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New-Vork yor XXVL...N 8,068. e ———————————————————————— T ‘W ASHINGTON. —— TUE MILITARY RECONSTRUCTION, BILL-THE DEMOCRATS “ PILIBUSTERING "IN THE ATE—AN ALL-NIGHT SESSION~TUE HOUSE PASSES THE BOUNTY BILL, AND REPUSES TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE BANKRUPT BILL—THE TARIFF AND LOAN BILLS— THE COMPROMISE QUESTION—PERSONAL. SE! B THLEGRAPH TO THY TRIBONE. WASHINGTON, Friday, Feb. 15,1867 | In the Senate to-day pearly all the time was taken | up in the discnssion of the Military Reconstruction bill. Very little was done during the morning hours. Messrs. Williams, Sherman, and Buckalew were ap- pointed a Committee of Conference on the Tenure of Office bill. It will be remembered that the two | Fouses are at issue on the amendment as to whether the President shall have power to remove Cabinet | officers without the consent of the Senate. Mr. Anthony made several attempts to get up the bill for | the appointment of Congressional Printer, but was | ot successful. It would have been taken up and | passed but for fears thai it would lead to debate, and thus postpone the Reconstruction bill, which Mr. Williams had given noticg he would press toavote to-morrow night. The Blaine amendment was the chief topic of discussion during the afternoon. It was | opposed by the friends of the bill chiefly becanse | they believed it to be necessary to pass the bill asi came from the House in order tosave it. Mr. How: d was the only speaker who opposed the prov isions of this amendment. He did so on the ground that it | recoguizes the valid existence of the State Govern- ments in the South. Mr. Stewart gave notice in his spocch that, unless something like this amendment was adopted, he should vote against the bill. He favored universal suffrage and universal amnesty as the best basis of recoustruction, and the only true and final b Messrs. Yates, Sherman, Morrill, and | others spoke warmly in favor the amendment. | The debate has alveady convinced the Senate that the Blaine mendment will be adopted,and with this fact in view Mr. Willinms expressed a determinatjon, fust as the about to take the dinner | rocess at 4:30, that he would press the bill toa vote to-night, so asto vive the House time to ac! win on it. Such strong opposition to t course will come from the minority that it is doubtful whether it will be carried out. If this amendment is engrafted on the bill, it will be killed when it goes back to the House. | The friends of Stevens's bill will never consent that | it should pass with that amendme They have strength enough with the Democrats to kill it out- right, and they will do it, so that the fate of the Military bill is still very doubtful. Owe a. m—The Reconstruction bill has been de- bated all day and until 12:30 at night, with no pros- pect of reaching a vote before mor ing. The Demo- erats have refused to enter into an agreement to come %0 a vote to-morrow night, and are now making dila- tory motions to adjourn, &c. In the House to-day, especially during the con- sideration of the Bounty bill, the scenes were quite eulivening. The morning h was consumed in the consideration of private bills, some of which, of minor importance, were passe The bill for the relief of the builders of iron-clads was among the | bills considered, which was reported from the Com- mittee on Claims. The morning hour expired before the reading of the report was completed. Gen. Schenck, from the Military Committee, introduced the bill to equalize bounties, and explained its pro- wisions. In the course of his rema he stated that the Committee had ascertained to its entire satisfac- | tion that the bill in its present shape would | mot incur an expenditure on the part of the Government excecding a hundred millions of dollars. | 7 The bill excited a lively discussion from all parts of | the House, and many amendments were proposed and voted down, Nr. Schenck pressing his measure ‘with great tenaci Owing to the provisions of the second section, which deducts all previous bountics, including those paid by any State, county, or other | municipal or voluntary association, the bill was opposed by the delegations from Massachusetts, | New-York, aud other States which gave large bounties. The bill finally passed by a vote of 95 to 3. Every member from Massachusetts and Newv-York woted against the measure, except four from the lat- ter State, Messrs. Darling, Humphrey, Morris, and Ward. One only from Pennsylvania (Mercur) voted for the bill. The whole Western delegation favored the measure, except one or two members. The bill, | 88 it passed, gives $5 83 per month for each month’s service during the war, to cach soldier, sailor, and | marine, deducting all bouuties or aunuities pre- viously allowed, and excluding all sabstitutes or cap- tared prisoners of war who enlisted into our army, | and all those who were discharged at their | own request prior to April 19, 1865, un- Jess such discharge was obtained to reinlist or to accept promotion. The Dbill repeals the wain sections of the act of July 28, 1866, but per- mits the papers and evidence alveady filed under that act to be used in the settlement of the claims under this present act, but deducts all moneys paid claimants under the law of last year. The bill is sub- stantially the swine as that passed by the House at the Iast session, but which failed to be considered by the Senate. The bill now goes to the Senate for coneur- rence, but it is believed it will share the fate of its | predecessor. Honse then took np the Bankiopt bill, as it ¢ ded from the Senate. The Se- Ject Committee on the subject recommended conenr- rence in all but one amendment. Pending the order- ing of a conference on this disagreement, Mr. Ste- wens moved to luy the bill on the table, and it was Jost by 63 to 65. The bill was considered at the even- ing session, Evening Session—~The House considered the Bank- yupt bill at an evening session, and the Seuat amendments were n neurred in. 8o the bill goes back to the Senate, and a Committee of Conference is likely to be asked by that body. After passing a number of private bills the House again took up and eonsidered, as in Committee of the Whole, Mr. Mor- | rill’s Tax bill, but no progress was made, and an ad- journment for want of a quornm took place at 10 o'clock. The galleries were almost empty during the | eveing session, the interest all centering in the de- bate in the Scnate. Thad. Stevens, having almost wholly recovered from Lis recent illness, was in his seat in the Honse to-day, and was warmly congratulated by his friends. Negotiations are still being carried on between | the Conservative Republicans and the President, in the hope that some arrangement may be arrived at before the bills now