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SENATE-The Senate took up the bill to reg
ulate the compensation of members Of Congress
Mr.. Collamer proposed as substitute that
members should receive for attendance at tile
sessions, 20 per cent additional TO what they
are now entitled to by law. Bill was referred
to committc on Finance.
| The bill directing the manner of payment of
California War Bonds was considered and pas
sed.
| On motion Of Mr. Seward resolution was
adopted calling on the Secretary of War to re-
port whether public interests require an i'm
provcment of the roads connecting at West
Point, y. ~, with the interior country lying
westward thereof, and if so, what is the most
practicable and expedient mode of making such
communication and the expense thereof
HousE-The bill providing for settlement of
claims of officers of tine Revolution, and widows
and orphans, those who died in service. was Ia
ken up and debated at lenght
The contested election case was taken up and
Mr.. Washburne maintained that the election of
Whitfield was without authority of law, that he
was the choice of minority Of resident citi
Gems in Kansas, and that he was not entitled to
scat as delegate Mr.. Reeder's claims were
equally without authority of law; but as he is
the choice of q larger number of residents than
Whitfield, the committee recommended that he
be admitted to seat The choice was nani=
tested outside of the legal forms and necessarily
ed by foreign violence and to deny Kansas the
right to be heard at all on the floor of the House
Mr.. Smith of Tenn. said that the committee
on Elections, in other contested cases, had TepOr-
ted by n resolution that the contestant was en-
titled to his seat, but in this they recommended
that Reeder be admitted. WaShburne repeated
that neither Mr. Whitfield nor Reeder were cho-
sen by the existing law. In the present case
the committee had followed the precedent set
concerning Wisconsin or Minnesota territories.
1t was competent for the House to admit Mr..
Reeder as delegate.
Mr.. Smith said Ar. Reeder had no legal right
yet you would admit him.
Mr.. Stephens taking the issue with Mr.. Wash
burn, remarked thatwherc there is legally or
ganizcd gov. some person must be under the law
entitled, in the case referred to there was no or
gHDiZed govt, but in Kansas provision is made
iby law for the election of delegate, therefore
the precedent did not apply.
Mr.. Oliver of Mo-, commended that under the
res providing for Kansas investigating COM,
they had no authority to inquire into the valid
ity of the Legislative assembly, it was degrading
in his colleagues on com. thus to transcend their
powers, and asked whether the house was willing
to trample on law by admitting Reeder. Were
men so far lost to justic and decency as to be
guilty of such n monstrocity, he could not be.
lieYc it till he saw it recorded and then hcshOuld
see it with modification.
Reeder be read. Several objections raised, but
afterwards Withdrawn.
Aletter from II. Green, dated Merchants Iio-
tel, Philadelphia, was first read, stating that
Reader was confined there by sickness, and
wished some gentleman to write to him inform
ing him what day the debate of the contested
election will be closed.
| The Speaker remarked that Reedcr's state
ment was without date.
| The Clerk commenced reading to the effect
that the great mass of the evidence renders it
indisputable that the Legislative Assembly of
Kansas was fraudulent. He assumes that the
law under which Whitfield was elected is abso.
lutely void, and calls for stern condemnation rs
a stupcnd0us fraud. He expresses his high
qualification at his previous positions relative
TO the alleged election, which had been sustain
ed by recent investigation, and repeats that
Whitfield has no shadow ofrisht to The seat.
Intellectual efforts were made BIS Mr.. Phelps and
Humphrey Marshall to dispense with further,
reading till it could be printed and laid on the
table.
Mr. Campbell of O., wanted the House TO go.
into com on the fertilization bill, saying the
public business demanded they should work
after o'clock The clerk resumed the reading
but before it was finished motion to adjourn
prevailed.