Mr. DAWES. The ComElections, who were instructed by a resolution of the House of the 21st instant to enter into a certain investigation, have directed me to make a report, and with the indulgence of the House for a few moments I will submit the views of the committee. The resolution, with its preamble, is as follows: Whereas by the constitution and laws of the State of Maryland porsons who were disloyal to the government of the U.S., or agement gaveaid andencour to the recent rebellion are deprived of elective franchise; and where the as it is allegedthat at the last election in the State of Maryland large numbers of the personsdisqualified as for RePresentative aforesaid did vote in the 40th Congress and other officers; and whereas it is further alleged that arined forces of the U.S. were ordered by Federal authority to, and did, cooperate with the Executive of the State of Maryland and others who were engaged with him in constitution and lawsaforesaid, and in securingthe votes of rebels and persons disqualified as aforesaid, and whereby loyal and qualified votersof Maryland weredeterred from the free exerciseof the elective franchise and from resisting and preventing the violation of the constitution and laws aforesaid: Therefore, inqJoueisreorett.That the ComElections shall into andreport whether the constitution and laws have been violated as aforesaid, and whether the President or anyone under his commandhas in any manner interfered with the said election, or has in any way used or threatened to use the military power of the nation with reference totion, and the said elec if so, whether it was upon the requisition of the Governor of Maryland; and the commitee shall have power to send for personsand papers. The House will observe that the only matter embraced in this proposed inquiry over which this Congress can possibly have jurisdiction is the conduct of the President in reference thereto. The ComElections were of opinion that inasmuch as the House had deemed it proper to instruct the ComJudiciary to inquire into the official conduct of the j. of the U.S., it would serve only to distract and dissipate the investigation of that matter to instruct another committee to pursue the same inquiry. Therefore the ComElections have instructed me to report back this resolution, ask that the ComElections be discharged from its further consideration, and that the same be referred to the ComJudiciary; and on that I call the previous question.