before the Senate are acted on. | There are a number of prominent gentlemen outside of Congress engaged in the business, and they ex- press strong hopes that the matter way yet be ad- | Justed. Surgeon-Gen. Barnes was before the Ways and Means Comwittee for an hour and a balf this aor ing in regard to the duty on drngs and medicines, and of course but little progress was made with the Tariff bill. The impression is very general that it will not be ready to report bhefore Monday next. The Committee will not consider the Loan bill, which passed the Senate last night, until the middle of next | week. They will then take up this measure, and the | proposition which was referred to them to report the b_i.ll to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from re- tiring the 4,000,000 per month during the present year. There is no possibility of this latter measare being adopted by either House. The most that c: possibly be accomplished is the passage of the 1 bill, and this may be reduced from §100,000,000 to 450,000,000 or $75,000,000. The bill for the criminal code of the District of Columbia, iutroduced by Mr. Welker, commences with the curious section that, “the killing of a ma ter by a servant, or of a husband by Lis wife, shall ot be deemed any greater offense than if the killing | to §36,000, th ! formofa | Wallace duriy | troversy between provision was necessary shows the barbarity of the past laws governing this District. & Collector Smythe arrived here late Jast night, and was before Hulburd’s Committee to-day on matters relating to the disappearance of certain evidence on the frands in the New-York Custom-House. The Hon. G. M. Chilcott, both Delegate from the tervitory and Member of Congress elect from the State of Colorado, has arrived here, direct from Den- ve He says the feeling there in favor of the passage of the bill for the admission of that State over the veto is very general and strong ; that there isuo doubt of the ratification of the fundamental tion of admission by the Legislature ; that there 1 be o ready compliance with its requirements by con W the people, and that the jimigration to the Perritory is very large, and that there can be no reasonable doubt that before the end of the year the population of Colorado will be over 100,000, He further says that the rapid approach of the two branches of the Pacifie Railr has infused new life into almost every interest in the State. The first registry taken by the judges appointed by {he Supreme Court of the District, of the legal voters of Georgetown, was completed yesterday, and foots up 1,115 whites and 880 coloved. Among the whites there ave at least 500 Radicals The Commissioner of Agriculture is in receipt of a Jetter from & prominent citizen of Virginia, who | states that after due inquiry he has ascertained that 0,000 bales of 400 the cotton crop estimate of pounds each, of the Agricultural Dey rtment, was not too large, and that it will probably reach 2,000 000 bales. The gentleman above referred to at first assailed and censured the estimate of the Depart- reparation makes the above statement. ut been appointed for paying pensions at Philadelph Col. Greene ¢ tains the payment of Invalid and Navy pensions, and Mr. M. Burmeister will pay the Army widows and the orphan children. The latte 1 soveral years with eredit in the Army during the late war. Admiral Tegethoff has gone to Richmond to ex- amine the poiuts of military and naval intel about that city, and especially the scenes of the naval en- counters during the war on Jumes River and in ton Roads. for furnishing navy supplies, to be delivered at New-York and Boston, the bids for which were opened on Tuesday, have been awarded follows: Baldwin, Fred. F. Burme ser 1,000 bbls, heet at , 1,000 hbla. at tume & € small of rie Adams of Boston, 1 100,000 15 Dried Apples at 16 100155 Je. ¥ \ Lozicr & Hall of Boston, 200,000 1 of Su- gar at 85 60 ¥ hundred. Henry Swift & ¢ ew-York, 0 1 of jCoffee at; §17 68 e' handred. C. 1L & G 8. all, 5,000 bush. of Beans at 3 54 $ b W Bart- lons of Vines e, ¢ gallon. Notwithstanding the drenching rain which fell the whole evening, the hall in which Gov. Woadford spoke to-night was densely packed with anditors to listen to Lis lecture on Fort Sumter. His most radi- cal sentiments were the loudest applanded. In connection with the recent bond robbery in the ry Department by a William Lee, amounting ary of the Treasury has issned circulars to ional banks and banking houses deseribing the missing bonds in order to pre- vent their negotiation. - XXXIXTH CONGRESS—S ECOND SESSION. BY TELEGRAPH T0 TAR TRIBUNK. SENATE THE CONSTITUTIONAL The CHAIR of the G ... WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 1667, AMENDMENT. rid _before the Senate the certifi veror of New-York that the Constitutional it bad been ratified by the Legislature of that THE OFFICE-TENURE WLL. o), Sherman (Rep., Ohio), 1 the Confere the bili 1o regu o Ore COMMITTER ams (Re., Dem., P ot Committ ate on Jate the temire of certain eivil officos. KOSTS UNION TROOPS FEOM ARKANSAS Mr. ANTH m the Cowmittee on Printing, re- ported appropriate t peessary funds to it th furnished by the ) Arkansas cost_ubout §500, th State Govern had refused t he Und and that he thought the loy Arkansas deserved this recos passed. ourt, with nte, providing th writs of ervor, brought to the Supreme Conrt of the States from any fiual judgment of an inferior court ¢ United States for any Judicial District in which quently to the rendition of such judgment, the reg wessions of such court have been suspended by 1l , snch appeal or writ of crror shall Aing the time hmited by law for banging the ¥ d, and 4%k where no appeal hus speal may be brought within one passage of this act. AKA SHIF CANAL BILL On motion Mr. CHANDLER (Rep., Mich,), the Niagara Ship Canal bill was ordered to be printed. ARMY CLAIMS. Mr. WILSON (Rep., Mass.) reported from the € tee on Military Affai . with amendments, the bill pr ing for the appointment of con appeal or \ uited ) e valid not rittegs of officers for the several States named, to b validity of claims for furnishied by loyal persous t Y during the late Rebellion, Tk ts include Olijo and In with Virginia as by the bill, sub- stituting the name of Licu . R. I. Avers of the Army in place of ( Eddy of tha mmittee for Ten- acies on the Cow for the operatiou of Quartermaster's Department, on the ( nessee, provides for the filling of vi mittees, and provides further de the Committoes, Mr. LANE (Rep., Ind.) reported from the Committee on nirs the House t solution ¢ g o f Claims jn: on in eases of oliaime for naster's stor Lew. ed the foree of G LW 1 through Iudiana and quart Ohio during theSummer of 1 EVASION OF CUSTOM LAWS, VELL [ T from the € y the bl fnes, penl custows. Mr. HAR. of an