, 1864-05-07

tahlishing clearing houses at New York, Ph1Iade
&, rh1a aud Boston at a rate Of Discount not ez
ceealhs one-qua7ter Of one per cent, was adopted
HOUSE.
| -..... WASHINGTON. Nays.
| . Mr. DAWES, Of Mass, from the Committee OF
| Elections, reported two resolutions which liz oYs
ios the present. One declaring that F. P. Blair Ia
not. and the other that Nj. Knox, the contestant
u entitled to seat In the House as the Represent
asive Of the 1st Congressional District Of Mis-
.77Mr. ,FARNsWoRT7, Of H., 1t WAS resolved
that chen the House adjourn to-day, 1t be until
Sr. GANsoS of N. T., called IN the resolution
Of the Committee on Esections,p g. or orderins tnat
neither aIr. Loan. the sitting member. No. Nj.
Bruce the contestant, ia entitled 70 seat as the
ct 81 Sfssoar. H. Gapson IN sap5afslns da the
resolution, said that the uajority Of tho commit
tee bad. after a renew Of all the testimony, conc
to the conclusion that there WAS Interference in the
election By portion Of the armed militta Of Mia-
soai snd to such an extent directed against the
siHfs 1T. TYSON. Of Mich member a, tim f,onn,,t
tee On Elections, made q speech, sustaining the
sieEs Of the minority, namely, that Mr. Losn is
entitled to retain Lis seat. He malntatned from the
he % espess tasse % saer a 10
Il of De Ct tas e. Se nno!; Of
one op tto sniia if9m ~ TIE EVIDENCE that With
win fairness. and that tho inferior officers mani
s fe,ea othsE desire taan to secure fatr exprca
was entitled ,o retain his seat. ''' '''@' 1''~''
mr.; DAWES, Of Mass., spoke Of the duty OF
,apng naesp'ng IT. fTsason away from The hallobox as
the government might be injured In 1ts vital part
The Executive +honld not only keep treason away,
nut give instructions against debating and control
Honse owed 1t to themselves to accept the condi-
ton Of things DOW exhibited, and sec that no pag-
tiee came hcra nn'ess with the free voice Of the
timony in this case. that thero had been no yal,d
election. he could not see how any Massachu-
sssts maa could reconcile It to Ills conscience to
occupied BY tbe minority Of the committee ~
Ar: ELLIOTT, Of Mass, was at a loss to know
why his colleague had directed this remark to him.
einsion Of Sotin for he si,in~ menSe1 10 Tue Gun"
4r. DAVIS. Of Nd, wished to kuow what the
judgement Of the people Of Massachusetts had TO
MI. Davis resuming said be had nlladed to Della.
ware and Maryland without designing any offence
Els friend from Maryland could not be expected to
eIt1rc ppace prevailed IN Maryland, aud II no per
sons we're coocd up there to be yoters at elections
e. e.: must uot assnnc tn; in Massachusetts and
net free. aud that voters ire cooped up, His
friends from Delaware and Maryland must be char
table and excnsc him II be could not come to The
3.r. sM1THERs. OF Del, denied that be had I'm.
puencd rhe voting IN Massachusetts.
Sir. VITALITY, OF West Va, said the gentleman
soEth Of Mason and DIxon's line. Was that The
policy? II 70. he had better jolo the gentlemen
from OF in and Mas achuset., VIZ: Mr. Long aud Mr.
Elliott. DID the gentleman want to hare himself
placed on the Mcclellan ticket for Vice President!
lii. DAWES, Of Macs, replied II he could not
succeed by more votes than the gentleman repre-
scnted tn the last Congress- 1t WIS not desirable to
have him on any ticket.
!The Congressional report is LEFT incomplete by
a f0flure or the wires