Mr. BOYER. It seems to me, Mr. Speaker, that there is an evident impropriety in the House acting upon this bill either today or tomorrow. This House sent a special committee of investigation to the city of NewOrleans, who were engaged there for a considerable time in taking the testimony of witnesses. Since their return to this city they have been engaged during several weeks in the same occupation. It is only today that the majority of the committee have submitted to this House their report, which it is to be Presumed none of the other members of this House as yet have seen. oupon the committee, I have not as yet had an opportunity of being enlightened by the views of my colleagues upon that committee as exPressed in their report to this House. The testimony which has been taken by this committee is very volumine us. If it was to answer any good purpose to send this committee forth to make this investigation and report to this House the testimony taken by them, then, why should we be called to act upon a measure directly affecting the State of Louisi ana, and intended to abrogate the Government which is in successful and peaceful operation there at this time? Why should this be done before members of this House have had an opportunity of even reading the evidence which has been taken by this committee, and which has a bearing upon this subject? It seems to me that that testimony should be printed, that we should have the reports printed, in order that we may have all the light upon this subject which is accessible to us. We should make use of all the means which this House has ordered to be provided for us in order that we may properly judge of the question here involved. I would therefore suggest to my colleague upon the committee, and its chairman, {Mr. Liot] by whose courtesy I am allowed now to occupy the floor, that it would be manifestly improper, and it would be so regarded, it seems to me, by the whole country, for this House, without making any use of these opportunities, of forming an enlightened judgment, to rush at once to its passage this bill which is intended to sweep away the constitutional government of the State of Louisiana, which government, as I have already remarked, is now in peaceful and successful operation. if that government is not now in peaceful and successful operation there perhaps the testimony taken by this committee will show it. I should like at least to have an opportunity of showing the facts in this case. If that opportunity could be afforded me I think I should be able to render a good reason to this House and to the country why the government of Louisiana as it now exists should be allowed to remain undisturbed and to go on in the course in which it has been proceeding for some time past. I do not desire unnecessarily to trespass upon the time of my colleague {Mr. ELIoT] therefore I do not feel warranted in any further remarks to the House upon this subject. I rose simply to make the suggestion which I have made, and I had not intended to occupy so much time in giving my reasons for it.