aet for the removal of State Courts, appro 1l where u suit §s now pendi STATE COURTS. roduced a bill amendat 186k 1 certaln cases 1806, wiieh provided thit hereafter be brought rt of te bt in lion,there is ool izen of such State and a citizen of involving more than 800,000, sueh ¢ tion have the suit ren the United States, 1o be e, under certain Referred 1o the another Stat of another State may njpon to the next Cireuit Court o in the distriet where the suit is pend regulations and restrictious prescribed. Comuittee on Judiciary. THE SMU Mr. CHANDLER (I LING BILL. b } from the Committes on Commerce, reported t unend the 21st sectiou of an act to prevent smuggling, which was passed. THE MILITARY RECONSTRUCTION BiL| Mr. WILLIAMS (Rep., Oregon) at 12§ o thut the Senate up the Honse bill for the more effi clent government of the States I v in Rebellion. Mr. SUMNER (Kep., Mass.) Loped the Louisiana bill would be taken up fivst. Mr. WADE (Rep., Olo) was in faver of both, and in different as to which came first, Mr. ANTHC (B . L) asked if Mr. Williams would let him take up the bill for the election of Congres sional Printer. 1 Mr. WILLIAMS gaid that would flead to debate, and he could not give way toit. It was well known there was cetain Lills that must be passed within a given tme if they were to become laws, The motion to take up the House Iecoustruction bill prevailed. AMEXDMEST T0 THE ONP TERM BILL, Mr. DAVIS (Dem., Ky.) asked leave nt to Mr. Wade's proposed one term Amendment for the purpose of havang it printed. It pro- % that each State shall, on the first Monday In preceding the expiration of the President's term, nonivate to Congress one of ite citizens for the office of President. two Houses shall meet in November and proceed to rom these candjdates : ”wlwu;l @ - lI ‘Ihv'. ‘m.llh[ e person clected shull not be ehgibie for reélection, The wmendment was ordes 1 printel. e I as ordered to THEPRECONSTRUCTION BILL RESUMED. The Reconstruction bill was then read at length. Mr. WILLIAMS said : Mr, President, I gave not night, at the suggestion of some members of the Sen that T shouid propose an auiendument to this bill; but as [ am jpressed with the necessity of its passage at this sesdlon, and have consulted with members who kuow aud age, [ have coneluded not fo present the amendment which I propased, and T think it my duty under the elrenmstances to oppose ull amend- ments to this bill, because T think it necessary that it should pass. Although it may not suit the wishes and views of all individuals, yet under the eircumstances it is had boen dous by vy oWer Rorgop” Lk oush @ | Piwbkhy 45 uehr b9 e View of the wajority as any bil | | | | NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1867. we could pass, and it Senators who favor the passage of the bill will pardon the suggestion, T hope it may be put forwardj visable on with as Little discussion as Senators think it ad- the part of those who support it. 1 shall press it to a vote as soon as practicable, and hope to secure its passage through the Senate by Mr. JOHNSON (Dem., posed h{' the honorable member yesterda y the Senate, it wonld make Jess objectionable than it would otherwise be. not vote for the bill if thus amended, but I am very adopted , Md.)— It to-morrow night. the amendment pro- had been he bill very much 1 should de- sirous to do what 1 can to Improve it, and I therefore re- new the amendment, and on that I call for a division. The amendment was read. 1t Is known a8 the Blaine amendment, which was rejected in the House, and isin the following languag “SECTION —. be it further enacted, stitutional Amendment proposed as That when the Con- article 14 by the XXXIXth Congress shall have'hecome a part of the Con- stitution of the United States, aud when any one of the la © so-called Confederate States shall have given its as- sent to the same, and conformed its Constitution and laws thereto, in all respects, and when it shall have provided Dby its Constitution that the clective franchise shall be en- joyed by all male citizens of the United States 21 years old and vious condition of franchised for pa felony at common law; icipatin and pward, withont regard to race, eolor, o crvitude, except such as may be in the late Rebellion, or for when said Constitution shall have been submitted to the voters defined, for ratification, or rejecti stitution be ratificd by the vote of the people of waid State, shall have been submitted to Congress for exan- ination and nelprfl\ml, said_State shall, If its Constitution bo approved sentation in shall be admitte seribed by pre- ll“l< f sald Btate, as thus n; and when the Con Congress, be declarcd entitled to repre- exx, aud Senators and_Representatives therefrom on their taking the oath pre- and then and thereafter the pre soctions of this bill shall be fmperative in said Stat Mr. STEWART (Rep., Nev.,) regretted that the Seuator s he p him w: 1t an anomaly. two yei dge itself u turn the matter over to that the people of the Unit wore than a military smed to him that the o last Call indicated that whit \Eress agreed seemed to Lim that they e movement toward till in fave Al suffrag was aware that the osition the not do for them now should be so ( the South, He mned, of u mnesty. t stand in the same etted w done for tn tain Constituti had stat amendments were ado) mitted. E ed imparti; believe the onth could were intrusted with pow A PRIVAT At 1 0%clock Mr. HOW fshed business of 1 to Ansen & ( ‘The Reconstine Mr. WILSON (Rep. am & entitled “And biave provided by Const citizens of the United States shall in said St Mr. WILSON said I s it e this stag of the onld dregon (Mr. Williams) hiad changed his mind in re- his amendment, and that he had not offered it jposed. A military bill without that it seemed to It seemed to it strange that af- » of discussion the nable to reconstrigt, he milftary. It seemed Btates demanded somethin: soument for the Sonth. 