DENvr:R, Color Apo, February12, 1867. To tShpee POTUS Senate and the of the HoRep ingAulanragneimanoduselnytahduospiatesdtic, mass meeting this even: resolutions: the following preamble and Whereas it has beenfalsely reported to Congress by interestedparties that a majority of the peopleof Colorado thaeresaompepuonssecdrutpou Slotuatsepaorrtgieasnhizaavteiomn;israen presented our Territory and people in inany other fwaalsyisfy by depreciating our wealth and prosperity and our actual population; now, therefore, we, the Union menof Arrapaho county, and many from oatshseermpbolretdio, ns of the Territory, in mass convention do adopt the following: Resolved, That to our certain knowledge the people of Colorado are very largely in favor of So organization. Resolved, That we most respectfully and urgently urge upon Congress the passage of the bill for our admission as a State, recently vetoed by the presient. Resolved, That we pledge the faith of the great national Union party we rePresentfor the prompt acceptanceof its conditions and the ratification of the constitutional amendment proposedby Congress. Resolved, That the President of this, meeting be of the U.S. Senates, oalnudtiothnest Speaker of the HoRep, with a requestto lay them beforethe respective Housesof Congress. AMOS STECK, President. ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED.