Mr. SPALDING. I must decline to yield to the gentleman, as I have only ten minutes and I wish to use them. My friendfrom Ohio labored in this case, if I may borrow a trite expression, like a strong man wading through a morass. He knows he is deficient in his argument. He knows the evidence does not sustain him. He Went into the merits and not the prima fade case. I want to show what is the rima facic case. The certificate of the 4 egally constituted judges with the consent of the judge from Somerset would have put an end to the whole question. If that certificate had been signed in Chambersburg by that judge on that occasion this difficulty would not have sprung up, Mr. Coffroth would have had his certificate and been the sitting member. No one controverts this. Now, sir. the legitimate evidence was before the committee to show why the judge from Somerset did not go before the board and present the vote of that county. What was it? Because that vote was deficient 93 to give to Mr. Koontz the majority. He therefore availed himself of the privilege of retiring, although he was notified the board was ready to net and was in the town of Chambersburg. He stepped aside and withheld the vote of Somerset and let 4 of the 5 make a certificate which did not answer the renisitions of the law. The committee had evience before them whatthat vote of Somerset was; if it had been presented by this judge enthatoccasion, itwouldhavemade the certificate complete. It was enough to give Mr. Cotfroth a majority of 93 votes, and that man knew it. I claim this shall not be taken to benefit Mr. Koontz. I insistthat the certificate shall be, whenever you go by evidence before the committee, as it would have been if that man had gone on and returned the votes of his county. I say, no fairminded man will come to any other conclusion. That will settle the case primafacie in favor of the man who is reported by the committee entitled to it. One word further. [know the weight of partisan feeling. [know full well how the majority of this House are pressed on this question in favor of the claimant, Mr. Koontz; but I so to that majority I have seen this man Cotfrot more surely pressed that any of us can be on this occasion in the last Congress when he had the independence to vote with us, which exposed him tot e maledictions of his own party. sayI do no more than justice on this occasion. We should treat him with a spirit of fairness, irrespective of party feelings. I am done.