1 atic vote the people gave esire thut the p upon snhould be carr 2 ewy they cm then. snate should acknowl- and be compelled to 0 him Kramme d out. It uanded that there franchising the peo- wn soon s it and_universal thern States did aid 12 months ago. what we tid press But Congress pendments, aud several Senators ped be re BILL (Re] o ate,"” wak disposed t ne from the House, and without wmer n, but If it was to be an ¢ 1 st there . Wis.) called up the unfin- 155.) moved Lo wti t ast, TION BILL. utio on tlis floor during this session that if these | the States would be read- (Stewart) wanted something more. He wan sutfrage and uudversal amnesty, and did not ructed uatil the people ASSED. y the sinkin Which was passed. i taki . nd the Blalve athern States must qually possess t i vote for thi desired that the amendment be had offered should be adopted. As for universal suffr fought and won. No body and 1o j e, that battle was Tty wis now opposcd | 101, 1t was only a question of a shori thwie 4 to Wien it should be put in praet safe, » patib . Howard, Is th s th depended for their life power of the Uni y that i 1 call the tuonal enly, - the military he was for it at th & M W e Jurity. exeept an approj MAN (Rep. or of the Hou with the bill fee. t the § wine quis 1ot to voter Miio) sabd It was iation | Mich.) ohfected re e resnlt of # war waged agalust the United nta w edicts of the Executive bave all il vitality s and it h ved them the Speaker’s table aiud passed wit Mr. W LIAMS t o . SHEKMA ydicy f. roved disap bill Mr. FESSENT course of in b ady selves by amendments o Mr. HENL States would s or of it ways been in £ Mr. HENDERSON continned bis r A been lost by fuiling ved the conntry was n now than it had been ared six monuths " Is bill recomstrueted, for it put the ¥ iu the hands of the Presideut. 111.) spoke iu favor of the bill and He did not se whole po Mr. YATES (Rep., A went. Mr. WILLTAMS, at 4: and gave notice thist he until it pas ANOTHER BECONSTRUCTION My, WILSON introduced the following, which was ordered to e printed: ITED STATE ' e it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representa- tives of the United States of Averica in Congress assembled, cle of amendwent to the Constitutior having been duly ratified by the Legislature uisite number of States, the same 18 hereby yd part of the Constitution of the United States, and valid to all intents and purposes, w8 part of p of the United Statex; and wl the Ktates lately i insurrection shail have sume and shall ave modified the Constituti ity therewith, and which shall secure equul | rthal suffrage to all the male United States that have attained the age of 21 State one district, or county day of election, vious conditi isfranchised ‘That the 14th ar il y ratified, the Constituti resided in the parish, it xt preceding 1) i a Reboellion o) all 10 pecetv have the equul pr tates m said State have been subuitted to stitution, if ratified have been subiitt approval, said State sl hy Congress, e decla Congress, and Senator by law. THE RECONSTRUCTION BILL. Mr. WILLIAMS (Rep., Oregou) moved to take Reconstruction bill. Mr. HENDERSON (Dem., Tnil) ealled for o division. No quorum being prescnt, on motion of Mr. GRIMES (Rep., Jowa) the Sergeant-at-Avius was nstructed to re- ut Benntors. Several Senators soon after came fn, waking a quornm, MITH (Dem., Orcgon) moved to sdjourn, taken on Mr. Wilson's amend- dgiven in the Afternoon re- eud by iuserting n quest the attendanee of wak disagreed to uestion was th ports, and it was dis Mr HENDRICKS f Mr. Bl very dment to jt. Mr. DAVIS (Dem,, K ) i miich a8 ME, Saulsliry O the anicndment, 5o should vol objectionnb] that he could ne Mr. DAVIS—T much little nuclean '""’5 r. SAULSBUR conrt would not d wanted to have it 1 1o Con e (Dem., Del) sald he prineiple in the d that while he was opposed uld be 10 th atod and would not ehis Jaon of the XLth Congreas by withholding asy important of 1 HECESS, would N KEBELLION SLATIONS 10 THE GOVEKNMENT OF THE in any distriet, ( "nited St thie It if ik d entit » and il abs i auen waid toe Speaker i siid they could do it by * filibuster pssentinl that the President uight. e N (Rep., Me.) took the flor, sted Uniy Mr. DIXON (Johnsos, Conn) asked if it Dbetter W bring this restlt abont trongh t heir constitutions. SON (Kep., Mo.) inquired if the Southern amend th'ir constitutions? Mr. DIXON said he thought they would. Mr. HENDERSON—Will your own State, Connecticut, o 801 M. DIXON=T hope so. 1 will vote for it. 1 have al- moved & recess nntll 7p.m., for parish, ¢ by its constit tes shall e the equal benefit of_the pul tion of all the eltiz id when said constitution shall voters of sald State @ defined for ratificationor rejection; ; Representative | admitted thevefrom, on their taking the vath prescribed w Mr, SAULSBURY safd it was such an unclcan thing ither touch, taste, or handle it prefer to toucl than n great DIg one skl thiat in s jod; not a single thing in the bill that any e e Wiconatitutional, aud 6 odious as 1! M. DOOLITTLE (Johnson, W e the ellect of tbe proposcd < for examin The principle was alvady : prineiple of the biil, 1 Btates have been cox ave been esta upon the military be dended to- Kel | States, I ple there ut_or witk ble tonneat e was willing to be Just, but b idinent for the bill | experience | 1 had @ oma tiken from 1 e ! tes, f the House bad told ner i which the Dewo rations as those namied the Renute 1o pre wal Knffrage. 1 not he tates them He Aid not patruct ter pre t, and 1 oW arks to 1 1 ) w owt | o tuken, | late y of wnd laws tizens of the | ears, and | wid in the three months without regurd to servitude, except or participations all elections, for year, nd GOVernc and y town Jon and luws ally posscss us and business; ¢« schools, wud to s of the Unjted 1o of said Stat in and p be approved itation in shall be 1 1o repr the the the ord *sufirage” was 80 totally il that he could vote il sl he wake 1t less taste, or handle a snt there was Flioncst_ aud Just he 1d de. wked what would dieut. | il soldiers up 1o the standixd of the highest bounty paid, Mr. HENDRICKS—It i to provide for impartial ruf- frage instead of universal luffrI;g'.-. 4 r. LITTLE hoped it would be adopted. Ho thought that upon its adoption depended its acceptance by the South. He did not believe the Southern “""fi" would accept universal sutfrage. They would prefer mili- tary government. r. WILSON—Make them accept it, then. Mr. DOOLITTLE asked if that was the language of & etatesman, He thought not. It was not the principle lying at the foundation of republican government, r. WILSON wished, in reply to the \uquhz of Mr. Doolittle, whether his remarks were staterma nlike, to say that he thought it was statesmanelip to settle this auce tion now upon the solid basis of perfect equality of rights among citizens of the United States. Anything else was not sfatesmanship but mere trifling with questions of future controveray. Mr. DOOLITTLE asked if the pending amendment for fmpartial suffrage would not be equal, placing both races upon the same footing, whites and blacke, at dnee. Mr. WILSON said the Bouth had alrcady rejected a Fmpollllun for impartial suffrage. It had refused the ‘onstitutional Amendwment, which, be believed, would, »f adopted, have resulted in lnlémnin'l Kuffrage in 9 days. r. MeDOUGALL (Dem., Cal.) eaid the adoption of uni- zmul "-:Imiu "ln uinu l}';uumrykwc‘:‘l‘ml enflr:nenln 50,000 nese in California Ho spoke ut eote lougth in rej to Mr. Wilson, 4 o~ 2 Mr. LANE (Rep., Tnd) said he should vote for the Amel')dnmnl of Mr. Williams, kuown as the Blaine amend- ment. My SUMNER (Rep., Mass.) said he did not understand it to be Mr. liams’s