A commissioner took evidence regarding the contest in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in the Spring of 1882, but the House Committee on Elections had not announced a decision by the date that the seat was again up for election in November 1882 (when Cutts undisputedly won a plurality of votes). It was not until February 1883, in the waning days of Cutts' first term, that the Committee issued its recommendation - an 8-2 vote that Cook, not Cutts, won the 1880 election.
A commissioner conducted a hearing about the contest in Oskaloosa, Iowa, during the Spring of 1882, but the House Committee on Elections hadn't made a decision by the time the seat was up for election again in November 1882 (when Cutts had secured more votes). It wasn't until February 1883, near the end of Cutts' first term, that the Committee issued its recommendation - an 8-2 vote stating Cook, not Cutts, had won the 1880 election.