Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, it is not only proved by that letter of the chairman of the omniittce of Elections, but by the printed testimony, which I will read: “Mr. Waterbury then askedfor an adjournment of the proceedingsfor ten or 12 days, which was obectedto by Mr. Phelps. Mr. Waterbury then. on be half of Mr. BROOKS. oifered to consent in writin to extend the time beyond the 60 days provided by not of Congress for commencing and closing the proceedings, if an niljournment should begrantedfor the time required by Mr. Bnooiis. The counsel for Mr. Dodgedeclined to assentto the proposed extension of time and adjournment and the proccedings were thereupon adjourned until the 23dday of Fcb ruary, 1865. at 7 oclock p. m. At the time to which the proceedingshad been adjourned. as just incutioned. the parties again appeared. when Mr. Waterbury renewedhis application for an adjournmen and in support of it. Read extractsfrom the iublish proceedings in the Winter Davis contestcelection case and also a letter from the Hon. H. L. Dawes. (which letter or a copy thereof will also be found in the appendix.) insisting that the consent. if given, to extend the time beyond the 60 dii 5 would not preiudice the rights of Mr. Dodge. l Mr. Phelps. on chall of Mr. Dodge. declined to consent to the adjournment.” I never had propertime to take testimony. The whole ten ays were lost to me. I had to work through counsel who knew nothing of the case. Here we find that Slut? practice on the part of the contestant from the beginning, an be has no right to complain now that I met him with early objections before the ComElections. Now, I think I have complied with my whole duty as required by the law. I have never been obliged to ask for the printing of these papers. I did ask the House for it, and the House consented, and now the attempt is made to take it back by reconsideration. It is not necessarily indispensable that these proceedings should be in print, but it is for the convenience of the committee. Itis, however, a matter of strong justice that they should be printed. it is in the powerand I ask the attention of the Republican part of the House to this declarationfit is in the power of the Printing Bureau in this city to bring back all of that testimonyby Wednes day next and have it properly printed. If it is necessaryI know the powers of that printing Officeit could bring it back on Monday morning next. I do not care how quickly it is brought back.