amendiment. Mr. LANE suid he saw Mr. Williams's nome printed on it as having offered it yesterday. Mr. SUMNER satd Mr. Williains had not offcred it. Mr. LANE- I seo that he indorscs it,for Lis name is on It. 3 lllr. SUMNER sald he understood it to be offered by Mr. ohnson. Mr. LANE replicd that he did not care who offered it, he was in fayor of it He was in favor of the bill also, He wis opposed to the amendment of Mr. Hendricks. He wiak i favor of universa' manhood suffrage, and no other rinciple or rnm{n‘nlnlu- whatever. He was for the Blaine amendment, because Le did ot want military rale t Lo than it was absolutely neceesary—tot a e restoration of the civil government. wished to state his reasons for voting In the first place, it was a com- rom the intentions of the Cou tee on moment after | e s the right of euffrage was con- cerned second objection he had to the amendment was that if they should proceed to amend their Constitutions under it, and to ex- tend the elective franchise, it wis perfectly practicable foreach of them to send to the XLth Congress a foll quota of representatives according to their population, ineluding the blacks as well as the whites. 1t would alvo inerease their number in the Eleetoryl Ce Having secured theso objects, and belng on, they could turn round and repeal the wa giviug suffrage to the blacks. They could not then Ve put out of the Uniow. He (Howard) had no fears about w wilitary despotism. The An i peopie would pot " c than Was necessi (Dem., Pa.) stated the reasons why he ist the amendment (Rep., N. H.) spoke in support of the INGHUYEEN (Rep., N. J.) moved to_amond ndient by providing that voters shull i vear in the Stute, N (Dem., Md.) aceepted the amendment. of an amendinent uilitary commanders of the ersal sutfiage in all districts il providing that all require u under thelr control HENDEICKS spoke against the bill as a military peur ation, wud an insiduons and cowardly attack upon iberty At inidnight Mr, WILSON suggested that an arrange- ment be made to take a vote to-mortow ulght, say at 10 oelock. Mr. MCDOUGALL was opposed to any compact. He o uld ve finished toworrow night, ut at the san 1 objected 1o the wystem of cou- tracting for th ifatioi of debate. Sowe further discussion occurred on the subject of an agreement to vote to-morrow night. Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to sdjourn without any argu- the motion was disagreed to. NDRICKS, on the part of the minority, dis- ved any futention to make factions opposition” or to y the vote on the bil il Mr. AVIS 1 ed the subject ¢ e 1 y » wejorirn, which was dis- o In opposition to the pending A an amendment to the Blaine ted i Follows : Je citizons of the United ard, without regard 10 aw, il losest i ol ¥ s is all that has reached us up (o the hour of going to ' press.—Eb.) cretary of ¢ Honse whiat States not atitied the Constitution. | ted in bis Jort of Fey. 8 THE CONSTITUTIONAL KER presented s joit resolution of the Teg jeluture @ New-York, mtifyiig the p ' Coustitin toual Amendin which wie laid ou the THE BOUNTY Bikb. The Houso then procecded to the Bounty bill Mr, SCHENCK (Rep., Ohio) Chalrman of the Committee on Military Affairs which reported the bill, explained ita provisions. 1t wis the same, bie said, o8 passed the House last sesston, but not acted on by the Senate, with two dif- ferences, one one made pecossary by the allowance of additional bounty mude under the Act of July 28, 1860, Thi bill pro- posed, t o certaln extent, o equadizo the bountl July 25, 1806, only gave additronal re. It was Impracticable in the Treasury to briug the boanties of AMENDMENT. u onsideration of the whercas the Act o bounties to all present condition of Ui some soldlers having reecived as Bigh as §1,200 and $1,000. But the first expectation of the soldier might be met by establishing some standord up 1o which all bountics should be brought. The standard adopted by the Com mittes on Military Affuirs and which met the approval of the House lnst Besston, was to secure 1o each soldicr as much as €100 year bounty. The bill was not to give bounty 10 those who had received much, but to those who had re- ceived httle or notling. T ommittee had adopted the simple princip an who served th ernment faithfully, and has b no mutter how he came int given a bounty rm]mnlnmlh 0 ol Viee. 1f the soldier served 5 59; If three wonths, 200, 1l 80 OB Mi BENJAMIN (Rep., Mo) suggested an amendment ¢ the il upply 1o volantecis in Missour! and Mary red luto service 1 1602, wnd 1 those o the rolls as slaves. CK refused to nllow the amendment to be at the bill 6% reported by the commit: 1 the clause to which the smendment would | did 1ok Wish to open the B o £l ‘i Lt were ready to be offered to it oy © witer, Lo doubt, than the Com- e Kentlemen ite. \ir. STOKES (Rep., Tern.) spoke i support of the bill, particnlarly Justice t wen who en- as it State isted fn th Mr. KOLLINS to him for an e which provides for deducting that in the State of New-Hampshire, Jocal bounties had been y voluutary associations, i deduction of such payments, why they should be Qeduetcd 1 wade 10 support the familics of o i dedueted. Me hoped, therefore, thut the gentl Sehenck) would allow the question to be submitte ] House, whethier these deditetions should be i The M the Eu g1 States who had alveady paid their Soldiers Iiberal bounties should not now he called upon to (nties 1o the soldicrs of the other States HENCK declined to allow Mr. Roilius to offer I Mr. Schenck to ¥ ke out the s toenl bounties nd oth UN. Y. inquired of Mr. Schenck the to wid under this bill. difficn A1 It 10 Sore $500,000,000, ML The Committee ns provided ia the pb exceed between §35,000,000 Mr. SCHE. of the recrn ucted the GQuired under tijs bill was § Mr. BLAINE (Rep., Me.) (cor 4,000,000 EANKS (Jtep., Mass)—Suppose 1t is $150,000,00 SCHENCK—Eut making the deduction the bill the ageregate will be reduced to between §75,000, 000 and $50,000,000. Mr. FINCK (Dem., tho bill, but he was section which excl Ohlo) declaved his wish to support pposed to that elause in the third -u|||||rmlu]ll1mnlrl of war who D enlisted in the scrylce of the United States, Mr. SCHENCK safd that the Committee had thought it Dest to pluce that cliuns on the footing of having received 41 mm‘fl Doty ns they were entitled to, in the permis- Won given to them to come back to thelr allegiance wnd fight on th right side, and, therefore, the Committee ox- claded them from |vuum{. Nir. FINCK asked whetlier, if they were honorably dis- clopeed frow the scrvice, they” should not yeceive DOUIEE Y NCK d1d nok think that followed. Ho bad pot thue Lo €0 nto un argumsent about it Mr. BANKE said that tie g nh-m.:. from Oblo (Mr. Sehenck) conld propose nothing f that he ir. Bunks would not sustain, hing whether S DA would_require 150,000,000 or $560,000,000. The soldiers’ elnim was the bott There was noue stronger, decper oF Juster, Massachuretts Bl i Jiberal borintios fo ) ud 0 hind Now- York, and Penuaylvania, aud yet t b soldiers of other States, m to pay t 2?"2‘5.':]1“1..