The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-05
HOUSE OF REsENraTIvEs.

6IDAfs kfFit =, tctss.
The Homsc convened at .lo'clock. and tts
sasston vas opened with prayer ny Rev. DR..
MookE, If the frcshy teran Churcb
journal Of yesterdsy read.
DIR 9oopg of Va, g >ated that his colleague,
Mr. HoIooasg had been called home on ar
gent hu 81 Il ess aud he asked lestve OF absence
fer him; which was granted by the Hsuse
Fir HAhpwrs, of Va asked leave to present
a memorial; whach, without being read, was
appropriately referred
| Bsr MILES. OF = C., moved that the resoiu-
tton offered by him several days age, to allow
Inc Military and Naval Com aiittees to repors
ct any time during the open session, ce taken
NJ aud considered. The motion pTeystiea,
aud the resolution was taken up and agree! 20.
The SPEAkEs announced that the question
before he House was the unfinished busi'
meas Of yesterday, w: The Arkansas con-
tested eleeticu case.
Mr. SsITH, Of Va, being entitled 10 the
If 5or addressed the House ut conside "a bic
-sue 9Th He reviewed tue whole evidence ia
he case, ard b y aud etahora'eiy argued in
defence q The claim. of the CONTESTANT to tina
sea OF tho sitting rae "a Der.
Mr GARpsKHrRg, of Ieua-, replied 10 Mr.
s,ni tn lad WI IN considera oje ingenuity, and
some ability, summed u3 the testimony be-
fore the committee. He advocated earnestly
The right OF the 81 ting mem her.
NJ. JOHNSON, the contestant, followed Mr.
9ardeun .re, nd asked that the argument of
his counsel might, with the other papers In
the case De placed upon the calendar. He
addressed the House il favor OF his claim !,
oasins them upon the corrected returns from
the county Of Arkansas rather than npon any
techl caiity OF tue law.
Tr GARLAND replied to the remarks
Of Mr.. Johnson. His speech in defence of
his claim 10 tina ssat was ahi and ingenious
The question was then submitted 10 he
House tor It's decision.
Nr ERCcKETT, OF Ky, fyou, The Gem n2ittee
on ELECTORS, and one Of the minority OF tina t
committee, sH0ruLts5 two resolutions LIST
I hath r %. a H~1aTiaud IS not entitled
10 the scat on tass floor the represer 3ztfv re
III The third Googressional District e Ar
kansas, ana, 81, That the Hon. j.tSqh Z.
Johnsou is entitled - The seat as.T etreses ia
I'VE Fl the third Gongressionet District Of
Arkansas.
TO tnesa resolutions
Er. BgSaAs, OF Ga offered BE Substitute,
That the Hon e. II GARLAND. the sitiip &
his kopss, now contested by Hon. J +,
johnson.
motion was made 70 pos tpone the further
-orriGe alton Of the CUES ion until IL O clock
20. n,orTow ". but the motion was greed to
FIR. GARDsanIRE moved 10 NY the resoiD
lions o. FIR. Crockett ard The substitute OF
Mr. Ksanan apou the tabis Upon this mo-
iiSp,
NJ CsoCKgTT, of Ky, called the ayes aud
noes; and the call being srstainei the Vete
was taken aud resulted ayes As noss Il
TIE q aeslion then required ucop .he mt
IoTity report of the committee, for which q
su hsltsute was offered by MI Lions, wais p
su bstilule was rsl 'cted by vote Of ayes il,
noes - ..-
The question again came up on the adcp-
ton OF the com lni.tee's report submitted by
Mr. niTU, of North t;aIoliua, and 1t Was
agreed 10 by sn aye and no vote, sa follow
ayes ~, noes 81 This report provides ii st
The con tes;aat nd sitting member shall have
addite nal time TO produce farther evidences
iii the cese-
On motion, the House s!isn adt,arnsd