Mr. DAWES. I have sent for the record. I will state, so far as I recollect, all that transpired in the committee, and the House will then see upon what foundation the Gentfrom Indiana [ML Vooansns] has made his accu sation. After the hearim7 of the arties, allowing them all the time that they desired, and they had closed their argument, the committee, as is their custom, left the case without determining it, for the purpose of letting each member examine the testimony and the authorities and be ready to make up his mind. We then took up another case. After we had proceeded several days in the examination of the other case, and after the parties had gone out, I said, as chairman of the committee, that it was about time for us to dispose of this case. Some member of the committee said that they were not ready to take a final vote on the case, that they were willing tg express on opinion, but not to take a final vote, and they would like to hear other members of the committee. I stated to them that I held the vote of the Gentfrom NewYork [Mr. Rsnroan] who was obliged to be absent, and I gave them the reason of that gentlemans vote as he had furnished it to me. Then one of the members of the committee (I do not wish to call the name) said, “ We will take a vote and see how we stand on the question,” upon which one member said he had no objection to expressing his opinion, but he did not wish it to be considered as a final vote upon the question, as he had not examined it. But he said this, that be had examined it so far as this, that there could not be an question but what one township, namely Hami ton, must be thrown out; as to the others, he said that he had not examined them, and was not pre pared to proceed, and if that was the only one thrown out it would not unseat the sitting member, and that if called 11 on to vote without having examined the case urther, he would vote for the sitting member upon the ground that the rejection of the vote of one towuship and the correction of others would not alter the result. Then each one was called on for his views, and 2 or 3 members of the committee said that that member of the committee had expressed their views and they were in his condition, without having examined theother 3 precincts; and then came the chairman, who 1 said that he had looked into the case and come to the other conclusion. Then it was said by the committee then and there that they did not consider that as a final vote or as a vote upon the merits of the case; that they would make no record of it, but would examine the evidence and be prepared to takea final vote on the case at another meeting. Nothing further passed upon the subject between any member of the committee as far as I know—certainly not between me and any member of the committee. It so happened that it became necessagy for me to be absent, and I was absent at the nal dis position of the case. No man on the committee, as I supposed, considered the 1st action of the committee as any more than an expression of Opinion on such part of the case as they had examined. I have sent for the record of the committee.