“ to pay one-twelfth of wll the bouuties that ing for cases of lost discharges and | axibumne, of the United States, and fnufil-t(hmuah the remainder of the war with a roge around their necks, Mr. SCHENCK defended the principle of the second sec- tion of the bill, and argued that while it would tend to the equalization of bounties, it would not affect the inter- ests of the States which hldrld large bounties. Mr. WENTWORTH (Rep., inquired, whether, if the previous question were voted down, it would be in order 10 move to refer the whole subject to the Committee of Ways"and Means, 50 a8 to see where the moncy is to come from. The SPEAKER replied in the affirmative. The House voted by tellers on seconding the previous question. ‘There was great uitercet in the progress of the vote, which, after various changes on the part of men- bers, resulted in scconding the previous question by a vete of 74 to 72, The Yeas and Nays were then called on ordering the main question to be now put, and resulted, Yeus 76, Nays 8o the House refuscd to order the main guestion, and the bill was left open for amendments, Mr. ROLLINS then moved the previous question, which was seconded, and the main guestion ordered. Mr. BCHENCK being entitled to the floor, to close the debate, yielded to Mr. KARSON (Rep., Towa), who cor:bated the principles cmbraced in the awendweut offered by Mr. Rolline, He contended that the effect of it would be to tux the West- ern States for additional bonnties to soldiers of the Fast- ern States, who had already received large bonnties. The amendment was destructive of the principles of the bill, and would eventually defeat it. Mr. ROUSSEAU (Dem. .) neked Mr, Kasson, whether the effect of the amendme ould not be to pay the sol- diers who had recel high. bounties as much as those that that was the effect of it. Wwho hid received mo Mr. KABSON replicd Mr. ROLLINS asked Mr. Kasson whether it wouid de- prive the Western States of the right to pay their soldicrs as wieh bounty s the Eastern States paid theirs. M. KASSON thonght the question was like a v asking i poor man whether the poor man Lad same 1ight to build a palace ax the rich man had. The soldiers from the Western Btates had gone into the army animated by a patriotism which knew no money, and had wanicd for no bounty. It was of that class of wwens that the bill proposed to take caro. Mr. ECHENCK repeated his sigument in support of the Mill, a8 reported, aud agaiust the proposed aipendment of it Mr. PATTEREON (Rep., N. H.) defended the amend went offered by bis colleagae (Mr. Rolling), and argued that if the Btate of Ohio not hieretofore paid a bounty equal to that paid by New-Hampshire, it should now place tts hand i it pocket and do so. He thought that the bill sbould even provide for the reimbursemn b the Genernl Government, of the Lastern Stals Mr. LE Ohio) deelared, in reference to Mr. Palterson’s argmnent, that it came with an ill grace from a Now-England mai to boast of the wealth which that section had wrung from the West by tuxation and high tariifs. This was a contest between the West and the Enst, and it would be seen by the final vote whether the West or East was to control i legislation. He wiw for the bill as reported from the Committee, because it was blil to cqualize bounties, and Lot 10 produce e qualities ¢ NELL (Rep., Towa) opposed Mr. Rollins's Mr GRI amendment. He said that the Western States bad for- nished more soldiers in proportion to th lu:.-dlmp“l"w“ than auy other section; that they furnisi themw at greater disadvantage, and that not one of themw had de- Zorted for every thiee of the Eastern soldiers who had deserted .\h-’, BROMWELL (Rep., 1) ;{mle in favor of the bill and against the amendiment of Mr. Rollink. The debate closed aud the House proceeded to vote on the amendment. The amendment offered by Mr. Benjamin was agreed to without a division. The amendmwent offered by Mr. Rollins was rejected; Yeas, 74; Nays, 8, the vote being sectional, not political. The Western members voted solidly against it, and the Eastern members generally for it. Mr. STEVENS withdrew ts amendment. Mr. SHELLABARGER (Rep., Oliio) moved an amend- ment adding a elause to the last section, in reference to apphications for bounty. Adopted. “The question recarred on the passage of the bil and resulted i o vote of 92 yeas against 69 nays, of which the {.;mm g I e detuil (Republicans, Roua; Demoerats, ed = Y which YEAS. Allison, Donnelly, — Kasson, Pricg. Anderson, Eggleston, Kelsko, Randall (Ky ), el Kldridge, Ross, 4 Kerr, 3 Ashley (Obio), Farnsworth, Kuykendall, Kousseaw. Buker, ubar, ~ Latham, Sawyer, Lawience (0) Sehenck, ,‘, ,{m, m.ul.:;-;.nor. e , Spanlding, rd Loan, mpl'l.l‘:ell, 8 (Hl.),lau’xonr, Stokes, Mawh s Marshall, Tapor (Tenn), Hoyer, urd, Thomas Heiule ison, Thomas, T hornton, ‘Trowbridge, ogan, ce, Upton, Hubbard WV)Morris, Van Horn(NY) Mubbell (U.), 3 Ward (N.Y.), Cooper, Humphveys, Welker, Wentworth, Hunle Ne Callui, 5 roll, Oith, Darling, Defroes, Hekes, Paine, Julian, Ulants, NALS, Lawrence (Pa)Seoficld, Lynch, Shaniklin, Giosstrenner, Marvin, starr, MeRucr, Baldwin, teodyea Haker, Banks, Nicholson, Vi (’Nedil, Van Horn(NY) Ward (Ky) Warner, NALT Washburn (M), Kandall (Pa.), Willinms, Rice (Me.), #glurn (Pa.), in Hiubbell(N.Y.) Huiburd, el 10 stat quest the repor Uiree exceptions, they voted aguiust the bill, was on ac- count of its making an offset of all loca)l bounties. They Dl voted for Mr. Kolline's amendment to_ strike out that but a8 it failed they voted sgainst the bill pre- ferting udt to lave any bounty bill, rather thin o Whick, in their opiulon, doss infustice to the soldiers of their State and 10 other States generally.] The following are the provisions of tho bill: A BILL 10 EQUALIZE THE HOUNTIES OF BOLDIFRS SAI- LOKS, AND MARINES, WHO SERVED IN TUHE LATE WAK FOR THE UNION, Te it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That instead of any grant of land or other bounty there shull be allowed to cach and every soldier, sailor, and who falthfully served as such iu the army, vavy, or murine corps of the United States, including those re- oiganized by Congress inau act entitied, *An Act mak- ing appropriations for completing the Defcuses of Wash- fngton and for other purposes, approved Feb. 3, 1862, und including those on the rolls as siaves, and who Lave been or who may hereafter be honorably discharged from such service,” the sum of elght and one-tlurd dotlars per month, or at the rate of one hundred dotlars per year as hereiafte od, for wll the tune during