Mr. SHANKLIN.Mr. Speaker, it might be supposed, inasmuch as I was a member of the committee that made this report, that I have some knowledge of what the majority report contains; butl am under the necessity of stating to this House that I have never seen, and never had an opportunity of seeing, the majority report in this case. The honorable chairman of that committee [Mr. WASHBURNE, of Illinois, ] has never thought proper, at any time since the bom‘mitteewas appointed, to call the cOmmittee together for the purpose of consultation. On last Friday the Gentfrom Pennsylvania, [Mr. BROOMALL] a member of the committee inquired of me, as a member of it, whether Iha my minority report ready. Itold him that I had. I inquired whether the majority report was ready to be presented. He said it was nearly so; that the chairman was sick and unable to give further attention to the subject, and that the report had been deliv ered over to him to make such corrections as he might think proper, after which it would be presented. It was agreed between the Gentfrom Pennsylvania and myself that on last Monday morning, at 9 o’clock, we should meet at the committee room for the purpose of comparing the majority report with the mine irty report. He was to have the o por tunity to see the minority report and was to have the opportunity to see the majority report. Under this agreement between my friendfrom Pennsylvania and in self, I met him at the committee room at the hohr appointed. When I arrived he was there. I ha my report, which I had prepared and ready to submit to him, but he infbrmed me that the majority report had not yet been sent to him, but that it would be fortheoming durinrr the day. He said that he would send for it. It was not fortheoming that day nor even the next day. I understood the gentleman that it would be fortheoming soon and that I should have an opportunity to see it. On the next evening I was notified by the Gentfrom Pennsyl vania that the report would not be fortheoming until it was offered in the House. I had no opportunity to see the report. The privilege o examining the majority report was denied to me and my concurrence in that report was refused. Mr. Speaker there is one fact of which I am satis 'ed. If that report presents any‘matter peculiar or different from ordinary riots or mobs I am satisfied that gentlemen must have drawn upon their imaginations and not upon the testimony. Whatever that report contams, whether it is matter of public interest or not, I am unable to say. I have never seen it or been permitted to read it. My minority report I insist is entirely based upon facts. It has been subject to the inspection ofany member of the committee at any time they thought proper. It is more than can be said, I am sorry to say, for the report of the majority.