New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-12
.XXXIVTH CON G K E 5 5.
SECOND SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASptNGTON. Saturday, Jan. 10, IL

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The SPEAKER announced that the Select Commit
s 10 investigate the alleged cOrruptons viii consist OF
Messrs kelsey Of New-YOrk, On Of South Carolina,
Davis Of Mary land Richie of Pennsylvania, and War
ner Of Georgia
Mr.. GROW said that be had had for two or thres
weeks q petition signed By fifteen hundred OF lhe
voters of Kansas, demonstrating against the rlg9t OF
Mr. Whitfield 10 seat the delegate from thai Terri
tory He had been informed that large number, SIM
liar 10 this were their way. He asked TO have read
The petiton of Gov Reeder setting forth the reasons
for contesting Mr.. Whitfield seat.
Objection was made, and the papers were reerreo 10
CO. Reader in his petition denies the right Of Mr.
Whitfield TO the seat, and claims A. Tor himself setag
Tortb reasons for this assertion. He says he and Whit
6eld were candidates at two separate elections, wnen
he lReeder received more than double the number OF
legal votes cast for Whitfield Upon the fGlI invest
otfion OF all the facts the House rejected Withheld
but refused 10 admit Reeder The reasons for thus are
st forth in the report Of the Kansas investigating
f'ommittee Without new legislation and under the
ZANE state Of things described In tue report OF the
Inyostigatipp,C Committee Mr. Whitfield bee cam
dste for single session Of the same Congress, al tue
election held in October last The election was en-
tircy without authority Of Law, and large majority Oh
the epal voters refused to participate IN IL giving as
their reason for 90 doing that they would not recognize
A voluntary election when the question MAJ aneauy
been adjudcated by the House; lhe persons VINO uu
nerticpste in that irregular aud unauthorized ele'tOn
w.re smsll number If the voters IN the territory,
cOnsiderably Lees than those who voted AZ the Vouu
tarv election in 1859 and large number Oh tnem were
uOnreeidents OF the Territory III
ON the result of this election only had Mr.. WnhhSio
been admitted TO and now occupies hts seat 10 Tue
Horse II was without the sembance or DIOR or law
Other reasons are stated 10 the petition OF Gov keeder
and in conclusion be contends that If voluntary and
Trepular election unauthorized by the statute Is an
ins1ifticient title 10 seat Mr.. Whitfield should De
elected and as his admission would seem to indicate
House are disposed to reconsider Their decon
anon This point Mr. Reeder claims TO be entitled 10 the
,est In preference 20 the sai Whitfield nasmuch az ne
Reede was elected for the whole Congress at an cleo
ton more formal and more legal and by larger legal
vote than that Of October 1885, and that his admission
is asked for by petitions from large number OF citlc
zens which are now before the House All matters OF
ct sci forth 10 the petition necessary IN the opinion OF
t1e House to be proven Mr. Reeder offers to establish
NV competent evidence before the House or any con-
n1tee appointed for the purpose.
Mr.. WASHBURN I'M asked hut did not obtain
leaye 10 present and have read the petition OF large
number of citizens of Iowa, charging fraud upon the
Dubuoe and Pacific Railroad Company, in refusing 10
build that road az provided by the Ac, OF Congress
granting lan6s for that purpose
The Bill authorizing payment to the owners OF me
booner Guonet Of Mass achuietts, OF the amount OF
fishing bountes they would be entitled to receive had
the yoysge been completed gave rise to long deoa
involving the propriey Of such bountes when the Dill
passed by a vote OF 50 against 20. Adjourned