Mr. Stewart, in 1862. The latter was urged to contest the seat, but as the Democratic court of our State had declared the act authorizing the soldiers to vote unconstitutional, he did not contest. Yet the decision in the case of Baldwin against Trowbridge, decided this session, would have cov ered his case fully, and set aside that decision and making Congress the judge in the case of its own members. Had this case then been contested there can be little doubt the seat would have been awarded to Stewart. I do not pretend that this is an argument against the sitting member, and only refer to it. to show how unfortunate the district has been; and, I repeat, they feel, and justly so, that they have been misrepresented during the last Congress. Iwill now come to the report of the committee, upon which members seem to rely, even without examining it. I have had members of the House tell me again and again that they never examined the report, but took it for granted that if the ComElections reported in favor of the sitting member they were bound to take that report. I confess that I have done that myself in one or 2 in stances whieh I am free to say I should have examined for myself. Now, sir, I undertake to say that if every member of the House had listened to the argument of my colleague on the committee [Mr. SCOFIELD] yesterday, there would not be 5 fair minded men in the House who would have dared to vote in favor of the sitting member. I do not charge the committee wuh dishonesty by any means. I believe there is not a committee in this House composed of more honorable, high minded and intelligent men than that committee. ButI say the majority of them are mistaken in iiidorsing this report. Let me refer to the gentleman who wrote the report, [Mr. Pawn] In his remarks yesterday he referred to something which the Gentfrom Pennsylvania said to him. As I made the statement, of course he means me. I admit that I said I could find only 2 members of the committee that agreed to the report, and that is true. I did not talk with all the members of the committee, but I ascertained that the chairman of the edmmittee [Mr. Dawns] and the Gentfrom Wisconsin [Mr. Parse] agreed to the report, and no other member of the committee. I afterward found that the Gentfrom Missouri [Mr. Mc CLURG] had agreed to it. Now, how does it stand? It appears from the record that' 5 members signed or agreed to the report. Now, I have as much respect for my friendfrom Illinois [Mr. MARSHALL] and his Democratic colleagues as any gentleman in this House; but we all know that they always sign the report in favor of their party, and that the party supports them. You cannot find an instance this session in which tltEy have not done it. that made u