which such arine actuully 8o served, between the 1861 snd the 9tk day of April, 156, wud | soldier, suilor, or ‘marine discharged e it of wounds received in bttle, waged in the Jine of his duty, the said ailow- lity shall be computed and paid up to the end | of service for which his enlistment was made, and fu case of the death of uny such seldier, sallor, or warine while in the serviee, or i vase of his death after lifs isehurge and before the end of his term of enlistment it dischurged on-account of bein nded a8 provid the slowanc payment shall be made to Lix wid has not been re-murvied, or i there be no widow, the child oF chidren of tho decased who may b of ade. provision, il sl then to upder sixteen years m_comput- BE And be it further enaeted, That ink and ascertaluing the bounty e paid to any solitior, marine, T orepresentatives shioll be deducted v paid or payable, aws, by the United States, or by aniy Sta Or other wapieipal organization, or wialry associution, ko (At in 10 case shall tie tallowed and from all sourees ex- hmout| ly taithful serviee, or rate of $100 per y 1in the cuse of any satlor, to whom prize ¥ has been paid, or s piyi- sunt of such prize money shall be dedicte ol amount of bounty paid as shill, toge oy, and any other bounty paid payable by the United States, or any other State, tounty, oty, town, or other municipal uization, oF by uiy ntary ussociition, amount in the aggregate to the lowed by this act. SRRe 5 4 "y enacted, That 1o bounty under t threlrom wnder eal county, city, lown, attl or ) the an and only & with such prize mo PRICE FOUR CENTS, the attorney or agent that he harged for, and wiil not aceept more a.v:nmn‘:o:; suuh nln‘rlur services in the case. ‘The Paymaster-General, or accounting officer of the Treanry, wupon Ascerial amount dite, £hall cause 1o e itted to such clabn- ant the full amount therefore, lesa the fee to be nul ] tllla:sor'n_;i:w;my or agent, which fee mh OF agent in person, or 1 o dreasa the attGme miy diret e ic. 6, it further eneted, That oragent who shall receive from or rhhm than 85 for the prosecution of any claim under Yisions of this act, npon_convietion thereof, fine rot to exeeed the sum of §1,000, ot iy e term not 1ess than one vear, or hoth, s Court or, }'.‘.‘,‘.’.C".‘.’.‘«'.L‘l"’u'."".?"."“% forever thereafter exel cuting elaime of uny i Tho Government of thi Unied Bratem, - o) o SoAInSS SEC.T. And be it rurther enucted, That in case the payments stall be suale in the form of a check, order or draft npon auy paymaster, National Bank, of Govern- ository in or near the distriet whereln the elaim- ant may reside, it shall be for the claimant to establish, by the affidavits of two eredible wilnesses, that Lie Ié thic Identical person mamid therebi.. Bub in case shallsiieh cheek, orders, or 5 be wade wntil after such deniifieation. oy EC. & And be it further enacted, That it shall b lawful fox any soldlel, sajlor, or marine to transter, e barter or sell” bis dikthurge, final statement, descriptive list, or other pupers for the Purpose of transferring, as. sighing. birtering or xelling ay interest in under the provisions of this aet. ~ And all sueh ™, assigiments, barters, or sales heretofore made are bereby A mill und vold as to any rights inteded tobe 8o cu;;lvc ed by any such soldier, saflor, or 1usrine, That, In any ease o 9. And e it further enaetc e @ persou entitled to receive vayment of y under the provisions of this bill shall uake ap) thercfor, or wiwre application shall be made tho proper representat stich persons, being ceased, and the diseharg |IJ|!WD’| Lan been it 11 be competent for the aces g officers 0 Ve, u of the actual production of such dischar; of the actunl saeme, and secondary pr of s issie and contents, together with proof of the identity of the elaimant or person deceas y Iu»w ing the eharacter and form of the ¢ “General shall preseribe, 30. And be it further enacted, That vo ment or payment of aiy eluim of any soldier, sallor, or marine, or of bis proper reprexcutatives under the visions of 1his et ikl be inade wuless the application bo: filed within two years from the passage of the act and the, m“emon:ullll‘-::-mmlrn;:r l(‘lm'l-mwll solders, sallors, nnd- marines shall be made in (he safue Wanuer &5 HOW pro- LT . C. 1. it further enacted, That seetions 1 13,14, 15, and 16 of “dn_act making apprepriations 1::‘-1 ¥ sundry civil expenses of the Governiuent SRl Dume sor 10T, und or ather Dasposenc apPROYEdE July 25, 1566, ave hercby repealed; but if any money shall an] have been paid to any person imder the provisions sections so repeaied, the amount thereo! Muelszfled. ine ase by the proper accountiug officers, from sum to be allowed under this aet; and auy n made for allowance of honnty under the safd of July 28, 1806, with all the evidence aud papers submitted there- with shall be taken and eonstderered ur(fllat the requirements of this act, and shall be used hereunder for the benefit of the np‘- a8 far as the same may bé ap- plicable, and all applications which have been wado for punty under the act of July 25, 1598, by persons who are 4 to bounty under the wct shall’ be acted on and t made tiercon as if this act had not been passed, procided thit no person shall be paid @ greater wmount tuan be is entitied to under the act. The B BUSINESS cl':l':'. lll‘h‘\lfll.k‘i TARLE. e House proceeded thie business ou the Speaker's tabie, and disposed thercof as follows : Action of the Senate on the Honse amendment to the Senate bill for the relief of Saul 8. Forbes, under his con. and fur- Concurred truct with the Navy Departwent, for buf nishing the steam l’cuv .lwwl-'wu mnll:’:.m . Senate amendments to the House bill to establish a uni- form systew of baukruptey throughout the United States. Mr. STEVENS [(Rep,, Pa) moved to lay the mmends ments on the table. Rejected by a vote of 63 W 65, RECESS. The House at 4} o'clock took a recess till vwml, when the Bankrupt bill coines up us unfinished business. tVENING SLSSION. The House resumed its session at 7} o'clock. THE SMUGGLING iE = On motion of Mr. LONGYE, Mich) the By nte bill to ame the act of July 15, 1866, to prevest s gling, was taken from the Speaker’s table wid referred (o the Cowmittee on Commerce. On motion of Mr. KASSON ), the Secretars of the Interior was directed to cobmupicate i statemens of the rules by which the beginning point for the elaim of; the Union Paeific Ratlway Compuy and Central Pacifie Railway Company of Callfornia, for the constraction of the roudl between the casiern buse of the Roeky Moun. taius and the western buse of the Sierra Novadia Moun- tains, is asecertained und sdjusted uuder the eleventh seo- tion of the net of July 1, 1862, LEGIELATIVE PETITION AND MEMORIAL. Mr. WHALEY (Kep, W. Vi) presented tho joing resolutions of the Logisature of West Virginia, asking additional pensions for the surviviug soldiers of the War of 1:2, ing an additional appropriation of lawd to aid in establishing an ugridultural college, and asking for an appropriation to #id in rebulldivg certain rouds and bridges destroyed during the late war. Mr. PAINE (Rep., Wis) preseuted the memorial of the Wi u-;mlm Legislatare for the estublisment of & mail route. MATL COMMUNICATION WITH THY SANDWICH ISLANDS. Mr. McRUER (Rep., Cal), from the mittee, reported the House bill to authorize the establish- wient of an ocean mail steamship service betwoen the United States and the Sandwich Islands. 