The New York herald., 1866-07-29

on the Civil b which was thcrsupcn rad by us Cork
II rctaus the pro ison for the VI compensation
Of Members and Senators with al additional asasnd-
u,ent dxng the pay Of the Speaker At 5000 por
mum. In relation 70 bounty the comtnsslsa reports
add tonai section enacting that every soldier who
listed after tho 10th of April 1881 Tor period not less
than three years. and who after having served h- time
Of enlistment has been honoraDy discharged and who
has received Is entitled receive, from the United
states, under existing laws, bounty Of one hundrod
dollars and no more and every such soldier honoraby
discharged on account Of wounds, and tho widow, minor
dd IN tho s.Iscs Or from disease or wounds
contract in tho service In the ne Of duty shall be paid
the additional bounty Of ono huntred dollars The sol
DIR who enlisted for two years and who s entitled TO
governmant bounty Of nifty dollars under existing laws
70 get under the Ike conditions additional bounty Of
nfty dollars
Mr. HAgprsG, OF Illinois, expressed contempt for that
capacity which forced members either themselves
Increased compensation or vote against bounty TO the
soldiers
Tho SPEAKER called Mr. Harding 70 order for The
preston which he had used
Mr., MORRILL, asked Mr. Banks whether he had ever
known a conference committees TO yield q point
which the House had expressed Its will BY tho almost
unanimous vote of l20 To a
Mr.. BANKS state that tho Senate com uittec
had received instructions IN pursuance Of which It
senicd TO the demand Of tho House the question OF
bounty He believed that the provisions embodied would
be entirely satisfactory to tho friends OF tho bounty
that 1t was carefully drawn, and would be found
10 be just 10 the soldier and To the government
The second proposition related 10 this compensation or
members These were the only two propositions on
which the Conference Committee had deliberaled. II
was not tin within tho very last moment, certainly
within the last forty Ave minues that hs called
upon TO decide, not on that question merely
but the question whothor there should be
All agreement ON the part Of the Conferences
COMMITTEE and his difficulty increased from Tho
fact that tho House had boon long time waiting aud
that the limitation Of the Senate close at hand Ne
wAs compelled therefore, TO yield his Judgment 10 the
tho part Of the Senate. he should raw did not dc
mand, nne qua the adoption of the proposition
n regard TO salaries but expressed tho strongest belief
that other proposition than tho two coupled together
would he unsatisfact0ry 10 tho senate. IL was
therefore loft for him TO say, at the last moment,
whether the committee should have report Disagree
men whether he should TO the proposition and
he took the responsibility OF assentng TO this proposition
OF the senate In regard To salaries Had the Affair been
left Ia his judgment ri the commencement OF the
conference no should not have reported H. but being
called upon to decide at the last moment no though u
bis duty TO report aud he had therefore sgucd with
hs colleague .cn tho other side lMr Nibrckl The
Chairman Of the committee tMr Wsonl had not signed H.
Mr.. WILSON. of Iowa said that no had opposed from
The beginning the amendment increasing tho salaries ana
had opposed every proposition on that subject IN DO
conferences While the provision Ia respect u bounty
wac not rs complete he des red sill Ire thought u
better than the House had 20 expect from tho
senate II was because Of hs opposition TO that feature
OF IA. report which increased the salaries Of members
that no withhold his signature from the report
Mr. BANKS felt Il his duty TO that such had been
the determination Of the Chairman Of the committee
from the commencement OF the deliberations The re-
port would have been different but tho Senate commit
tee had expressed the feeling tsi u would be playing
with them somewhat in bad faith " they
PEELED al the last roment Ia fo-go that provision, and
he therefore yielded.
what embanas.ed N regard TO the report ihete wa
nsch IN " which did not meet his approval. There had
been enough discussion IN regard 10 the question of
eompenfa'ion ~ members to convince him that u was
the intention of III. present CONGRESS 70 increase salaries
time before the fourth Of March lie believed
a.. question might as well be met now az other
time. The provision 10 bounty did not come ~ folly
70 MS views, but s'ii a. compromise D" accepted .,
snf as a coupfomse he accepted the whole report
Mr. Coskilsa inquired whether, AZ i matter Of fact.
the managers the part OF the Houre had found II
necessary IN order To com. 10 report to reo 10 ,he
nIap N fpr tlc euf. alarx
Mr Bssks replied that at the last moment he felt u
his duty, sgsisst perhaps ms own Judgment under
other circumstance report this prov the House
for ts ncton lie moved the previous question.
Mr. LAwsssra, II Ohio, wanted division ~ the qUss-
lion but informed bv the Speaker thst report o;
coniereDse committee must by parliamentary ls~ older
than the government itelf bo adopted o. relsced ..
whole
The previous question was seconded. and the nsiu
question vas ordered agreeing 20 tbs rspo't There
seemed Al nrs to be some essocv sbont ordering the
ycas aud nayr bat hr Conkpg called nrop the InrmDers
let the be taken ssl,srely aud the
aud nays we're ordered.
There was considerable excitement snd f,r . lme
A. the roll about completed groupe % m~m
bcu stood sroapd The clerks desk ~s,ng 10 hear how
the vote stood
Mr scNxnck qus.sion Or order Insisting .ai
v wss against the rule for incibers 10 bc nosr tue
Clerks dess while this vote wss beng taken and the
Speaker - ruled.
Al shc cI,-s of the call there majority of ten
votes In the negative but then there several
bers Who had not answered when nnt called soms
who hsd voted yes, hndiDg Themselves likely 10 ~
q minority. changed theff N0st To no. ana sfnu,
when the tide turned. changed back Ia yea Members
who voted Yea then hsssn " explain Their votes.
Mr. HocsS aid he was opposed 10 tue iDereae"si psy
but IN favor ~ bounty Tor the solds aud therefore
voted yea. tfsngher.l
NJ HrRr.sp. Of v. Va, followed with a similar
statement
Mr. DsioGs hoped t,si these genileJnen, IL they
forced 10 take The increased pay, would ufn over the
to ihe rold
nr fss, frou, the same state .ad that hs had voted
three times .gans the INCREASE Of salary a. rsbs'ou
and Members bat that this being the ssl opportunity Of
rf Faff
T. chang his vote oto 40 70 B1i lac siosd read,
70 ray over The sxsess o. the soidisn AMI challenged
his colleague tDngssl " 10 the s.nr.
Nr SemNcs asserted with chsrscisSistc bluEtness
that ne vo,sd "aye 20 both proposition.
~ o'NsLt ,o,sd "sye for ths ssks y ths boansy
propOfltoa
VI w,srsorir. dep n M sftor showing - much
saEetr tor tho presous fartyerh lors 70 so.s sshy,
the iuefes~sd rnsfDs~r the hsli whea
reuofi n4ie sod the t.krn
"A length 81 ihe nsn,efs pre eni bsd vDIed, and no
Oh canysd - showed mscr', ~ -. n fsror X 10
fhe vote ~ss-y.ss -, ssys 10
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poft "a. civil kppggprisiion bill He dd hs~
appear avoiding rrsrrns liy. and fhsrnfofs oves
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In the Al rusfiss
The rules saspsLds1
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and NJ itofafx~ bsd hss rscafesd n fhs nsgs4vs
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