Mr. BROOKS. When I was so agreeably interruted a shorttime since, I was explaining to the House that the months dela in the matter of my testimony beyond that of the contest antfor the testimony of the contestant was not laid before this House until the 1st week in December, and mine was presented early in January lhc sole cause of tedelay on my part was because the phonegraphers that I was enabled to employ were not able with Sllmcllllt rapidity to furnish the testimony which the judges were willingto certify until a month later than the time the testimony of the contestant was presented. Therefore, my lapse was the lapse of but a single month, or a few days over and I may adhere that the very moment the testimony came under my control, I hurried with it and put it in the possession of the Clerk of the House. I made that fact known to all who were interested. Now, I putit to this House, if in a contest of this sort, because of mere clerical inability, and because of inability to employ at sufficitiit high rates phonegraphers who could do the work satisfactorily to the judges in order that they might certify to it, it is fair and just that my testimony should be refused publication, while the contestant by his greater power in those respects is to have all this advantage before the House and before the country. If so then no greater act of injustice whatsoever could possibly be committed.; The whole eXpenses of inyalection were under $300, while the contestant in this case, in the taking oitestimony, in the providing of judges to examine it, and in the reporting of that testimony, With the expense of summoning all the witnesses, has already cost. me nearly $3,000. Hence when I say that this is a contest between money and numbers, I but charge It fact which is verified by the official testimony in this case which I hold here in my hands. The testimony in behalf of the contestant amounts to 541 printed pages, and I presume mine, when printe, Will amount to nearly quite as much. the expense of taking this testimony was so great that if I had been aware of the contest to which I was to be subjected. the of it to one of my humble means. I woueliapheanvsee entered the portals of this House upon the at parts case, to be examined wholly with reference to any testimony upon the other side. I never won (I have incurred the expenditure of $33,00Ofor a seat in the House o Representatives. The attorney in this case on behalf of the contestant was Mr. W. W. Phel s. This Gentfenianwas eyamined before the judge, and his testirnon is here recorded in this book on behalf of Mr. Dodge. I Will read from his tes"timony: Question. What do onknow as to the expenseof th“e election to Mr. Do go? [HICCZOf the grossamount of the exenditure to which he wasput for election purposes have no ldea. except thatit was very small considering the siz“e of the district. question. Youhave noidea whattheamountwas! "1 nnoer. No. sir: except that I would be retty sure that it was not $15,000 and was not $12. was pip I think; I do not think it was asmuch as "J. “. Question. Do you know of any particular sum as having been expepdedyoursel " Armrer. Nothing, exceptan awful printers bill. b;lyuctltOfl. What was the amount of the printers i “. Answer. 1500 and odd dollars. t" Qifwctwn. Do you know any other item of expend] urc” Answer: None. execptfor hiring the CooperIn stitutc. which wedid not use; we weregoin to have General Wool and othnn there, but weconc ndednot to doit; wohad to pay $20Ofor that.” quulton. You know of no other item? Answer. Not larce amounts, exceptwhatIheard testified by Mr. Cowdin. “ Quemmt. Did you ever have any communication with anybodiii referenceto this Barr matter? "41mwer. i othing. except that I was on the executive committee and hused to urged meetdownthere and theimportanceot contributing liberally to Mr. Burr. who was a good sound Union man. because I would ratheihe would be elected than Mr. Brooks: I urged that strongly. BIQJIMBHUH. Was that before the payment to Mr. arr “Arman. Yes: I didnt know there had been any gnyment to him; I guess no one but Cannon and owdin knew it. unless I they wasan posedto know when snid wewould take care o it. ueslwn. In what assemblagewas that said? “user. No assemblage; only when I saw Mr. Gannon in my office. he said we would make a great mistake if " we didnt keep Burr on the track. Having Question. Ytonuatdifdronmt emxpoeticvtetso obfe uunnmdeixrsetdoopdhais lanthropy 1. "Anslvn. No. sir: my object was toslectMLDodge. iofbjeccotuld. as being the best Union man. My next was to elect Mr. Barr in reference to Mr. Brooks. thought Mr. Dodgewoul makethostrong estrun until 3 or 4 days beforethe election until it wassaidthat all the riverdistricts were goin hBerolpoks and that wo wero used up unlesswe could “ Mr. Barr. Question. Do you know if Barr gotany moucyfrom a Republican source?" I ask the attention of gentlemen of the House to this part of the testimony, for they will learn from it. something as to the manner in which elections are conducted in the city of newYork. Aningenious candidate sometimes contrives to get both the Republican and the Democratic l nomination; but as the republicans will not always stand that, and the democrats will not always stand it, a bargain is sometimes struck, pnd 2 candidates, one nominally representing each party, are nominated in order to effect the election of some other and favorite candidate. This was the process in this case: “Question. Do you know if Barr got any money from a Republican source 7 “Armcer. No. oxce it the $21!. That was not ceanroeu0gh to a man that ad45districts to take "Quellton. Have you never heard of his receiving any bias more?. Amer. No. except when we saw it in such pl. i, denied by the contestant. I “Saturda, a.m., ” pers as the Leader. it. Was a joke to ask Mr. Dodge where the STILOOwOas. le e Question You do not know definitely of any other “Answer. No: that wasall. It wasnot an expens ive election" 10,000 dollars was all that was spent "We would have made it far moreso if we had only known as much as we know now.” Hence, when I say that this was a contest with the “almighty dollar” from beginning to end, I think I establish it by such facts as these. The parties interested spent the amount of money that was necessary in running both the Republican and the Democratic machine, and they would have given a great deal more money to the Democratic machine if the i had known that it was necessary. Now, I ask the attention of my Republican friends on the other side of the House to the consideration of this fact. In their estimation no election was of more importance than the contest between Mr. Lincoln and General McClellan. In their judgment the restoration of the Union, the interests of human liberty, the abolition of slavery, all depended upon the election of Mr. Lincoln. Yet in this case we find the contestant who is now before this House giving $2,000 to run the Democratic machine, to be used as well against Mr. Lincoln as against General McClellaii and that contestant now comes before this House and asks that the papers which I have obtained in this election shall not be published, and he expects a party majority of this House to do me the inustice of refusing to publish those papers. Mr. Speaker, 1 know that the Republican majority will never do it. God never made men who, under these circumstances, would be guilty of such an injustice. No party bond, no party obligation, could induce the Republican majority in this House to commit so great an injustice against the sit ting member. Not even the Gentfrom Pennsylvania, [Mr. Srnvsys] ifhe should in sist upon it as a party question, would be able to bring about such a result. Hence I know that. if not one Demoeratic vote were given in this House, Icould fearlessly throw myself upon the justice of the republican majority, feeling assured that it would order the publication of my papers in this case, where the contestant has given $2,000 to Tammany Hall to run the Democratic machine. But, sir, this is not all. This delay in the transmission of the testimony has been obtained with the consent of the attorney of Mr. Dod e, as well as by the action of the judges in the case. I sento the desk, to be read by the Clerk. a note from the attorney of Mr. Dodge, W. W. Phelps. His handwriting will not be The note is dated and that “Saturday, a.m.” was tiring the holidays, in the latter part of December or the beginning of January.