1% was ordercd to be printed and recommitted. THE BANKRUPT BILL. The Renate amendments to the Lankrupt bill came up for action, when, at the suggestion of Mr. DAWES (Rep., Mass.), who said there was po chauce of the House' agreeing to the amendinents, Mr. JENCKES (Rep., R. 1) moved that the Mouse uouconcur, aud asked for & Committee of Conference. The House ordered the main question on that motion. Mr. WILEON (Rep., Towa) repewed the motion to lay the amendments on the table, which would have the effect of laying the bill on the table. The vote was taken by Yeas und Nays, and resultod— Yeus 58, Nays 60. The awendments were then nonconcurred i, BUSINESS ON TiE SPEAKER'S TABLE. f The House continued the business ou the Speskers table, fnd disposed thereof as follow 2 Senate amendments to House Joint resolution, to extend the tinie for codifying the Jaws Felating to customs. Con curred in. Senate amendments to House Wl to amend the act, in- corporating the National Soldicrs” und Sailors’ Orphan Hoine, Coneurred in, Senate amendment to House bill, fixing the compensa. tion of buliffs aud criers of the District of Columbia, The Senate amendment strikes out the section removi, the liwitation to the number of notaries pablie, v fng the appointiment in the Suprem: C nllufg«' District, instead of in the President, where the power i The wmendment was non-coneurred in, by ® yote of | 96 to 2, and & Cowmittee of Conference was appofted. | 3 ‘amendment to the Honse bitl amending the et of Columbia reluting to Judicial pro- as coucnrred in amendwents to the House bill to regulate s belore Justices of the Pesce in the Dis- i o, + House amendments to spend tomporanly the tax within U te Vir- DUt one were conewt renee was ordered on that vne. e Scnate aend the Tous: bill for the relict of John Gray wnd K Bukemiat, rovolution- ary soldlers, was couenrred in. The Senate suen (s to the Touse bill to extablish and to protect the National Gemeteries were coneurved in, Fifteen Senate bills granting peusions were taken from er's table and referved to the Committee on - valid Pensions, with permission to wport back nexs Wednesday cvening. The Senate joint resolution to provide for the removal of aleohol from bouded warchouses tree of internal hf Institutions, for preserving specimens ol iy, &, Was tuken from the table triet of Coluy The Seuate the 5y " e TAX MILL. House then went futo Committee of the Whole on Mase) in sideration of the Lill to The fhe State of the Union, Mr. BOUTWELL (Rep., the awend the existiug The question being on Mr. Myer scraph relating to cigarettes, &c., which proposes to wike the paragraph ad, “On cigarettes, cigars and chervots of all descriptions, wuide of tobaceo or any sub- stitute there for, $ per 1,000." Mr. KASSON-(Rep., Towa) moved to amend the amends meut by making the tax ten dollars per thousand. Ho y withdrew it; and amendments proposed to it elicited on, and was participated in by DARLIN N ING (Rep., N. Y, Muss), HOOPER stive to Iuternal Revenue, s wnt to the subsequen SKC. 3. And “be it further under tie provisions of this net shall be paid to, or on ue- count of, uny soldier, sailor_or marine, who served as & Substiute (0 the anny oF nevy, or who was a cuptured prisoner of war it the time of Lix enlistment, nor to any one who was discharged on lis own applicationor request Prior to the 19th day of April, 1665, uniess such dischiarge Was obtained with i view to eulistment, or to uwc_l rn» motion i the military or naval service of the United Btates, or to be transferred frowm one branch of the mill- tary service to another, and such person did actually so reculist or accept proniotion, or was transferred ; and vo bouuty shall be paid to uny soldier, sallor, or warine dis- charged on the application, or at the request of parents, a1 athik persons, or o thie Kround of wimority. W4 Ao be it further enacted, \That every petition or uppileation for bounty made under the provisions of Tt Mhall diselose anid_state specifically uuder onth Wi “ider the paina and penalties of perjury what Wmount of bounty, either from the United Staies or from Wiy other source, and whad awount of prize movey, it auy, has been paid o# ix pn able to the soldier, salor, or fhirine, by Whow or by Whidse represcutations the claim e, 18 A ndt be it further enacled, That whenever p- 1 nave to be paid, under this bill VUPAYLOR (e, Tenn.) #poke in favor of re hird section, the cluuse “"K‘"" from the ben- e bill, prisoncrs of war who had entered the of the Government. Many of those men were con jon men, who had been forced into the Rebel surrendéred tlotselves wa prisoners of wit , aud Who then el the seryice seripted U army, el SEC. Jlication sinll be mide by any claimant, through uny at- lnnw or agent, the Post-Office address of the claimant shall be furnished, giving the name of the county and State i whick it iy situated, and the smount of dommis- Wion oF feo which the attorney or agent Is to receive for Din service In the settiement of the claiuy; which charges i1 10 cake shall exceed the sum of $5—aud every sueh WP Dlication shall be aceompaniod by the written affidavit of (Dem,, Pa), VIS (Rep., Ohlo A WARHBURN (Rep. i 0{‘1.2 KASSON wae in favor of a specifie tax. Mr. SCHENCK was WSt it, as naking @ diserininge ar tion agninst the lower ¢ dos. M- SYLKS waw I favor of ‘fin et duty. Mr. HOGAN was in favor of viloren 8 per 1,000 Leing 100 ) showed that with not of taxation. Mr. RANDALL was fn favorof low priced Indl‘h‘l‘f priced Tugh for low pri urs. v, \\'Ar;llul‘l:&' P b f.‘.'.'?"{%» lxxg el J:-r- paid the sawo fax us i il B, 0, Pl G COC S Gl ks 24 ouiide of tobaceo 10 und, and 84 it U ::;m 1,000 cigars, that makes $12 in gold paid on the o L0 e, That, Teduced to currenc, b e the 5 apecific ‘duty aaded to Uiat wiakes 23 per (nnunud‘ :.:1 hi 'lxllq‘ ::lxh );x:;: .“ - ."hue :b‘-. l‘o:. 1y paid er uore spen K.'.'-‘i'o‘h"-fn‘-f and the Commit suliject, debate was ¢ L arlous propositions toe was bronght to a n-uul:"' '-nl'fi Rhe tax specifio had i ajority "o amendient of Mr. My acted W At 85 per thonsand, was “r‘" 1018 favor, but 1o quornu v the Commitice rose, l;- tfie q-l:umn“ undecided, the House, at 10