Mr. DOOLITTLE. In the fall of 1864. We passed the act in the spring of 1864; March 21, 1864, is the date of its approval. That act provided for the mode of calling the convention; it provided that the Governor of the Territory should, by proclamation, divide it into properdistricts, and that the election should be held under the provisions of that act. They did elect a convention, and the convention, pursuant to that act, submitted the constitution to the people, and on thatquestion the people cast 6, 192 votes, of which 1, 620 were for the State constitution, and 4, 672 against it, leaving a majority of 3, 152 against the constitution. It seems to me that the question was fairly submitted to the people under this enabling act; and the provisions of the enabling act having been complied with, there is no further power under the enabling act for the Governor of Colorado or the people of Coloradopto do anything at all. If you look into the not you will {in that the 1st section providesrit“orIyhaotf the inhabitants of that portion of theter after des.i Colorado ien.calnuddethdeiny a 3 hoeureubdya, riesherein authorized otavtacr, nwmheennt, with the name aforesaid: which said upon one uafol rmed, shall beadmittedintothe Union respectsw ats of ocovtcinr.gWiththe original Stats in all “ when formed.” How formed? Formed under this act; and this act tells them how to do it, and says who shall be qualified to vote. To quote the language of the statute, it “ provides: The Governor of said Territory shallby proglgmb ition, onor beforethe 1st Monday of May nqxt. order an election of the representatives aforesaid. to. held on the 1st Monda of Junc thereafter.through I out the Territory: an such election shall be conductedin the some manner as is preribed by the laws of said Territmfi regulating elections therein for membersof the case of Representatives; and the number of membersto said convention shall be the same as now constitute both branches of the Legislature of the aforesaid Territory." That election was held; the convention formed a constitution, and pursuant to the 5th section of the act submitte the constitution to the people. That 5th section provided “That in caseaconstitution and State government “shall be formed for the pop 10of said erritory o f Colorado, in compliance with the provmionsof this act, said convention forming the sameshall provide by ordinance for submitting said constitution to the peopleof said State for their ratification or rejection at an election to be held on the 2ndTuesday of October. 1864.at such places." dzc. “And if a majority of legal votes shall be cast for said constitution in said proposed State.the said noting Governor shall certi yt O sameto the POTUS togetherwith a copyof said constitution and ordinancesto that effect; whereu onit shall be the duty of the POTUS to issuehis proclamation declaring the State admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, without any further action whateveron the part of Countess." Now, as it seems to me, dealing in perfect good faith with the Territor of Colorado and with ourselves, in the belief that the had a population of 40 or 50,000 at e time, and in the belief that that poulation would increase, we authorized them to old a convention, form a constitution, and submit the question to the people whether they would have a State government or not. All that was done an the people said no. As it seems to me, all power under this act was expended when that thing was accomplishedand now the turns as an original ropesition. qudeostnioontrfeeel that we are bound lby what we have done to close our eyes to the fact of the present condition of the people of Colorado, and that it does come before us substantially as a new and original proposition for us to consider whether in our opinion Colorado is this day now to as sume the position and the responsibilities, and discharge the duties of a State in this Union. I come to this conclusion against my hopes and against my wishes in relation to Colorado, for I had hoped she would have the requisite population at this time. I wish for her growth and development. My sympathies are in that direction; yet I must confess that I am constrained to say upon my judgment that I cannot vote now for lier admission as a State.