Mr. BROOKS. I deeply regret the gentleman should not use with more care words in discussion, and especially such importantdiscussion as this; and that he should seem to convey any such imputation against myself or anybody else of tampering with that testimony. Neither party raises such a question to any testimony the aities have submitted. I cfr the pardon of the House, Mr. through you, for having so long entereSpeiankteor, a preliminary examination of this case. I have felt it to be in duty, from the extraordinary course adopte to prevent the publication of my testimony through no fault of mine whatever. I know there is an immense Republican majority in this House. I know my destiny is with the honorable men on that side of the House. I know they will act as judges and not as partisans on this question. But. whatever may be my destiny or fate here, I shall submit to it as a man of honor, guilty of no fraud and no injustice, and who has attempted tomake an experiment before the American people. to see whether in a large Democratic district a member of Congress may be elected on the course he pursued in this House without any reference to the Democratic or the Republican party. I have attempted to establish a precedent; and if the House puts their veto on that by allowing this contestant, in this sideway to put himself into this House, all will prboceesrse,duced to party mechanism. Men, independent of party, will cease to have weight and influence in the country and every man will become not only a tool of his party but a tool of mere party mechanism. I desire to ask for information, what portion of the delay of causing the printing now of the testimony of the sitting member is to be as cribed to me? I understand one of the rounds on which objection is made here is that this House will be unable to reach thatat the propertime when it ought to he reached and then I trust we shall have some information as to what are the statutes controlling the taking of testimony and presenting it to the Clerk in this case and h how far that statute has been complied wit.